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First Day In Art Class- "Painted Papers"

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Hi everyone!  It has been a while since I have written a blog post.  Since my last post: -I've bought a house. -Graduated from grad school. -Had a baby.  and as we all are--- currently surviving a pandemic.  But I am excited for the new school year, nonetheless. With the start of another school year comes the dread of creating a fun and engaging lesson for the first visit. I don't know about you, but I always have a hard time coming up with something interesting. This year I stuck with something simple yet fun.  I teach upper elementary, so each grade level did the exact same lesson-- Kwik Stix "Painted papers" using Analogous colors.  I always start my first visit to art with my rules and expecations video. Back when Bitmojis were a hit in the classroom, I made a video explaining the rules of the art room. Its only 5 minutes, keeps the kids' attention, and I don't have to say the same thing one million times--at two schools.  Next, we reviewed analogous color
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First Lesson of the Year- "Collaborative Banner"

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SUMMER FLEW BY! .... and we find ourselves getting back in the crazy routine of school. We are prepping materials, ordering supplies, cleaning the storage room, and even decorating our space.  The back to school crunch can get a little crazy- BUT WAIT! We haven't even thought about the lessons, yet! The first lesson of the year can be stressful. WE WANT IT TO BE FUN. However, we also want it to be easy, creative, and satisfying. This year, I decided to take a different approach. I started the school year with a collaborative project.  I got the idea from *THE* Cassie Stephens! We created a collaborative banner. I painted shapes, objects, and words with black tempera paint. Cassie used a paint dobber but, I figured my kiddos could stay inside the lines better with the paint-and it worked. The tempera paint was almost like a barrier and it made it difficult for kids to draw outside the border. The oil pastel didn't like the surface of the tempera.  Oh! Yes, we added c
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