In the spring, a branch of our school district responsible for partnering museums with classrooms to provide students with rich learning...

Last fall, I had an opportunity to apply for a grant through the RiverArtsFest SpecialResourcesFund. It was a straightforward grant...

Project Themes and Skills: -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s philosophy -Emphasis -Symmetry -Reading Comprehension -Graphic Design...

Project: Dr. King Candlesticks Themes and skills: Dr. King's philosophy Civil Rights Movement Positive/Negative space Symmetry Mixed...

Third, Fourth, and Fifth graders practiced using simple organic and geometric shapes to create more complex organic figures then used...

Second graders made interdisciplinary connections in their creation of a clock inspired by ancient Mayan culture. Materials: Manilla...

Fellow Tennessean, Cassie Stephens's blog posts are a fantastic resource for elementary art teaching inspiration. I took this idea...

First graders put a twist on the classic construction paper sculpture lesson by adding ancient Mayan stepped pyramids. My classes meet...

In an earlier posting, I shared the project in which students made healthy and unhealthy food options out of papier mache. To continue...

My amazing art teacher colleague in my high school teaching placement had a brilliant hack for managing individual student supplies -...