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A Wintery Mix
Since we are approaching the winter season, I decided to have my 1st – 3rd grade students work on sparkling snowflakes. With a little demo on what to do with lines & shapes each set off to design their snowflakes. They first used pencil to practice and come up with their snowflake designs. Then I […]

Be You-nique!
Our projects during this session was all about how special each and everyone of my students are in life. I wanted them to know that are wonderfully and uniquely created. The artwork focused on them and showcased their uniqueness (YOU-NIQUENESS)! Project 1: Be You-nique Word Art

~ Pointillism Pumpkin Paintings ~
Working on designs with my 1st – 3rd graders that incorporate the element of shape called the “dot”. So in keeping with this, we discussed pointillism art. I had the students look at artwork from Georges Seurat www.georgesseurat.org

Happy Heart: Fill ‘er Up!
New Release, November 2013 – “Happy Heart: Fill’er Up!” Happy Heart: Fill’er Up! is a unique story that takes the young reader on a quest to find lasting joy and peace. With engaging rhymes, children journey with Happy on his whirlwind search through games, activity, and gadgets galore for the true source to refuel his […]

A Fall Front Porch Boost
As the cool air of fall approached, I decided to give my front porch a little boost of autumn tones to bring in the season! I love all things metal and I was thrilled to score this old bundt pan at a yardsale for pennies! Also, I grabbed a few other metal pieces that were […]