Just In Time Demos
I love finding short and sweet videos to show for demos. This is the one I showed today as part of day 2 of the “collage around the room” activity. I pointed out the artist’s method of cutting out everything … read more
Author Archives: Cynthia
Artistic Habits: Developing Craft ~UPDATED~
Today I did my first Artistic Habits Lesson on “Developing Craft” or art making skills. First off, why I am calling them Artistic Habits, instead of Artistic Behaviors which is what the TAB acronym is based on? Well, School-wide we are doing the … read more
Free Art Friday
Three of my classes (the ones with higher proportions of 8th graders and kids that had art before) finished the Draw Around the Room game a full day faster than the other 3 classes. So they earned their first studio … read more
Supply Scavenger Hunt
Our first official day of ART was last Friday. I had the kids do a supply scavenger hunt. I have always done something like this, but my past hunt was more of a question answer type of thing rather than … read more
Stress and Excitement
My classes this year are the most diverse they have ever been and I am very stressed about it. Basically, I am the bottom rung on the scheduling ladder. All the classes get slotted in and then whatever period is … read more
