Art Rocks!

Every year in first grade we create a simple pinch pot. Sometimes I couple the lesson with a holiday (Diyas from India or other types of can...

I have blogged about my annual Jasper Johns 1st grade paintings in the past but wanted to share with you a few from this year. We made these...

In life, the simple things are sometimes the most beautiful, meaningful and profound.. I love clay. Starting our adventures in clay always ...

There are some projects (ok, you know me better...there are MANY projects) that I just cannot contain my enthusiasm for. These watercolor le...

Every artist has a process that they go through to create art and materials that they are drawn to. My process, unfortunately, deals with...

Monet's Japanese Bridge  and Water Lilies one of my favorite Monet paintings and my first graders put an awesome spin on the famous pain...

Back in early March I blogged about the start of a cat portrait project that I started with 1st graders. They have been hanging in the hallw...

I just adore my 1st graders. On Friday, with Mrs. Weidman's class,  we had such a nice conversation about a new project we started. The...

First graders are currently learning about penguins in their homerooms so it is a perfect time to draw them in art! We talked about penguin ...

There are times that it is impossible to contain my excitement over the art my students create, their wonderful creativity and the formulas ...

End of the year crunch and I was only able to squeeze this tooth fairy project in with my 1st graders at Toll Gate. Next Year, I'll mak...

I guess with it being spring, it's hard not to focus on projects relating to nature: trees, flowers and of course flowers in vases. ...

Day one of Monet's Japanese Bridge at Giverny paintings= sponges only! We painted tons of colors all over our canvas boards to create ...

Jim Dine is an American Pop Artist. He does an awesome job using the heart (shape) as his subject.  Kindergarten created oil pastel and pa...