

Teacher Reflections: Good Things All Week!
This week has been an exceptional week. The beginning of the week started off with a bang and the momentum continued through the week!...
Drawing Fun! Drawing the Chi Wara
This time, we're drawing a Chi Wara sculpture from the Bambara people. The Chi Wara is a mask that resembles a legendary antelope that...


Teacher Reflections: How Do I Draw a Cylinder?
By using a soda can! The final project that I do with my 4th graders is to introduce shading a form. The form we start with is a...


Teacher Reflections: Legos, Dragons, and Faces
It's been a while since I've been able to update the Teacher Reflections, so I have a couple of weeks' worth here. Let's jump in and see...


Teacher Reflections: Back From Break
It was a fast 3-day week back from Winter break. It was supposed to be a full week, but bad weather came in. So, coming back was simple....


Teacher Reflections: Hands on Art
There is a lot of painting going on this week in the art room. And, with all of that painting, there is a lot of learning how to clean...


Teacher Reflections: Some Changes to Old Projects
Sometimes yearly projects tend to run stale after a long time, so I try to change it a little bit. Here are 2 projects that got a little...