Earth Day is one of my favourite holidays to celebrate in class. Students become aware of their responsibilities as citizens and feel empowered to make a difference!
Our discussion include:
•What is recycling?
•How can we save energy?
•Why should help the earth?
After our ...
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Art Around the World
Students love using their creativity and making amazing art projects. Sadly, they often receive only a short amount of time in art class each week. Since teachers know how important incorporating art in school is, they find creative ways around this. For instance, they bring in units that ...
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Sentence Starter Activities
Honestly, learning how to write a sentence is hard! There are many aspects to remember, such as spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. On top of this, the sentence has to make sense! So, it is easy to understand why students can become frustrated. Since teachers know this emotion will ...
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Art History Lessons for Elementary
Students love their specials! They always want to rush to physical education, show off their latest art project, and get a good drink before singing in music. However, students only have each special for a short time each week. Thankfully, teachers get creative and incorporate some of these ...
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Earth Day
Sadly, many people do not realize how lucky they are to live on our planet. Instead of appreciating and protecting it, people knowingly litter and put harmful chemicals into the air. Between everything that happens, our planet needs protection. To help raise awareness, Earth Day occurs ...
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Art History Made Fun
Students are always so excited about going to art class! They love getting to use their creativity and make something amazing. However, students typically only have art class once or twice a week. Similarly, some schools had to eliminate art classes due to budgets. Thankfully, there are still ...
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Polar Bear Art Tutorial
Do you study polar bears or arctic animals with your class?
We love doing this fun art project!
Each year while studying the Arctic, we make these cute polar bears with chalk pastel and construction paper. When I have younger students, we work step by step as a directed drawing. If ...
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Math Crafts – Math + Art
Math can be so much more engaging when you teach concepts in a new way. This year, I added some new math crafts to my math lessons, and the results were amazing!
HANDS-ON FUN
In my experience, teaching math has always been more effective when there are a lot of hands-on activities included ...
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Seasonal STEM with Partner Plays
My students LOVE doing STEM Challenges. We began the year working on Fairy Tale Challenges from THIS resource, and it was a big hit!
Now, we have added more fun by adding SEASONAL STEM projects!
SANTA STEM
The first ones we tried were all about Santa!
Each challenge is introduced with a ...
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Art History and Writing Integration
MAKING TIME FOR ART
As a primary teacher with a degree in visual art and art history, it's so sad for me to hear that art programs across the country are being eliminated, art budgets being cut, and that teachers just don't have time for art lessons because of increased pressure to get ...
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Simple Art Projects: Free Downloads
Looking for some super simple art projects?
These quick and easy art projects are a great way for students to be creative without a lot of prep.
TEACHER PREP DIRECTIONS:
These require very little prep! Most are on one page, so just make a copy for each student. You can use white paper ...
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Seasonal Art and Crafts Projects
SEASONAL ART IDEAS
Our classroom is always full of bright and colorful art work!
My student are so proud to see their work displayed, and how they pull their parents into the class to see what they completed today.
This year, I took my art lessons to another level by making them ...
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Thanksgiving Art and Writing
November is such an exciting time of the year! Between the changing weather and seeing family for Thanksgiving, there is so much to look forward to. However, this does mean it can be a bit tricky to keep students focused and engaged. Thankfully, adding Thanksgiving art and writing to lessons ...
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Integrating Math Writing Art and Science
I am constantly trying to find new ways to integrate different subject areas in my classroom. We have LOTS of activities that integrate math, art and writing, but because it's that time of year to start studying life cycles, we've now incorporated science into the mix!
Our current favourite ...
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Art Tutorial – Little Gecko
We made these cute little geckos in our classroom during art time, and they turned out so well that I've made another simple tutorial to show how easy it is!
You will need green and black paper, glue, scissors, and chalk pastels (similar to soft chalk). You could change the colors ...
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Pop Up Santa Art Tutorial
Christmas has the best art projects, including this cute pop up Santa!
Aren't they fun? Students draw their own eyes and mouth, so each Santa is completely unique and wonderful! The rest of the Santa is made by simply cutting out the templates and gluing the pieces together. He pops out, but ...
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Directed Drawing Videos: Valentine Hearts
Do your students love directed drawing? Mine do!
WHY DIRECTED DRAWING?
There are lots of reasons to try directed drawing with your students! Here are a few skills and benefits:
practice with following directions
practice close attention to detail
fine motor development
increased ...
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Art History
Art History & Seasonal Crafts
Phonics & Word Work
Sentence Building Kits
Fairy Tales Sets
Poetry Sets
Printing Workbooks
Sight Words ...
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Ted Harrison Art and More!
If you've read many of my posts, you'll know by now that we integrate almost all of our content areas in class. Rarely do we let an opportunity for writing go by, and using our own art is so motivating!
But we do keep it simple! For example, we recently studied the art of Ted ...
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Snow Day Art Tutorials and Activities
There is a magical feeling in the air whenever the snow begins to fall. However, it also makes it feel extra cold, so students just want to cuddle with blankets. This means teachers must bring in activities that help students warm up and feel excited to learn! Luckily, here is the perfect snow ...
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Winter Dove Art Tutorial
Today I am sharing the steps involved in making this lovely, but simple, winter dove. Just follow the pictures below.
I always have lots of extra supplies handy because my students always want to make an extra ...
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Tissue Flowers Art Tutorial
I'd love to share with you one of the simple flower crafts we use to add a pop of color to our classroom in the springtime. They could also be a nice craft for Mother's Day, or to decorate for special events such as the Parent Appreciation Tea.
Flower Craft Tutorial ...
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Easter Craft Ideas For Primary
Easter is just around the corner! So, it is time to start thinking about the perfect Easter craft ideas for primary grades. Since students are so excited for the Easter Bunny to visit, they are always eager to see what their teacher plans. Thankfully, there are amazing options that combine a ...
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Books That Teach Friendship and Social Skills
Our class spends a LOT of time learning social skills, problem solving, friendship and conflict resolution. This helps to create a peaceful environment where learning can thrive, and we do not have to spend the majority of our time solving interpersonal conflicts. We use interactive lessons ...
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