Once a year, a local art store hosts a Re-Art Swap where anyone can drop off old art materials and then pick up things they want. All for free! Today, I volunteered for a few hours at the swap and had a blast. It was like Christmas for an art teacher! Here is a big box of stuff that I donated. It felt so good to clean out my art supplies. Little did I know that I would come back … Read more…
The next Art Teacher Blog I will be showcasing is Jody Sebring’s. 1. The name and URL of your blog www.artfor1170.blogspot.com2. A brief description of your blog and why it is awesome. Tell us where you live and work, what you do, etc. Not sure I am at “Awesome” yet but it’s new, since April and so much fun. I teach in Clarkston Michigan for the Clarkston School District. I teach Pre K-5th grade art.3. An example of a tried … Read more…
I was reading the teacherartexchange listserve from the Getty museum, which is a very cool list serve, and I felt really sorry for one teacher who only has $100 for a budget that serves 350 students. She was wondering what other typical budgets were. Here is the response I sent her, which might help you also to find good deals for your classroom: “Wow, 0 per year is ludicrous. I spend more than that each year for my own personal … Read more…
Any art teacher out there will be able to relate to the excitement of receiving a box of supplies you’ve ordered! It’s like Christmas time!! I am so excited about this new idea I read about on the Getty Art teacher listserve. Clogged glue bottles were the bane of my existence. The little glue bottles with the orange tops constantly got clogged and stuck and you just could not get the glue out without a long and yucky soaking process. … Read more…
