It's hard to believe the new school year is already here!  I am excited to begin this school year with lots of new ideas and art projec...

This summer I had the opportunity to teach two art camps in the county.  The first one was through the arts council for our county, and the...

This year in art, we incorporated more literacy in our art curriculum.  I began a "word wall" and posted it in the art room.  The...

1st graders learned about symmetry and insects while creating these beautiful painted ladybugs! 

I saw an idea for this on one of the art blogs I follow and I'm so glad I tried it with 2nd grade!  We drew the bicycle step by step.  ...

I found this neat idea on Pinterest, of course, where I tend to find a lot of inspiration!  We painted our background during the first clas...

I know there are a lot of examples on this post, but there were so many great ones, I had a difficult time choosing which ones to post!  I ...

It's the time of year when students are beginning to get burned out on school, and teachers are too!  So I try to save my origami speci...

I have lots of Origami lesson plans, but few are really appropriate for younger grades.  These Hawaiian shirts are just the right level for ...

Well maybe not always, but if I can think of one grade level that is ALWAYS excited to see me, it's without a doubt, KINDERGARTEN!  So t...