Buddy art projects

So... I am excited to catch up and post all of the last 4 months of art projects. I was so tired by the end of the school year trying to finish up so many projects that I didn't even have the spec of desire to post them- probably due to the fact that I pay for high-speed, but don't actually have it... So posting them takes longer than it should. Blah. Yay! Here is another wonderful collaborative HAND ART project that I made up for the 4rth-graders. They get to "leave their mark" before they…

Last week after I had wrapped up my week's lessons.. I found myself with a little extra time with a few of my classes. I knew I needed something to fill the small amount of time that I had.. and I knew I wanted it to be fun.. then BAM - it hit me! I saw this pin on Pinterest last year and always wanted to make it.. but never quite got around to it until now. I cut up a TON of 1.5"x12" strips of white drawing paper and asked students to color the front and back however they'd like to in…

Well, my friends. The time has come...it's back to school we go! For many of us, anyway. I know some of y'all kept on teachin' until, like, the end of June which is absolutely WILD to me. First of all, the temperature here in Tennessee during that time of year is literally the surface of the sun. I cannot imagine trying to teach, let alone put kids on a bus, in that type of heat. And, second, let's be real: I'm tapped out come May. Okay...I'll be for-real for-real...I'm tapped out the week…

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2nd grade students created a black & white background paper writing nice and positive words all over it in different directions, styles, and thickness. Then students choose the paper color to trace and cut out for their hand and wrist, as well as for the heart to hold. For more directions on this project visit a post from a few years back: Hand holding Heart. This is also a great PBIS lesson to talk about positive, happy, and kind words.

WOW!!! I am absolutely astounded by how 4th grade's totem pole collages turned out! Whenever I teach this lesson, most students pick simp...