Get Creative With Your Art Lessons
When you walk into a classroom one of the first things you notice is the art work displayed around the room. Well, I do anyway.
I don’t mean to sound judgmental but you are instantly struck by either how bright and colorful the room is decorated by the children’s artworks or how something is lacking when nothing is displayed.
I understand that it does take time to name each art work and then hang it, peg it, pin it, stick it, up. There are a few short cuts you can try;
give this job to any parent volunteers
bring in some Year 6 helpers at lunch time
staple the art work and it slide on your line easily
have stickers with your children’s names printed on them so they are ready to go
get the children's to write their own name - not so pretty but saves you time
have pegs stuck on your windows so children can easily swap out their own art work
have art work folders so children can slip their art straight in after it has been taken down
But even before we get to sticking it up. You need to create art pieces worthy of display. Some great artists and websites to visit when planning your next art program include;
Joel Scholten is an elementary art teacher and encaustic painter. You can find brilliant lessons on his website Creative Curriculum. You can also find Joel at scholtenart on Instagram as well as view his ‘how-to’ videos on YouTube
Kerry Daley is an artist and teacher from Brisbane, Australia. She provides printable art lessons for busy art teachers. You can see pictures of Kerry’s great art ideas on her Instagram page kerry.daley_artteacher and purchase her work on her tpt store
Mister Maker is an arts and craft show that combines live action, graphics and animation to show brilliant art techniques in both 2D and 3D. He creates crafts using things around the house. You can watch the episodes on his YouTube channel
If you are doing a unit of Aussie animals then you must check out Peter Crome and his beautiful bird art works. Peter is a designer and an illustrator based in Victoria's Surf Coast
The Kitchen Table Classroom gets into the real nitty gritty of art. Great place to delve deeper into the art concepts
The Art of Education Lesson Plans - this website has hundreds of art lessons for K- 12, saving you a tonne of time
If you are a preschool or Kindergarten teacher then the place to go is The Little Big Book Club. Each month, they produce an Activity Time and Learning Time sheet which complements the featured picture books. I love this idea plus it is all free to download
Where do you get your art ideas from? Do you have any time saving tips to displaying your arts and craft around the room. We would love it if you joined the conversation and left a comment below.
