Unexpected Parent Meetings
Last week I had an unexpected parent meeting. Normally I am forewarned when a parent wants to meet with me. This time around, an aide from another classroom came to […]
Category Archives: Kindergarten
Stop Whining About Assessments
I understand everyone’s hesitancy about assessment, but the reality is you are going to be given performance reviews in your career. That’s on-the-job assessment, folks! I call it feedback. Giving […]
Healthy Cleaning Supplies for the Art Room
The new school year is well under way, and I have already started gathering some supplies I know I will need for my classroom. In addition to some non-traditional ‘art’ […]
The “P” Word in Art Instruction
During church a few weeks back, we observed Communion. During the brief message that accompanies our monthly observance of the Lord’s Supper, the pastor referred to the term “again.” It […]
Goofy Gourds: Kindergarteners Exploring Facial Expressions Through Collage
My Kinders finished up their first piece of artwork: a collage made up of colored construction paper using both organic and geometric shapes. My learning goals for them included: Developing foundational skills […]
Avoiding Illness in the Art Room
Last week, I came down with a painful stomach virus (aka, viral gastroenteritis). How painful was it, you ask? To start, my fever waffled between 102.8-103.1. In addition to my fever keeping […]
2015 Art Showcase: Lessons Learned
Sorry for this after-the-school-year-is-over posting of my 2015 Art Showcase. Events at the end of the year and the near-instant beginning of my Summer Art Camp exhausted me and I […]
Pop Art Mitten Matching
Line type is a foundational concept I teach. Actually, it is referenced in all art curriculums usually through a specifically named line (e.g., zigzag, wavy). For me, it is sometimes paired with […]
Bookmarks for Literacy
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 […]
Avoiding Illness in the Art Room
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 […]
Autumn Expressions: Kindergarten Abstract Expressionist Leaf Painting
Okay, I admit I’ve been a loser for not posting student artwork as of late. I’ve had artwork to post, but have allowed other writing topics about art and teaching […]
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 […]
The Poetry of Seeing 