Creating your own Art Curriculum

Curriculum

  Every year I attempt the same thing: create an art curriculum for my readers. It’s the request I get most often. New art teachers want to know how to plan out their year. Seasoned teachers want to change things up. Wouldn’t it be great to just print out a curriculum complete with multiple lessons [...]

Managing Family and Work: An Art Teacher’s Perspective

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I have quite a stockpile of art questions in my inbox. I’m sorry that I haven’t been as quick to answer as you would like but I’m afraid my personal life is starting to get rather busy again. Here’s the truth about having teenagers: they can require more time than younger kids. Do I hear [...]

Teaching Styles and Art Demo Logistics

Kinders painting their ceramic snowman. Notice the tongue in the upper right hand corner? Now that's concentration!

The Joys of Kinders Returning to the classroom after our holiday break was a joy. If I could teach any grade level all week long, it would be kinders. They are so adorable and they listen so well. I know. Seems contradictory, doesn’t it? The kinder teachers at my school have done an incredible job [...]

Art Teacher Survey

A portrait of me drawn by one of my students. So cute!

I’ve been painting the downstairs of my house this past week and have had a lot of time to think. When I run out of steam (or my arm muscles give out) I check Deep Space Sparkle’s emails. I’ve received a few questions recently that left me thinking that many of you are seriously overworked! [...]