You can’t squeeze everything in, but make every minute count and help students focus on making connections with the art world. The Modern Art Warm-Up bell ringer includes 36-weeks of warm-ups in 77 pages. It covers art from 19th Century Romanticism to Post-Modernism. Highlights from the Modern Art History Warm-Up include an Ancient Art Timeline, …
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How do you make every minute count? Starting class with a warm-up can help students switch gears and begin thinking of art. Have a prompt projected on a screen before each class. As students file in, they begin their warm-up. This allows for the teacher to take roll and help with a few student situations. …
What do you do in the first 5 minutes of class? Make every minute count by providing a warm-up every day of the school year! The Ancient Art Warm-Up bell ringer includes 180 days of warm-ups in 75 pages. It covers art from 30,000 B.C. to Neoclassicism. Highlights from the Ancient Art History Warm-Up include …
How do you create a positive art studio environment? Applying the 8 Studio Habits of Mind can enhance student and teacher’s experience together. Download the 8 Habits of Mind Poster here. The size is 10-inches x 42.5-inches. I keep it posted at the front of the room to remind student and myself of the studio …
Spider artwork? Yes! Along with the fall season, spiders are a great theme to explore. Teach this lesson with Yayoi Kusama’s pumpkins as a juxtaposition of female artists’ childhood dreams of becoming artists and how they each pursued their dreams. These two lessons – Kusama and Bourgeouis’, back-to-back can be taught in two 50-minute class …
Should holiday crafts count as art? Celebrating traditions and holidays is fun, but should educational time be used to do so? I’ve felt that holiday projects can be done at home; art education is another level of teaching and shouldn’t be used for crafts. I recently read, “When art is relegated to creating stereotypical holiday …
As students attempt to discuss and write about their artwork, this poster can assist them in describing what they’ve created or are critiquing. Hang it somewhere they can refer to as they write their artist statements, project reflections, and portfolio reviews. Download the grey and blue background Descriptive Art Words 24×26 Posters Here.
How do you feature your student artists? Spotlighting them is a great way to encourage their creativity! Identifying them as Bright Artists is one way to share their work. You can Download the set of Bright Artists signs and poster here. How to Use Bright Artists Signs
How do you store artwork long-term? In portfolios. Table folders are great for consecutive week projects, but what do you do with the artwork when it’s done? You can send them home or keep them in a student portfolio. PORTFOLIO ENVELOPE OPTIONS PORTFOLIO LABELS OPTIONS FOR STUDENTS TEACHER PERSPECTIVE OF STUDENT PORTFOLIO – A REFLECTION …
This is a fun way for students to learn basic book folding techniques while applying what they know about the Elements of Art and Principles of Design. With a bit of patience and practice, they’ll get the fold and find satisfaction and a smile with their final book. Download the pdf file here. Printing Instructions …