Download contains 2 files with matching trendy black paint mark pattern.
1. Positive Affirmations & Motivational Phrases Posters (41) mix of affirmations and motivational phrases in English and some in Spanish in black paint pattern. 2. Classroom Rules Set posters (16)
Print off all or pick and choose the ones that suit your classroom and students’ needs!
Both files contain digital PDF documents that are worded for middle school aged students.
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Some of the Motivational Phrases, Positive Affirmations and Classroom Rules Posters
Lessons and activities relating to the Color Theory Unit. Includes hands on and interactive digital assignments for Google Classroom.
This unit was set up for a hybrid schedule with students attending in person every other day, while completing assignments in Google Classroom at home. All linked documents are available for free download on my Teachers Pay Teachers page.
With the challenges of last school year came some innovation. In past years I collected Extra Credit from my students by having them turn in “hard copies” of their drawings, but our district had implemented a “paper free” environment due to COVID last year which caused a need to digitize the extra credit.
My students still utilized art materials to draw their art challenges, but instead of turning in hard copies, students photographed and uploaded images into a Google Form (see example below).
I demonstrated how to photograph and upload art challenge drawings, and kept the format the same for each month for consistency. I created an “Extra Credit” section in Google Classroom where I posed a folder with directions, and each month’s art challenge and Google Form. To keep things simple, I posted the Extra Credit Collection Form (Google Form) on the Monday during the following month, and closed it before leaving that Friday. Students had all month to work on their drawings, but had to keep them safe until it was time to turn them in. I offer up to ten extra credit points for each art challenge (depending on how much effort was put into the drawing), so in theory, students could earn up to 310 points for the month of September. Students can choose to draw all, none, or pick and choose which challenges they want to draw. I do not offer any extra credit during the month of June since it is not a complete month.
I post the month’s challenge on the first of each month in both our Google Classroom and on our class Instagram page. You can find them all below!
I tried to keep things easy for my students by utilizing the same format each month, and only switching out the header, date and art challenges. Each art challenge is labeled where students can upload files. I made sure to “require” the sections where students will type in their name and class section, but left the file uploads optional, so that students can upload photos of the drawings they did.
Each year I provide an extra credit opportunity for my students using an art drawing challenge. You can read about how I have used these art challenges in past years here.
This year due to social distancing protocols, collecting the extra credit will look a little different. I have set up Google Forms where students can upload photographs of their artwork. I plan to post this form in our Google Classroom for a one week period so that students have the opportunity to submit any or all of the extra credit they may have done.
I’ve spent the last few weeks trying to come up with a plan to reorganize certain parts of my apartment. I have been living there for a few years and kinda dropped the ball on some projects that I didn’t finish when I first moved in. I started off with my art room/office.
I tackled the closet first to see what art supplies I had, and organized everything by adding in a metal shelf. I also spray painted everything gold to match the decor with the rest of the house.
When cleaning, I realized that I had QUITE the extensive collection of small acrylic paints from over the years. When it came to my acrylic paint collection, I needed to come up with a solution to find colors quickly. I ordered these plastic baskets from Amazon and spray painted them gold. I used Rustoleum’s Metallic Gold which I ordered from Target.
Once the baskets were ready to hang, I used regular screws (keeping in mind their length so that they did not poke through the door) on either side of basket where their first hole was. I used a level to make sure each basket was hung straight.
Once the first basket was hung, it was easier to match up the sides and screws. Once they were all up I was ready to start adding my paints!
I still need to paint the screws gold so they blend in
I can’t wait to finish the rest of the office! Check my instagram this week for pics of the results!
In class before we left, my students were learning about Pop Artists Wayne Thiebaud and Claes Oldenburg. I gave a short art history about each artist and then students completed assignments based upon each artist. More recently, the students completed a Venn diagram comparing and contrasting artwork that I displayed on the board.
Since we have been out of the building, our school has been utilizing Google Classroom as a platform for virtual learning. Here is the first unit that I completed with my 6th-grade students.
Since I only see my students once per week, I have been posting one assignment per week on Monday morning and allowing students to complete it at their leisure during the week and submitting the assignment before the end of the day on Friday. The first group of assignments related together as a larger unit.
