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Monthly Archives: May 2015

Charlie, Charlie, Are You Here (In Art Class)?

May 29, 2015by The Poetry of Seeing 2 Comments

I will write about many things. Sometimes, it will be about the warm and fuzzy things. At other times, it will be about mundane things. Occasionally, though, I will comment […]

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1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, Classroom Management

Bookmarks for Literacy

May 26, 2015by The Poetry of Seeing Leave a comment

Jennifer Carlisle over at The Art of Education turned me on to Students Rebuild, an organization she learned about at the 2015 National Art Education Association (NAEA) annual conference. The Bezos […]

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1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, Art Advocacy, Kindergarten

Blessings (Vignette 2)

May 21, 2015by The Poetry of Seeing Leave a comment

Blessing Today (Picture it, a demonstration to a class of 20 Kindergarteners.) Me: “Class, did you know that learning makes your brain bigger? Every piece of information you learn makes […]

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Blessings

How Driving at Night Is Like Teaching

May 20, 2015by The Poetry of Seeing Leave a comment

Though this quote is from an author (actually, two!), I read it and immediately thought of a couple recent days I experienced at school. E. L. Doctorow once said that ‘writing […]

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Just Thinkin', Quotable Quotes

Creativity and the Art of Making Mistakes

May 19, 2015by The Poetry of Seeing Leave a comment

I came across a quote about creativity and art that wonderfully illustrates the relationship between art, mistakes and learning. I had heard it before so I decided to do some […]

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Art Advocacy, Quotable Quotes

Cool Shot Super Low Temperature Glue Gun Review

May 14, 2015by The Poetry of Seeing Leave a comment

I teach K-3 and when supply orders came around last year one of the need-to-buy items for me were kid-friendly glue guns. Well, low and behold I discovered the Cool […]

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Classroom, Product Review, Supplies

Bugging Out: Julie Alice Chappell’s Recycled Electronic Insect Art

May 12, 2015by The Poetry of Seeing Leave a comment

Today’s inspiration comes from UK-based artist, Julie Alice Chappell. Her unique creations give new life to old circuit boards and electronic components. Delicately handcrafted into delightful winged insects, Chappell’s artworks […]

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Art Advocacy, Inspiration

Crazy Color Fauvist Landscapes

May 7, 2015by The Poetry of Seeing 1 Comment

My First Graders are studying Fauvism. To explore this super fun art movement, I taught my students about the landscape. Anatomy of a Landscape I teach my kids that a […]

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1st Grade, Art Movements, Artists

Blessings (Vignette 1)

May 5, 2015by The Poetry of Seeing Leave a comment

I decided to start a new series of posts called Blessings. Teaching is rough profession. Many outside the profession like to give lip service to that thought, but the statistics […]

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Blessings

Avoiding Illness in the Art Room

May 4, 2015by The Poetry of Seeing 1 Comment

A couple of weeks ago, I contracted a nasty case of pink eye (conjunctivitis). How nasty was it, you ask? It was so nasty it caused my eye to swell […]

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1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, Classroom, Kindergarten

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