School art room ideas

I'm finally back from maternity leave and ready to teach (kinda)! Can I bring my baby with me? Can he be my assistant? No? Awe. :( Towards the end of the last school year, I came back from my maternity leave early so that I could work the two days of post-planning. I decided it would be best if I were the one to clean up and put away my classroom, so I’d know where everything was when I officially returned. Last school year, we had to take EVERYTHING off of the walls so that our custodial…

Highlights of 2014 elementary art show include fanciful paint cans magically spilling a rainbow of colors, and six fun, food-themed art projects.

Have I got something for you, y'all! Check this out: Finish the Drawing! I explain it real quick in this video but more details on the supplies used and how it works below... I got this idea because of the following: * I got lots of paper scraps. Like, LOTS. So this helps me not waste any of that paper! * I got lots of kids who wanna do Free Draw but LOOK HERE: my art classes are 30 minutes long! And we all know how they be treatin' that paper that they draw on for a minute and then toss in…

Make an art room for your kids at home with the help of The New Playroom ebook by Megan Schiller.

Yesterday, some pretty big and exciting news was released: I'll be teaming up with The Art of Education in the creation of Everyday Art Room, a podcast dedicated to all things elementary art teacherin

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Field Elementary Art Blog! Silhouettes This blog has amazing ideas for Art projects! One teacher says: What a great way to decorate the hallway!

An elementary art teacher blog with art projects and lessons, DIY projects and outfit photos as well as clothing I have made myself.

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Tutorial: how to line a vintage suitcase | it's easier than you think! Bring an old vintage treasure back to life with my easy step-by-step guide.

I wanted some wall art that took up a lot of space visually, was fairly inexpensive and didn't require any large holes. After looking for months, I came up the word wall art. By sketching out the design, buying the wooden letters and painting them with craft paint in the colors of the room I was able to have a large piece of wall art for around $40-$50 bucks. A good part of that cost was the 3M strips for sticking the letters to the wall (in lieu of nail holes).