Assignment 1: Wayne Thiebaud Bio
“Read Wayne Thiebaud Biography Answer Questions relating to Biography (in complete sentences) Submit your assignment via Google Classroom. Please make sure you include your first name, last name and class name on the top! Due Date: [INSERT DUE DATE]
If you have any issues with the assignment (the reading, submitting it, etc) please let me know as soon as possible. Thanks!
“Read Claes Oldenburg Biography Answer Questions relating to Biography (in complete sentences) Submit your assignment via Google Classroom. Please make sure you include your first name, last name and class name on the top! Due Date: [INSERT DUE DATE]
If you have any issues with the assignment (the reading, submitting it, etc) please let me know as soon as possible. Thanks!
“Visit a museum virtually to answer some questions about the artwork (mini-critique) from Wayne Thiebaud and Claes Oldenburg. Please use the template that I provide you and submit in Word Doc (NOT PDF) before [INSERT DUE DATE] Your responses for the description should be more than 1-2 sentences. If you have any questions, please email me: [INSERT CONTACT]
International Children’s Book Day is celebrated annually on April 2. Although I no longer teach lower grades, I used to LOVE incorporating literature with my art lesson plans! I have two lists below, one of art-specific children’s books, and ones that I have used to accompany lesson plans. Keep posted to see what elementary lesson plans I have used them with as I update my lesson plan section over the next upcoming months!
Art Children’s (school-aged) Books:
The Color Monster: A Story About Emotions by Anna Llenas
Mixed: A Colorful Story by Arree Chung
The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky’s Abstract Art by Barb Rosenstock
Through the Window: Views of Marc Chagall’s Life and Art by Barb Rosenstock
Vincent Can’t Sleep: Van Gogh Paints the Night Sky by Barb Rosenstock
Beautiful Oops! by Barney Saltzberg
Linnea in Monet’s Garden by Christina Bjork
I am Marc Chagall: Text Loosely Inspired by My Life by Marc Chagall by Bimba Landmann
Dorothea Lange: The Photographer Who Found the Faces of the Depression by Carole Boston Weatherford
Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
Kid’s Artists: True Tales of Childhood from Creative Legends by David Stabler
Love from the Crayons by Drew Dewalt
The Crayon’s Book of Colors by Drew Dewalt
The Day the Crayons Came Home by Drew Dewalt
The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Dewalt
Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh
Mouse Shapes by Ellen Stoll Walsh
Cassie’s Word Quilt by Faith Ringgold
Counting to Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold
Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold
The Green Fingers of Monsieur Monet by Giancarlo Ascari
Chagall: My Sad and Joyous Village by Jacqueline Loumaye
Katie and the Mona Lisa by James Mayhew
Action Jackson by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan
Henri’s Scissors by Jeanette Winter
My Museum by Joanne Liu
Monet and The Waterlilly Friends by Judiee
Bear Sees Colors by Karma Wilson
Keith Haring: The Boy Who Just Kept Drawing by Kay A. Haring
Camille and the Sunflowers by Laurence Anholt
Tell Us a Story, Papa Chagall by Laurence Anholt
A Color of His Own by Leo Lionni
Eating the Alphabet: Fruits and Vegetables from A to Z by Lois Ehlert
Dreamer from the Village: The Story of Marc Chagall by Michelle Markel
Frida Kahlo and Her Anamalitos by Monica Brown
How the Crayons Saved the Rainbow by Monica Sweeney
Sky Color by Peter H. Reynolds
The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds
El Punto (Spanish Edition) by Esther Rubio and Peter H. Reynolds
The Museum by Susan Verde and Peter H. Reynolds
Yayoi Kusama: From Here to Infinity by Sarah Suzuki
Artists and their Pets: True Stories of Famous Artists and their Animal Friends by Susie Hodge
The Art Lesson by Tomie DePaola
Books that go great with art lessons:
Chickadee’s Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr.
