Ahh, I have made it through the first week (fine, four days...) of school. It wasn't so bad! It seemed long and tiring after two months of summer though.
The art room rules and consequences I shared last week went over well, and the kiddos all seem excited to hear about my new "Art Buck" reward system next week. I'd be interested to hear if anyone else has a reward system in place in their classroom? It really isn't something I'm crazy about, but I'm trying it out this year. Do you love yours?
We concluded class by creating Ed Emberley drawings together.
I told the kids that I was "quizzing" them to see how respectfully they listen and follow directions and how safely and responsibly they use the art tools. I also reminded them to try their best! (Since those are my three art rules, it was a fun way to reinforce them).
Each grade drew a different, simple animal. I told them they were creating "creatures" and that if they weren't listening and following directions that they wouldn't be able to finish their "creatures." I explained and drew out each step without showing them the end product... making them guess. It was funny to hear what they thought we were drawing. At the end, I let them go crazy, add details, and make their animals their own. Then we looked at the class' artwork and realized that we were all given the same directions to create our animals, but our animals all turned out different. The objective of this activity (besides reinforcing the art rules) was that different is okay!
Kinder Caterpillars
First Grade Cats
Second Grade Frogs
Third Grade Owls
I was pleased with how this lesson turned out... very positive, creative, informative, and a little bit goofy. What first day lessons did you teach this year? Were they golden oldies or something new?
-Jayme
The Green Paintbrush
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