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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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What's New in the Art Studio?

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New year, new ideas- right? It's only my second year, but I was so excited to try new things in my classroom. Last year, I had such a hard time getting everyone settled in once it was time to start. My classroom is on the 4th grade hallway. Transition time can get crazy when they are switching classes. So, by the time my students get in the art studio, they bring chaos into the Studio as well. I had to come up with a way to get their attention in the hallway while making sure they were ready to go in quietly.  This year, I came up with the idea of giving out Art Jobs in the hallway. I have three jobs in the studio: Orator (RED CARD): begins class by starting the classroom chant. Distributor/Collector (YELLOW CARD): distribute and collect a given material at the beginning and end of class. (One card for each material/item used) Clean Up Captain (ORANGE CARD): watches for four "star students" who are being great examples during clean up time. These four students
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