Any Eric Carle Book
Pete the Cat booksby James Dean and Kimberly Dean
Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett
If You Give a Cat a Cupcake by Laura Numeroff
Planting A Rainbow by Lois Ehlert
Wow! City! by Robert Neubecker
Parrots Over Puerto Rico by Susan L. Roth and Cindy Trumbore
Art Baby Books:
Goodnight, Starry Night by Amy Guglielmo
My First Book of Patterns by Bobby & June George
Art Baby: Hearts and Stars by Chez Picthall
Art Baby: Spots and Dots by Chez Picthall
The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse by Eric Carle
Blue and Other Colors: With Henri Matisse by Henri Matisse
Press Here by Herve Tullet
This Little Artist: An Art History Primer by Joan Holub
Mini French Masters by Julie Merberg and Suzanne Bober
Mini Masters Boxed Set by Julie Merberg
Painting with Picasso by Julie Merberg and Suzanne Bober
100 First Words for Little Artists by Kyle Kershner
Frida Kahlo (Little People, Big Dreams) by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vergara
Museum ABC by The NY Metropolitan Museum of Art
Andy Warhol So Many Stars by Mudpuppy and Andy Warhol
Keith Haring Pop Art 123! by Mudpuppy and Keith Haring
Little Artist Board Book Set by Mudpuppy and Emily Kleinman
My First Shapes with Frank Lloyd Wright by Mudpuppy
Pop Art Baby! My First Words with Keith Haring from Mudpuppy
Pantone: Colors by Pantone and Helen Dark
Counting with Frida by Patty Rodriguez and Ariana Stein
My First Art Book by Patricio
ABC’s of Art by Sabrina Hahn
Art For Baby from Templar
Do you have any books that you use that aren’t on this list? I’d love to hear from you: imperfectlypatricia@gmail.com
Galentine’s Day is a day for “ladies celebrating ladies”.
(Leslie Knope)
If you are not familiar with Parks and Recs, Galetine’s Day was celebrated on the show on February 13 where you celebrate your love for your girl squad.
I started the tradition a few years ago and have been celebrating Galentine’s Day with a craft night the Friday before Valentine’s Day. I gather all my closest gal pals for a night of appetizers, drinks, and crafts.
Last year, we celebrated with a DIY wine glasses night. I set up materials on a long table in my tv room and we each painted a set of wine glasses. This year, we are creating Valentine’s themed wreaths. (Stay tuned for a future post about it!)
I purchased the items from a variety of stores, (I will link where you can purchase them off Amazon) and prepped some appetizers ahead of time during the week. You can find a lot of these appetizers and some additional ideas on my Pinterest pages: drinks & drunks, galentines,paint party, sweets & treats, the savoryand wine & cheese night.
Since I had a small group of ladies, each received a pair of glasses to decorate, but if you have a larger crowd, you can have each gal decorate just one glass. I purchased the glasses from The Christmas Tree Shop, but have some similar oneslinked that you can purchase off of Amazon.
Once everyone arrived, grabbed some appetizers, and poured themselves a drink, we started brainstorming our ideas using Google and Pinterest. Once we had our ideas chosen, we used a square of paper towel with rubbing alcohol to prepare the glass to be painted. It’s super important to clean the glasses with rubbing alcohol to remove any impurities (fingerprints, dust, lint, etc) that will prevent the paint from covering the surface.
finished glasses
Once our painted glasses dried, we placed them onto a baking tray and put it into a cool oven. Once they were in the oven, we turned it on to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. You want to put them into the oven before preheating it.
Once the oven reached 350 degrees, let them bake for 30 minutes, and then fully cool in the oven before removing them. You can wash (and use) your glass 2-3 days after baking them.
I’m not sure if it is just isolated in our building, but it seems like THE ICK is spreading, and quickly! I am starting to become paranoid- washing my hands 24/7 and cleaning everything with my Norwex Envirocloth.
I figured with THE ICK spreading, it would be a perfect time to update all my attendance lists, seating charts, and sub binders. I am adding lessons to my TeachersPayTeachers account. Everything on there is free! (and editable)
I love using Biography.com for artist bios and creating vocab charts and questions to add to them. This week, I have been working one expanding my collection and adding a variety of simple, one-day activities to go along.
Here is my most recent add, artist Edward Hopper that I use with my 8th grade students.
