Wel­come to Teach Kids Art!

I’m Cheryl, and I’m so glad you’re here! When it comes to kids’ art, I’m a super-fan. There’s some­thing so charming about the per­son­al­ity, char­ac­ter, and spon­tane­ity found in the art kids cre­ate.

After teaching Art to kids in grades K and up for over 20 years, I’m excited to share all I’ve learned with YOU. It’s my passion to help teachers and families share the JOY of ART with the kids in their life. Noth­ing is more inspir­ing than watch­ing kids of all ages dis­cover their abil­ity to be creative!

Hid­den inside the cre­ative process are incred­i­ble ben­e­fits. Art gives kids the free­dom to make choices where there isn’t just one “right” answer. This encour­ag­es crit­i­cal think­ing and self-expression. Plus, it devel­ops the skills of analy­sis, prob­lem solv­ing, inven­tion, and reflec­tion.… the same thought processes used by today’s greatest thinkers, innovators, and lead­ers. And best of all, kids love it!!

I have a degree in art and an art ed cre­den­tial, but I’ve learned that you don’t need to be an “artist” or have an art back­ground your­self to teach the basics of art to kids. All you need are good lessons to fol­low (like fol­low­ing a recipe), interest, enthusiasm, and a desire to learn!

Through the years, I’ve had the privilege of teaching Art to kids from kindergarten through high school (and beyond) in a variety of settings…. public school, private school, charter school, homeschool, summer camps, and even teaching Painting and Ceramics to differently-abled adults at our local community college. This wide range of experiences taught me so much. Now I’m eager to continue sharing all I’ve learned to help others find their own success teaching Art to kids!

I’ve devel­oped hun­dreds of suc­cess­ful art lessons for kids. My goal now is to make my lessons acces­si­ble, so more kids can ben­e­fit from them.  Many of my lessons are available for FREE on this website. You can also find detailed step-by-step tutorials in my TPT store. I hope you’ll enjoy using my lessons to share the JOY of ART with the kids in YOUR life!

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