Elementary art teacher

Welcome to the How-To Guide for First Year Art Teachers where I give you my 10 Steps for Success! Congratulations! You got your own classroom. OH MY GOSH, you have your own classroom. Your mind and stomach start racing, both with extreme excitement and panic because now, it all just got real. You will have a lot of students, a lot of planning, and a lot of classroom to keep organized. Figuring out where to even start is a huge stress and will require a tea (or a beer) and a nap (probably…

Art Educators- Feel free to click on the images below to go to my teachers pay teachers page to download FREE Powerpoint lessons and handouts to print and share with students!Descriptions on each a…

An elementary art teacher blog with art projects and lessons, DIY projects and outfit photos as well as clothing I have made myself.

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Introduce elementary art students to Monet with this set of art lessons ending in a unique water lilies Claude Monet art project.

Site is in French, but there are some cute stuff that really only needs a picture.

Ashley | Artsy Blevs | Art Teacher on Instagram: "It’s that time of year…when teachers start sharing classroom decor, must haves, shopping lists, and the temptation to compare ourselves to strangers on the internet can start to creep in. Remember- whether you have a “Pinterest-worthy” classroom full of everything you could ever need to teach, a classroom full of the old teacher’s dusty stuff they left behind, or no room at all, your students will remember YOU not your decorations. 💖 What…

Teach children art history through a variety of fun art projects and lessons. We love using artists as inspiration for our own creations.

For the past 2 years my school has had school-wide laminated paper hall passes - but this year our principal told us that we could make our own (which is awesome because those paper passes were coming back from the bathroom with wet spots - EW). As she was presenting this information during our staff meeting, the PowerPoint she was showing happened to have an example picture of a hall pass on a paintbrush. Obviously I immediately fell in love! Once I got home I looked for some inspiration…

Mrs. Shay's Art Studio 🎨 on Instagram: “One of my favorite things about the beginning of each school year is checking out all of my fellow Art teacher’s classrooms, through…”

Students look so forward to their well earned Free Art Day! Once classes have gone all the way around on the behavior board, they reach the ...

Elementary art room supply reminders

In my first year of teaching, I was terrified of teaching art. It was a subject I had always struggled with and that a few of the kids had already decided they HATED. Thankfully, I was able to find some art activities that everyone could be happily engaged in!

I work very hard to make my classroom comfortable and inviting to my students. I've not had one Saturday to myself since July. I hope they appreciate it.

The daily practice of art history warm-ups will develop art criticism skills while investigating a broad range of artists throughout history.