Warm weather is already here, and you’re probably dreaming of a great vacation. For many families, finding the time and resources to plan a vacation to an exotic location just doesn’t work. However, this doesn’t mean you have to mope around at home this summer. Even if you can’t take the whole family to […]
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Underpainting 101
Underpainting. You’ve probably heard the term, but what is it, and why should you and your students try it? Underpainting is simply the application of a layer of paint to your entire blank canvas. There are several reasons to consider using the technique, one frequently used by the masters of old. It provides a […]
How to Communicate with Parents in the Most Effective Way Possible
Do you want to talk with a parent about their child’s behavior in class? The days of sending a note home in their folder are over. Even way back when that note might not have made it home! In this day and age of immediate gratification and 24/7 access, people have grown weary of […]
Why A Weighted Blanket Works!
If you have a weighted blanket, then you know just how awesome they are. We call it “blanket therapy!’ If not, you may just want to try one out. A weighted blanket can be used to calm, orient and even for a good night sleep and some zzzzzzs. A weighted blanket feels somewhat like […]
Summer Art Lesson Plans & Activities
Summer break is an exciting time for kids. Keep students engaged with learning throughout summer vacation and hold off summer slide with these fun and easy art lesson plans and activities. Handprint Canvas Add a personal touch (literally) to art projects for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Teachers’ Day, or any spring or summer occasion! […]
Making Reading Fun: 3 Ways to Help Students Choose Books
Every teacher has heard it before. The chorus of groans and cries that accompany a book that students don’t want to read. Whether you teach elementary school, middle, or high school, every class seems to have one student that simply hates to read. “You can’t make me!” they stubbornly declare while trying their hardest […]
Classroom Modifications to Make Art Inclusive for Children with Special Needs
An education rich in STEM becomes even more engaging if you add the A to make it STEAM! Engaging in the Arts helps build creativity, confidence, focus, and collaboration skills. For students with special needs, this sometimes requires some classroom modifications to make the learning space inclusive. This is sometimes referred to as adaptive art, […]
Summer STEM/STEAM Activity Ideas for Elementary Students
How do we get our children to be more engaged and creative? It’s a question that passes through the minds of most parents, and it becomes a particularly difficult question to answer when school winds down, the days get longer and hotter, and all kids want to do is turn off their brains, plug […]
Preparing Your Students for Summer Break
Summer break will be here before we know it, and for many teachers across the country, that means working hard in those last few weeks to finish up lesson plans, get final grades turned in, and get the classroom tidied up. One aspect of the impending summer vacation that you don’t want to neglect, […]
Wrapping Up For The Year
Congratulations! You’ve almost made it through another school year, instilling in another batch of students a love of art that will last them their entire lives. Honor the work you’ve all put into this year’s projects with an intentional end-of-year wrap up. Revisit Lessons Learned Your students have learned so much this year. Make […]
Sticky Fingers and the Importance of Process Art
If your preschoolers are painting with bath poufs and bubble wrap, the odds are good that you have a firm understanding of Process Art. And if you neglect to offer up a model project for your early learners to try and reproduce, that’s another point in your favor. Offering young children an opportunity to […]
3 Ways to Keep Summer Reading Fun
Summer reading might be viewed as a chore by many students, but it doesn’t have to be. With many schools requiring summer reading and many students needing the extra reading time, summer reading has become a critical part of every school year. Why? Students who don’t read during the summer can lose over half […]
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