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Busy writing lesson plans for ArtSonia

artreach — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:01:22 +0000

When you go to Southfield Christian student artwork on ArtSonia you will be able to see lesson plans for each group of artwork. I have posted about 200 pieces of work for K-5.

K: Chalk Shapes, 1: Paper bag teddy bears 2: Chalk landscapes, Clay can and bottle people, 3: Paisley patterns, 4: Oaxacan animals, 5: Shapiro and Stella inspired collage pieces.

Summer Update and Five Continent Theme

artreach — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:19:57 +0000

What happens when teaching meets springtime? No time for blogging. Programs, Global Destination Imagination Competition, travel to Canada for my online school conference, weddings, etc….

I really want to talk to other art teachers at all levels through this blog.

My theme for the upcoming school year is based on the Olympics: Five Continents: Five Cultures. Each week my students will concentrate on one or two art elements and principles but choose which continent/culture/country will inspire their final product. I have sorted much of my research, magazine articles, books, and websites to help me prepare five centers/unit (one or two weeks). I hope to connect with international schools to share art during the year.

ArtSonia

artreach — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:24:20 +0000

I have just loaded student work to ArtSonia, the world’s largest art museum. Our students are excited to get feedback on their projects from our year of “The Alphabet of ART.”

Spending Time with a SmartBoard

artreach — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:07:45 +0000

We have a new portable SmartBoard in our school, a benefit of having an Apple Distinguished Educator in our midst. I have been having fun using it in my elementary and middle school art classes. The highlighting tool is my special friend:) When we look at museum artworks, highlighting shapes, perspective lines, number of figures (did you ever try to count how many people are in a Grandma Moses’ narrative?), repeat patterns, etc., the highlighter and all the colored pens help our observations. The ability to record each class’ activities really helps me, too. I’d love to hear from other art teachers using SmartBoards.

Still Life

artreach — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:02:40 +0000

Isn’t it amazing that online students continents apart both chose teapot/teapot shapes? Yes, they both are female students. No examples of still life with such items were given in the lesson.

These are still life drawings from Junior and Senior high students I teach online. They were to draw with a theme in mind, using at least five textures.

Calling all art teachers

artreach — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 13:00:37 +0000

It would really be cool if art teachers (especially those from other Christian schools) would post their favorite lessons, examples and start conversations on this blog. Let’s get out of our “own little caves” and explore possibilities.

Welcome to ArtReach

artreach — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 23:02:37 +0000

I have created this blog to connect art students creating in studio situations with those creating at home. I have three different types of art students: those at my private Christian school, those online drawing and painting students all over the world, and those adult students taking Art Appreciation in a BlackBoard course.

I desire to start discussions about student work, evaluations of artworks shown in galleries and museums, and candid commenting on the process of problem solving and creativity.

I will be posting student work or directing you to various websites that will make us think together about art. In the process I hope that Art will Reach all of us in a unique way.