Word Wall Words

At the beginning of the school year I started designing my own word wall. I had been searching for one that was already made, but did not like the small print and lengthy definitions. For my K-3 classroom, pictures are better than words. These cards are not only for the elementary level, though, they can be used in any PreK-12 art room.

Head on over to my TpT store to snag them for yourself.

Art History Memory Game

Looking to incorporate a little bit of art history into your classroom? Here is a memory match game including 27 different famous artworks. Each card includes an image, title, and artist's name!

Print two of each page to get the complete set.

For a longer lasting game print on card stock and laminate!

To purchase this resource head on over to my TpT store.

Wayne Thiebaud Bulletin Board

This is officially the last board I needed to set up for the art show!

Time is running short and I'm starting to feel the crunch of getting the rest of the art matted, labeled, and hung on the walls. I hope the rest of you who host your art shows in March are doing well!

My first, second, and third graders all do a project inspired by Wayne Thiebaud. We discuss shapes vs. forms and how to create the illusion of form by adding light and dark to our object. On this board I only hung up the first grade ice cream cones and second grade cupcakes. Third graders had created popsicles, for your own reference. Enjoy!

The title.

At the top of this photo you'll notice a small blurb I wrote about Thiebaud as well as posted some of his artwork.

The whole board, this thing is massive!

Youth Art Month Bulletin Boards

As all of us art educators know March is Youth Art Month, and I host my school's art show during this month. I like to make a display to make sure parents, students, and staff members know about YAM. Here are my displays!

I realized after I took this photo that the paintbrush and clay tool were reversed. Forgot to take a new picture after I corrected the error. You get the idea, it's the logo.

I saw this idea on a Facebook group I am in-as the month progresses you uncover one more day, one more fact about why arts education is important. I decided to add some artists born in March and an example of their artwork on the right hand side.

Theodor Seuss Geisel - March 2nd

Piet Mondrian - March 7th

George Rodrigue - March 13th

Vincent van Gogh - March 30th

Freebie iPhone 6 Wallpaper

Made this today for some everyday inspiration. Sharing the positive motto with the rest of you! Enjoy and please credit where credit is due.

Britto 3 Page Color Pack

Another resource for you added to my TpT store! I've taken artwork from Romero Britto and modified it in photoshop to create high quality, printable coloring pages for you to use in your room.

Hope you enjoy them.

    

Kinder Fantasy Unit

Lets talk Kindergarten!

A few weeks ago we started out Royal Self Portraits. This project is a favorite all around - students, staff, and parents! The original idea is from Patty at Deep Space Sparkle. On day one we do a directed drawing, talking about our faces and all the different parts on them. Day two is painting. Previously I have used tempera cakes and had the students mix their own skin color. I love the variety they come up with, but this year I tried something a bit easier on myself. I ordered SAX Versa Tempera paint in a multicultural set and put out a range of colors for the students to pick from. I much prefer the liquid tempera look to the tempera cakes of the past years. To each their own, though!

Here are some of my students working hard on day two:

   

Day three we got to add fun glitter and jewels to our crowns!

After completing our Royal self portraits we had to give them somewhere to live. It was time for our shape castles. Again the original idea is from Deep Space Sparkle and I modified it to my needs. On day one, we talked all about different shapes when doing this directed drawing in oil pastel. On day two we went over how to use watercolor paint and students got to see the magic relationship between the two media. Gosh I love the Kinder innocence.

Here is the bulletin board I just finished putting up today: