Grade 2 alphabetize their name folders

Children in grade 2 (Ms. Stephen's class) were given the task to alphabetize their names. Look how proud they are of their work!!

3rd Grade create cyclical designs using shapes

3rd graders learned about what is a shape in art. They learned that a shape begins with a line and only becomes a shape once its ends touch each other. They also learned how to create simple cyclical designs by tracing cardboard shapes.

A young artist tracing a shape onto his folder.


Each table gets 2 buckets of supplies per table so that children do not have to get up to get what they need. That way they can focus instead on their work and not on finding the tools they need to work.

Pre-Kindergarten News

PreK artist are getting a refresher on various forms of lines used in drawing. We labeled these lines so that in the future we are able to refer to them during discussions. Here are children decorating their portfolios with various types of lines.

Ms. Lipshie's 1-2 class in action

Above all my classes these 3 days Lipshie's 1-2 class worked together as if they've been a class for months. It surprised me to see them work so well together on day 3 that I had to take pictures. You too will be impressed!!

Young artists worked on decorating their portfolio folders using their names in block letters.
What a focused student!
So proud of their work.
Now this was fairly unusual. Four boys sitting around talking about each other's work. It was very heartwarming.

A young artist experimenting with his tools. That looks like fun.
Artists call this being "in the zone".
I just wanted to hug them all, they worked so nicely. You could have heard a pin drop.
Another very focused artist.
And another...
Look at that name!!




Once in a while the kids want to pose for me.....

Kids peacefully sharing supplies.

Art Classroom Tour FALL 2010

Hey all!! I have taken a few pictures of the studio art room.....enjoy!

Here I keep all my art book resources, and my library books related to lessons we are learning.

Here are my vocabulary walls, one for each grade. The white cards are vocabulary words we have already worked on during these past 3 days.
This is my portfolio and anecdotal notes corner. Each class has a cubby that will hold their 2D work, and a folder for professional notes about each individual child. Yes, each child!
Over 20 types of paper varieties.
General supplies, easily labeled. I love labels...can you tell?
I write down objectives, agendas, prior knowledge and essential questions for every lesson I teach during the day. Here is a close up of the pre-k one.
Here is what all 6 classes I teach during the week looks like.