Art - THE MOTHERSHIP

CreatED

Creating Crayon Names
Timeline of Crayola Colors: Historic Hues
Melting Broken Pieces into Molds for Earth Day

AdDRESSING Ethical Issues

The Mixed-Up Chameleon considers questions about happiness, change, and personal identity through a story of a chameleon at the zoo.

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Inspired by the hide-and-seek activity to the right, I photocopied the outline of the chameleon on discarded overhead projector sheets. These transparencies were trimmed and hidden all over our room.

Calming Watercolors

Doodles and Quiet Coloring

Empowering Engineers

One of my favorite perks of being a teacher is being the recipient of creative gifts of appreciation. My role is to then find ways of showing that these talents are valued. If a student designs a dress for you then you must find a model that it will fit. During our remote learning I grouped students virtually based on their interests. Customized clothes for dolls was eye-opening. I will definitely order the next size up!

Cross Age Collaboration: Haiku with You

Theatrical Take-Aways: After watching an Historical Perspectives Performance of Sally Ride...

In the weeks before we went remote,
I taught my students how to make god's eyes as a calming activity. For many of them it took multiple attempts, while others were capable of teaching other grade level classmates almost immediately. I loved how unique and colorful they were against the birch branch. This was the perfect backdrop for our remote meetings.

Paint a Picture with Your Words: Couldn't let these cityscapes go home without using them to activate our sensory details in our writing. Pen Pals No Postage Necessary Personalized Writing Folders contain our current pieces and our published works. Super Spidey Senses: I Wish My Teacher Knew Box

Communication :Audience and Information

This teacher tells her class that they can think of almost everything as a math problem; so soon after, her students start to find everything in life arranging itself into a math problem, and they must find their way out of the Math Curse!

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Still Life Structures and Scientific Drawings

Showing Appreciation

Playful Poetry Problem Solving Activator

This ornithologist presented to our class monthly. Our class supported the live Bird of the Month Club as well as its video version. Before moving away we awarded this talented kiddo with a bird book to extend her studies.