Art teacher must haves

Having a variety of art games at your fingertips is almost mandatory for any art teacher. Yes - of course - games can be used as class ...

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Welcome to the How-To Guide for First Year Art Teachers where I give you my 10 Steps for Success! Congratulations! You got your own classroom. OH MY GOSH, you have your own classroom. Your mind and stomach start racing, both with extreme excitement and panic because now, it all just got real. You will have a lot of students, a lot of planning, and a lot of classroom to keep organized. Figuring out where to even start is a huge stress and will require a tea (or a beer) and a nap (probably…

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I always compare teaching art to being a cocktail waitress in a beehive. Imagine... 35 kindergarteners on the first day of art It's very hectic, messy, and your customers are pretty needy. I teach PreK through third grade. I believe that you have to teach students how to not only treat you, but your procedures and routines. When you do this you can actually get a lot accomplished in the 50 minute class once a week. Here are a few of the most important things I've learned over the last 8…

This is a letter of advice to anyone who is a First Year Art Teacher from someone who has been down your path. I am going to share my tips, must-haves, and ideas for traversing the simultaneously scary and exciting path of being a first year art teacher. The post A Letter of Advice to a First Year Art Teacher appeared first on Ms Artastic.

Here are 10 important lessons about teaching art that I've learned the hard way. I hope this list will help you avoid some of the more common mistakes Art teachers make. Since we're all going to make mistakes, we may as well make different ones and learn from each other!

The Artastic Collective Membership offers a community, virtual Q+A’s and meet-ups, and art lessons that I’ve created. Get my fully planned art lessons (rubrics! assessment! lesson plans! tutorials!) to save you time and give you freedom, and to have fun, creative art projects to make with your students in your art classroom. The AC Membership is a monthly, affordable, pay-as-you go membership that is convenient for you with new art lessons each month! You got this art teacher!

I was so scared I was going to be a bad teacher. I have loved art since I was a kid. I grew up in a creative household that put art, music and creative expression before anything else. We painted and drew around the kitchen table daily, made homemade movies on the weekends and I got my first ukulele when I was a toddler. Art …

You are FINALLY an Art Teacher! Now What? Where should you focus? How should you begin? Here are my Top 5 Tips, Advice, and Resources for First Year Art ato help you get started and find clarity as a New Art Teacher.