1st Art Show

Finally in my 4th year of teaching, I figured out a way to do an Art Show of student work that did not seem overwhelming.  Trying to include all my 600 students and have a variety of artwork saved to include has always seemed like a daunting task.  Every year, each grade level has a music program, so I decided to do an Art Show in conjunction with these programs.  Rather than having one large show each year, I will have 3 small shows spread out throughout the year.  This not only made it more manageable for me to handle and set up, but the parents are already planning to attend the music performance so it also makes it easier and more convenient for them.  Our first Art Show went up without a hitch.  One show down for the year; just two more to go.  Here are some pictures from our first show.....

I was really proud of my students and their selections for the Art Show.  It was fun and exciting for them and me when they picked out their artwork for the Art Show.

Splats, Scraps and Glue Blobs: Voice Level Chart for Art Room

I discovered this just recently.......I love it!

Splats, Scraps and Glue Blobs: Voice Level Chart for Art Room: I've been trying to teach my students to use appropriate voice levels during art. One of my schools uses the voice level terms school-wide. ...

Pattern Fish

I have started looking for books that I can use to incorporate into my lessons or build new lessons around.  Last year my school began RtI (Response to Intervention) with a focus mainly on reading at this point in time.  I am a book lover anyway and thought that using books to inspire and reinforce what we are already learning would be a great idea.  I noticed in a catalog last spring a book called Pattern Fish by Trudy Harris (published by Milbrook Press, 2000) looked interesting.

  

Not only does the book have beautiful illustrations but they all relate to the pattern that is mentioned in the rhyming text.  As I read the book, my students would spot out all the different ways the pattern had been illustrated though out the page.  For a purchase on a whim to see what it would really be like I could not be more pleased.  I am putting together a lesson where the students create patterned fish (that all demonstrate various pattern) to make a mobile.  When I have more on that lesson, I'll make sure to put it up.  I also have plans to order Trudy's other book Pattern Bugs.  I sure it will be just as good!