Art Room Update

So far I have been quite busy prepping for tomorrow, the first day of school (!), and haven't had a time to jump on here and give an update on the status of my art room. Unfortunately I only have one completely finished board area due to our school's laminator being on the fritz (ahhh).

I do have first period plan tomorrow and the laminator was up and running this afternoon, so my stuff should be done and ready for me to hang up before my first class. I'll do a picture heavy post once everything is exactly how I want it. I can't wait to show all of you :)

For now, here is a teaser:

Sunday Funday

Good Morning,

I hope everyone is enjoying their Sunday! For me, Sunday Funday means nothing other than SHOPPING! Anddd here in Connecticut, this Sunday marks the start of Back to School Tax Free week! If only it applied to everything rather than just clothes and shoes. There are plenty of other back to school related items that are a must, like planners and book bags.

I still have yet to purchase my planner. I was holding out for this gem but I find myself unable to go through with the purchase. I'm thinking it might be a bit too expensive when I can download a customizable format online.

I did, however. just purchase a Vera Bradley laptop bag and I am so excited for it. I am a mac user and have a PC desktop at my school, so I will be bringing my personal laptop almost every day to write up my lessons and everything. What can I say, I hate change.

It's a little gloomy right now, but I'm thinking once it clears up I'll head over to the outlets and check out the clothes. After all, who doesn't need a few new additions to their wardrobe? :)

Paint Brushes and Cans Bulletin Board Set

After searching the internet and asking many other bloggers out there where they got those cute die cut paint brushes and paint cans I finally found what I was looking for!! Needless to say I ordered them right away ;)

                                               Click here if you'd like the set for yourself :)

Kinder Curriculum Layout

Hey everyone!

Only one week left until my school year officially begins! It is now crunch time. I have my curriculum layouts for all of the grades pretty much set but I'm still tweaking, the Kindergarten one is done, though. I'm uploading a copy of what I have created for you all to take a look at (Click to Download PDF). I've based it and laid it out in accordance with a Discipline Based Art Education (DBAE) structure and the elements and principles of design. These lessons are a compilation of what I've found throughout the internet and Pinterest as well as some of my own ideas. If something sounds interesting to you feel free to comment and I'll point you in the right direction for pics/instructions.

Let me know what you think!