(Left: Me, 2nd place Ugly Sweater contest winner Right: office secretary, 3rd place Ugly Sweater contest winner Note: Our coordinating outfits were not planned, photo taken prior to announcement of winners)
When Art Teachers Sit on Counters
KINDERGARTNERS BE LIKE:
“I want to tell her.”
“No, I’m gonna tell her.”
“No fair! You got to tell her Sarah was absent.”
“So? I saw it first.”
“Uh-uh, I did.”
“Whoa! Guys, look! The garbage truck is here!”
“Oooohhh…”
“That was so cool.”
“Did you see when that bag fell out of the back?”
“Yeah, that was awesome.”
Boy, was her face red.
It’s the beginning of the school year. During a 4th grade art class, an unfamiliar adult pokes her head in…
“Hey. Can I borrow Asnak?”
“Asnak?” I look around, confused, do I even have an Asnak in here? I don’t know. I don’t know half of these kids’ names yet. I can’t let this woman know though, how dumb would I look?
“Asnak?” I ask again.
“Yes,” she replies. I look around again.
“Um, do you mean Akshat or Anay?” Maybe she means Akshat or Anay.
Small Scraps: Things Students Say
With my K-2 classes, I begin the new school year with an introduction/review of how to draw people using basic shapes. I was demonstrating for one of my second grade classes, prompting them to give me body parts to add and the shapes I could use, when we got to the point where all I had left were the arms. “What’s missing?” I asked the class. Hands shot up around the room, but this one eager boy jumped from his seat, and shouted, “shoulder pads!” Continue reading
A Scene From the First Day of Art Class
FADE IN:
INT. ART ROOM – AFTER LUNCH
(Ms. ATHG, 4th Grade students-green group, 4th Grade students A, B, C & D, Mr. PE)
MS. ATHG IS STANDING AT THE FRONT OF THE ROOM. 4TH GRADE STUDENTS- GREEN GROUP ARE SEATED AT TABLES, LOOKING AT MS. ATHG.
MS. ATHG
(TO STUDENTS) Good afternoon, 4th grade artists! Welcome to art! Wow, the green group is pretty big this year, huh? Well, with this many students… how many of you are there again? [TAKES A HEAD COUNT OF STUDENTS] Wow, 28, okay, yeah, with this many students…
4TH GRADE STUDENTS A & B ENTER THE ROOM. Continue reading
Art Teachers Hate Glitter 