Art class organization

ORGANIZING, KEEPING TRACK, SAFETY, AND ADDRESSING THEFT............. The more time you spend trying to get organized, the easier it becomes. Take it in steps! Be kind to yourself and give yourself a pat on the back every time you get one section organized the way you like! It is definitely worth it to invest time in organization; keep trying and your efforts will pay off! An organized classroom is good for your mental health as well as the kids.' Studies show that neat, clean environments…

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Its half way through my teaching cycle. Creating, balancing and managing an art room is crucial when I see each class only fifteen times per year.

Despite having three wonderful, separate sink areas in the art room, my students and I all gravitate to the low sink at the right of the room. Today, at clean-up with my 4th graders who had major paint stuff to clean, I, out of the blue, assigned each of my three table "islands" their own sink. The helpers dealing with cleaning up all of the water containers received rights to the low sink. WOW! It was awesome. No traffic jams, no impatient hands washing hands over hands. And all three sinks…

Ever wondered how an organized art teacher stores their old lesson plans and samples? What's the best way to plan a theme-based art unit? I'll show you.

We all know how it goes, you start the year full force ready to conquer every day of class but inevitably life, stress, exhaustion, and time throw a wrench into things. Here are some awesome things I am trying to do this year that I hope I keep doing (And will try my absolute best to do so) this year and the next! PBIS! This is where our PBIS stuff happens in the Art Room. The numbers are velcro and change throughout class based on behavior (That 2 was the first day of art, UGH) the scale is…

My classroom is unique because it has six color-coded tables, each representing one color of the rainbow. This system keeps my classroom…

While most teachers are celebrating the end of another school year, I find myself feeling like this year flew by faster than any other. Only in my new classroom a little over two moths, June 11th seemed incredibly early to pack up for summer. Maybe being the second time I packed up this school year has something to do with it.... I decided to take my time and take pictures I packed. Here are some of my tips and tricks for classroom management, just little things that help my classroom run…

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