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The Best Thing I Did to Start My School Year

By Marcia Beckett | September 4, 2016 - 9:03 pm |July 5, 2024 all grades, first days of school

Colorful "ARTSY" banner with letters on pencil-shaped flags against a red background with a vibrant chevron border.

Hi! Welcome back to another artsy school year! I had a brilliant breakthrough this summer while reading Facebook Art Teacher groups online. Someone had created a video about their rules and procedures for their art room. I saw that and I thought that I DEFINITELY needed to do that! As a K-4/5 art teacher (I no longer teach the 5th/6th graders.. that grade level went to our new art teacher), I see a lot of classes. But, I still probably … Read more… →

Rules of the Art Classroom

By Marcia Beckett | September 17, 2013 - 5:54 pm |July 5, 2024 art teacher tips, art teaching

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I made a new poster for my room. Every couple of years I tend to tweak my art room rules. I struggled to come up with an “I” but settled on “Imagine new things!” I told the kids it’s not really a rule, but a reminder. I was surprised how often I referred to the reminder on the poster. When a student said, “I like what so and so is doing, can I copy it?” I referred to the “Imagine … Read more… →