Teacher Reflections: The Open-Ended Challenge
I only have one awesome project to talk about this week. Continued from last week, my 8th graders are challenged with what to build using...
This Week In Pecos Bill Progress
I'm feeling good and steady with my Pecos Bill payouts. I finished up another page. In this, Tesla's hearing device is pulling in the...
Panels from Pages: Star Trek the Manga
I normally do not read Manga. Actually, this is the first manga title I've ever read. This is Star Trek: The Manga by Shinsei Shinsei. It...
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...
This Week in Pecos Bill Progress: Caption This!
Page 11 is done, and it was a doozy. I wrestled with this composition for a couple of months. While still contemplating how it should...
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...
Panels from Pages: Afterlife with Archie
A lot of hype went into this book...A LOT! And, it totally owned up to my expectations. But, what works especially well with Afterlife...
Teacher Reflections: Why can't we just make pictures?
This was one busy, whirlwind, art-making sorta week. I got my Kindergarteners to paint a wonderful Jungle border as the base of their...
This Week in Pecos Bill Progress
Can you believe that I worked on this page for 9 days? How did this happen? I wonder if my mornings were just slow or I was distracted....
Panels from Pages: The Last Unicorn
This is one of my wife's favorite comics, and after much goading, I finally sat down and opened it up. The art is gorgeous throughout the...
