Middle school art teacher

The daily practice of art history warm-ups will develop art criticism skills while investigating a broad range of artists throughout history.

Welcome to the How-To Guide for First Year Art Teachers where I give you my 10 Steps for Success! Congratulations! You got your own classroom. OH MY GOSH, you have your own classroom. Your mind and stomach start racing, both with extreme excitement and panic because now, it all just got real. You will have a lot of students, a lot of planning, and a lot of classroom to keep organized. Figuring out where to even start is a huge stress and will require a tea (or a beer) and a nap (probably…

This project is a great way to teach positive and negative space in art. It is perfect for Halloween or anytime of year. Find step-by-step instructions and ideas for your classroom.

New on the blog, tips on creating middle school art curriculum. It's all about engagement, building confidence, and scaffolding techniques. Similar to elementary, I like to use the elements of art and principles of design as the backbone of my middle school curriculum.

Here are 10 important lessons about teaching art that I've learned the hard way. I hope this list will help you avoid some of the more common mistakes Art teachers make. Since we're all going to make mistakes, we may as well make different ones and learn from each other!

We found the best middle school art projects online! Whether you are an art teacher teaching middle school students or have kids in middle school that you

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Check out a preview of this drawing curriculum here: Drawing Curriculum Preview This visual arts drawing curriculum is everything I use to teach a semester of high school art drawing but can be adapted for use in upper middle school art classes. With this bundle, you won’t have to plan a single day of a semester...

Middle School artists began the year by looking at the art Guiseppe Arcimboldo, a Renaissance painter who created portraits made up of other objects (such as fruit, vegetables and birds). The students took this concept and made it their own by filling their own silhouette with images of things that tell something about themselves. Students used pencil, ink and watercolors to complete their works.