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6.27.2013

Making Thinking Visual - Cultures of Thinking

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So I have been attending a workshop called "Cultures of Thinking".  It is with Mark Church and based out of the idea of "Maki...
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6.14.2013

Last Day

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It's already and finally the last day of school. As I type this - both my classrooms are packed up for the summer.  Posters are down, ...
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5.13.2013

ArtShow2013

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ArtShow2013 was a huge success! I don't even know where to start. I like to have students pick their best work from the year to...
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5.06.2013

Kindergarten People

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Every year with kinders I use drawing people as my way to see how the kids are progressing. The 2nd or 3rd project in the year I have stud...
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1-5th Grades -- Stop Motion Animation (Week 1)

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I have always wanted to do a stop motion animation project with students but was overwhelmed the the amount of equipment I would need -- cam...
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2nd Grade -- Jasper John meets Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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Back, way back in the year right around Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. day I had 2nd graders combine the positive ideas of Dr. King with the ama...
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2nd Grade -- Fall Collage Scenes

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5.02.2013

3rd and 4th Grade -- CD weavings

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Last year at the end of the year our building Tech came to me with a box of CD's asking if I could use them. SURE! I said. Fast forw...
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4th Grade - I Am Poems

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I originally saw this project either on Pinterest or a blog.... I can't remember anymore.  The original post was with a 1st grade class ...
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5.01.2013

Principal Fires Security Detail to Higher Arts Teachers

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If I could embed this video/story I TOTALLY would.  If you have been following Organized Chaos over the years, I am pretty passionate about ...
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Paper Weavings (k,1,3,4)

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Weaving was one of the classes in college that made me realize that I wanted to be an art teacher. Weird, right? Weaving was the fir...
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4.26.2013

The Terror of Being Gone

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Okay, so over the years I have tried to make subs feel as comfortable in my room as possible.  I often have no idea if the sub has any exper...
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4.23.2013

5th Grade - Gothic Architecture

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Okay- so this have got to be my FAVORITE new project of the year. I saw someone post a picture on Pinterest from Artsonia where a CD was a...
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4.22.2013

Rain Rain Go Away

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I don't know about your area of the world, but mine has been filled with grey skies and rain for the last WEEK!  It has rained almost no...
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4.18.2013

Winter Trees - 3rd Grade

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I wanted to do these amazing trees last year - but alas, it NEVER snowed.  Well, this year we totally had snow and plenty of it. I had thi...
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3.22.2013

Pep Talk

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I opened my school e-mail this morning to find this video from one of my Principals. It was just what I needed. It has been cold, s...
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3.16.2013

Found

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I was sitting at dinner with two friends last night and somehow we got on the topic of careers and what would have we done if not what we do...
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3.15.2013

Reflecting on "Talent"

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I was sitting at our school's Talent Show yesterday morning being entertained by students singing, dancing, and playing musical instrume...
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3.01.2013

Somewhere between.....

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Somewhere between snow days, breaks and PD days students have been working on clay and beginning weaving projects. I have neglected to do ...
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2.08.2013

5th Grade -- Personal Logos

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This is one of my favorite 5th grade projects to do - you can read about it's origins here. Aren't these awesome?
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