Unhappy with Blogger
I have used Blogger for a while now. I had a blog when I was a teenager (it was a fad then; all my friends had blogs even though we had noth...
Charcoal Snowmen
My 3rd grade students recently tried charcoal for the first time, and they did a great job! We made snowmen with shading. Snowmen are wonder...
Eric Carle-inspired Warm and Cool Color 2nd Grade Fish
My second grade students recently looked at the artwork of Eric Carle. He is one of the artists most of my students already know and love! T...
Other Great Art Education Blogs
I finally added a blogroll of all of the blogs I am following on my page (scroll down; it's on the right below my followers). I get so m...
How To Draw A Soccer Ball
Often students ask me how to draw a horse, or a basketball, or a frog, or SpongeBob. For most of these questions, I demonstrate on the chalk...
Third Grade Wayne Thiebaud Cupcakes
My 3rd grade students recently looked at some artwork by Wayne Thiebaud. The students noticed that he used light, medium, and dark values to...
4th Grade "Batik" Pumpkins
My 4th grade students are currently learning about value. Right now, we are mixing different tints and shades with tempera (I'll post ab...
3rd Grade Op Art Hands
My 3rd grade students recently studied the artwork of Bridget Riley and Julian Stañczak . Aft er learning about those artists, my students...
