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: 2nd 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, […]
All Hans on Deck
My kindergarten and 2nd grade students are studying Abstract Expressionism this year and one of the artists I introduced them to was Hans Hofmann. Abstract Expressionism Started in the late 1940s–early […]
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 […]
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. […]
Day of the Dead: Sugar Skull Symmetry
Day of the Dead—Dia de los Muertos—is a Mexican holiday celebrated from October 31st through November 1st. Although it is tied to Christian holidays of All Hollows’ Eve, Hallowmas and […]
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 […]
The Poetry of Seeing 