My Blue Art Room

My Blue Art Room has had quite a hiatus! When last I blogged here I was just starting my 3rd year of teaching and beginning a new position o...

So...Middle School rocks! I am so happy in my new position. I have ENOUGH planning time to ACTUALLY DO MY JOB. This is huge, because in pas...

 I went back to school on Tuesday after an extra long Winter break (so great when Christmas is on a Wednesday!). Of course, we're suff...

My first graders have been working on a texture and landscape project. First we did leaf rubbings, then leaf observational drawings, then a...

Last year I had 4th grade do a hidden name project with lines, colors, and patterns. It took way too long due to using colored pencils and ...

My 1st and 5th graders have just completed projects that explored arts originating in Africa. My curriculum calls for study of Egypt in 1st...

Way back in September I saw this project over on Mrs. Knight's Smartest Artists and it's been stewing in the back of my memory all...

 Hallelujah! The 5th graders have completed their grid portraits!! It was a feat, getting through measuring grids on our photos and projec...