First Day In Art Class- "Painted Papers"
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