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"I'm Finished!"

4/8/2018

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How often do we hear the students who raise their hand to announce "I'm DONE!"?

I have a few routines that are put in place in our studio to quickly give CHOICE to those students.
Reflection
Students when finished must first hang their work up to self assess their work to see what improvements they might notice that could be made prior to submitting for teacher evaluation. Students upload their work to our Google classroom, submit their artist statement and complete their self reflection worksheet. 
What does your inner artist want to explore?"
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Art Library & Create!
In the front of our room I have a carpet area with a variety of art books for reading, inspiration, and "how to" drawing books.
Students can find a book to read or draw.
​Drawing boards, paper or sketchbooks are ready for students to grab and create!
Students also have the option to use materials from our studio centers to create or finish projects when they have met their obligations. Many choose to explore and create using a variety of materials and improve their skills.

IPADS or Computers
Students can always choose to create on a variety of iPad apps for creation or art exploration. 
In our studio there are several computer stations where students can explore interactive sites with an art focus. Site links are posted through our classroom website portal.
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Check out these other great art ed bloggers sharing some of their tips for early finishers:
Art Teacher Blogs
This post is a part of The Art Ed Blogger's Network: Monthly Tips and Inspiration from Art Teacher Blogs. On the first Tuesday each month, each of these art teacher blogs will post their best ideas on the same topic.

Participating Art Teacher Blogs:

  • Art Class Curator - Artists That Inspire
  • Art Ed Guru
  • Art is Basic
  • Art Room Blog
  • Art with Mr. E
  • Artful Artsy Amy
  • Capitol of Creativity
  • Create Art with ME
  • MiniMatisse
  • Mr. Calvert's Art Room Happenings
  • Mrs. Boudreaux's Amazing Art Room
  • Mrs. T's Art Room
  • Party in the Art Room
  • shine brite zamorano
  • Tales from the Traveling Art Teacher
  • Mona Lisa Lives Here
  • Art Teacher Tales
  • Ms Nasser’s Art Studio
  • Arte a Scuola
  • There's a Dragon in my Art Room
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Art Read Think Day

4/8/2018

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Picturephoto by Bob Adamek
Skyline Middle School invited 25 guest readers to our 5th Annual Art Read Think Day last week. The day long re-adthon had a diverse group of readers that included the Harrisonburg Mayor, Superintendent, School Board Members, City Council, Radio DJ, Administrators, Teachers and others from the community who shared their favorite stories or from a collection of Art Books. Teachers signed up for 15 minute time slots throughout the day to bring classes to hear stories being told.
The event is a wonderful way to highlight the creative connections and inspiration found when art & literature combine! Dan Rublee, one of our guest readers summed up the event for our local paper beautifully: "Art, literature, and music bring solace, peace and good feelings amidst the struggles of life. It's an escape mechanism. If they [students] can immerse themselves in those things, they can create a whole new world for themselves". 

Here are some of the books shared during our ART Day event:
  • Christmas in the Trenches by John McCutcheon Illustrations by Henri Sorensen
  • Black Cat Bone by J Patrick Lewis  Illustrations by Gary Kelley
  • The Three Pigs by David Wiesner
  • 10,00 Dresses by Marcus Ewert Illustrations by Rex Ray
  • Edgar Allan Poe Edited by Andrew Delbanco Illustrations by Gerard DuBois
  • The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer pictures by Elizabeth Zunon
  • Love by Matt De La Pena Illustrations by Loren Long
  • How Artists See the Weather by Colleen Carroll
  • Radiant Child - The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat by Javaka Steptoe
  • Last Stop on Market Street by Matt De La Pena pictures by Christian Robinson
  • The Pencil by allan Ahlberg Illustrations by Bruce Ingman
  • ​The Dot by Peter H Reynolds
Many thanks to our readers, teachers, administrators and my collaborator- our librarian Sandy Parks for helping to make this annual event happen!
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