On today’s episode, I’m talking with Sally Haughey from Fairy Dust Teaching. If you’re not familiar with her work, you really need to check out her blog, Fairy Dust Teaching. Sally and I chat about the best way to engage young children in the art making space. You’ll learn why the method Sally uses is just so important and effective with not only young children, but ones of all ages.
This episode is for anyone who struggles with finding the right balance between a creative art-making space and behavioral expectations.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
- How Sally decided to become a teacher based on her own struggles and her children’s struggles in the public school system
- How she saw the arts change the lives of at-risk children
- Why Sally says TRUST is the most important thing when it comes to classroom management for at-risk children
- How and why songs hold children’s attention better than anything else
- What three things Sally does when children enter the art room
- How Sally teaches art projects with a wide range of ages
- How Sally addresses poor behavior with the children in the classroom
- What is the difference between Reggio and Waldorf-inspired art and how Sally uses both in her teachings
- How Sally gauges the rhythm of her classroom in order to maintain a positive flow
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My best advice for teaching art to kids.
On today’s episode, I’m talking with Sally Haughey from Fairy Dust Teaching. If you’re not familiar with her work, you really need to check out her blog, Fairy Dust Teaching. Sally and I chat about the best way to engage young children in the art making space. You’ll learn why the method Sally uses is just so important and effective with not only young children, but ones of all ages.
This episode is for anyone who struggles with finding the right balance between a creative art-making space and behavioral expectations.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
How Sally decided to become a teacher based on her own struggles and her children’s struggles in the public school system
How she saw the arts change the lives of at-risk children
Why Sally says TRUST is the most important thing when it comes to classroom management for at-risk children
How and why songs hold children’s attention better than anything else
What three things Sally does when children enter the art room
How Sally teaches art projects with a wide range of ages
How Sally addresses poor behavior with the children in the classroom
What is the difference between Reggio and Waldorf-inspired art and how Sally uses both in her teachings
How Sally gauges the rhythm of her classroom in order to maintain a positive flow
LISTEN TO THE SHOW
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SHOW NOTES:
Fairy Dust Teaching Website
Teacher Resources on Fairy Dust Teaching
Subscribe to Art Made Easy and receive new episodes directly on your phone via your podcast App.
Note: If you have an iPhone, subscribe in iTunes. If you have an Android phone, subscribe in Stitcher.
For all the budding singers out there, DOWNLOAD SALLY’S ART SONGS PDF to get you started….
Just click the blue box, enter your name and email and I will email you the PDF. Make sure to check your junk mail (or promotions folder in gmail).
SHOW NOTES:
Teacher Resources on Fairy Dust Teaching
My best advice for teaching art to kids.
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For my first show, I wanted to tell you my story of how I became an art teacher. We all have different paths and this one is mine. I’ll share advice to those who are just starting out as an art teacher and some of my best tips for teaching art to kids.
This episode is for anyone who thinks they may not have the qualifications to be an art teacher. Teaching art to kids doesn’t have to happen inside a classroom. You can teach art at home, at a summer camp and even as a volunteer (like I did).
If you are an art teacher just beginning your journey, I’m sharing my best advice to get you through that tough first year. Download my free handout and keep it in your teacher planner and refer to it when you have a tough day.
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SHOW NOTES:
Drawing With Children: A Creative Method for Adult Beginners, Too
Art Lab for Kids: 52 Creative Adventures in Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Paper, and Mixed Media-For Budding Artists of All Ages (Lab Series)
National Art Convention
CreativeLive- free online classes
Art Teachers Facebook Group
Website: Painted Paper in the Art Room (Laura Lohmann)
Website: Art of Education
Book: Classroom Management for Art, Music, and PE Teachers
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Patty, this was a wonderful podcast episode. I was tearing up at the end! What an authentic and inspiring interview!
Thank you Amy. I agree…Sally moves me too.
This was such a great one, and it was perfectly timed for me after having a very rough day with some of my first graders. Thank you so much for presenting Sally’s perspective. I really appreciate all the helpful reminders.
Thank you Sally and Patty. What a wonderful pod cast! Thank you for some of the great reminders.
Wow