Adventures of a Middle School Art Teacher

This is a fun drawing activity that I did with my 8th grade students.  This is great for a one day activity. So I've seen drawings ...

I saw something similar to this while searching for collage ideas.  I used it at the beginning of the year because I wanted to start with so...

After practicing with the marshmallows, we then looked at actual objects.  We discussed the shapes and forms we see and how they can be used...

Still Life drawing can be boring --- however, I've found a "new" way to keep my kids interested! The secret to my success.......

I have been away from my blog for a long time -- too long!  I'm going to do my best to keep it updated.   :)

I have not made clay stamps with my classes before -- we'll see how it goes! The idea is to have the kids use their stamps on a sculp...

 I started them out with a Thinking Map activity.  This worked well as it helped them to brainstorm a lot of words for their picture.  Th...