Welcome to the How-To Guide for First Year Art Teachers where I give you my 10 Steps for Success! Congratulations! You got your own classroom. OH MY GOSH, you have your own classroom. Your mind and stomach start racing, both with extreme excitement and panic because now, it all just got real. You will have a lot of students, a lot of planning, and a lot of classroom to keep organized. Figuring out where to even start is a huge stress and will require a tea (or a beer) and a nap (probably…

Children use colored collage material to make a rainbow from cardboard.

Vocabulary: Form – In terms of art, form refers to objects that have length, width, and height. 3-Dimensional objects. Geometric Forms (Regular) – Forms that usually have a name associated with them, and are typically man-made. (examples: sphere, cube, py

Pattern Hand Elementary Art Activity/Sub Plan Handout, Poster, Printable Paper patterns #paperpatterns Paper patterns printable #paperpatternsprintable Paper patterns templates #paperpatternstemplates Paper patterns design 1.389

Set up a table with vases of flowers for children to draw and paint. Good for multi-ages, toddler to teen.

This adorable scribble art project is a perfect way to ease into the year and practice early skills while creating fun, bright works of art.

This project was an excellent introduction to pattern and history in graphic design. It was also a great way to refresh my students memories in terms of using Adobe Illustrator. Since some of my...