Art Classes Starting at The Poetry of Seeing
Does the Shoe Fit? Do you live in the Woodbury, NJ area? Do any of these scenarios fit you? My child’s school eliminated the art program My child enjoys art, but does […]
Category Archives: 1st Grade
Wall Decorations: An Art Teacher’s Perspective
Form and Function In one of my previous posts, I highlighted Dr. Patricia Tarr’s challenging questions about room layout and wall displays. After taking some time to digest her comments, […]
Wall Decorations at the Elementary Level
Okay, I am back! This year I got to kiss my art cart goodbye. That’s right … I have my own room. Yay! With a room, though, comes different realities than […]
Butterfly Symmetry
Symmetry is one of those tricky concepts for kids; especially such a young group as kinders. But, as many teachers learn, students can surprise you. Some projects go smoothly because […]
Kandinsky Geometric Shape Painting
I used a lesson from The Art of Education to introduce Wassily Kandinsky to my students. It seemed like a fine next-step in our study of line and shape. Although […]
Teaching Kids to Use Glue Bottles
After much thought, I have decided to formalize my teaching of bottled glue. Why? Because we, as art educators, take it for granted. Glue is magical to my younger students. […]
Line Variety Painting
One of the first projects I worked on this year combined crayon and watercolor: Line Variety Painting. Originally, my students were introduced to different types of line: Straight Zigzag Curved […]
Character Education in the Art Room
Often times art teachers are mandated to incorporate District initiatives in their classroom. And, you know, that normally isn’t a problem. It really depends on how the District wants the program […]
Pumpkins with Personality Collage
Students began their journey by learning that all artists—beginner and experienced—learned how to take complex objects (such as a face) and break them down into basic shapes. This project does just […]
Exploring Line
Exploring Line is one of the first projects I do with my kindergarten students. As one of their goals for the year is to learn about the five types of […]
The Poetry of Seeing 