March 5th, 2014 is World Read Aloud Day! Every year, on the first Wednesday in March, Litworld (a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting literacy around the globe) mobilizes children and adults everywhere to advocate for literacy as a basic human right belonging to all people. Reading aloud is a natural way to celebrate the written word and to share it with … [Read more...]
Art Ed Blog of the Year Finalist
I was honored to be a finalist in the Art of Education's Art Ed Blog of the Year for 2013. Their website is a valuable source of information and inspiration for anyone teaching Art to kids. Be sure to follow the Art of Education for daily articles and relevant professional development designed just for Art teachers! … [Read more...]
Vote for Teach Kids Art!
Voting is open for the 2013 Art Ed Blog of the Year ....and I would love your vote! I'm honored to be one of 20 Art Ed blogs that have been nominated for this annual contest by the Art of Education. Voting is open through Friday, February 7th, so check out these 20 inspiring Art Ed blogs and take a minute to cast your vote here. You can vote for as many or as few as you want. … [Read more...]
Online Art Ed Conference
On January 25th, 2014, over a thousand Art teachers will join together online for The Art of Education's Winter 2014 Online Art Ed Conference. If you're not already one of them, why not sign up right now? It's quick and easy to register. This is the only online conference just for Art teachers, with no traveling necessary... you can attend from home! And in case you can't make … [Read more...]
Teachers On Pinterest
Pinterest has become the go-to source for inspiration for teachers. I could get lost for hours in this sea of creative ideas! In an effort to engage with the teaching community in an even bigger way, the folks at Pinterest have created a new collection of boards just for teachers, called Teachers On Pinterest. Here you'll find boards organized by grade (pre-K thru 6th), and … [Read more...]
Volunteering as an Art Educator
Opportunities abound for volunteering as an Art Educator! If you've got a little extra free time this summer, why not take advantage of this chance to share your expertise with others in your community? This summer, I'm teaching Art classes for the elderly residents at a local retirement home.... a completely new experience for me! With new experiences come new challenges, … [Read more...]
National Online Conference for Art Teachers
The first ever online conference for Art educators is coming soon! Jessica Balsey and her team at AOE (Art of Education) have put together an exciting line up of high quality presentations for this special event on Monday, June 25th - just for Art teachers. Each presentation will be short (about 10 minutes, like a TED Talk), relevant, and inspiring. Presentations will cover … [Read more...]
New Year – New Beginnings
It's a new year, and along with that comes new beginnings. People often choose January as a time to start something new, or to stop something that isn't working for them. It's a time for resolutions and changes. This new year brought big changes to my family, but unlike resolutions, they weren't changes made by choice. Shortly before Christmas, my dad passed away.... just … [Read more...]
Hello, WordPress!
Finally.... Teach Kids Art on Wordpress is up and running! Making the move from Blogger to Wordpress has been quite a stretch for me, but I've learned a lot in the process, and I hope it will make my lessons and ideas more searchable and more sharable! So, explore my new site, check out the drop-down menus and organization I added, and let me know what you think. Thanks for … [Read more...]
Coming Soon!
Four years ago, I started Teach Kids Art with the goal of getting all my lesson plans online for others to use, so more kids could have Art in their life. As my collection of lessons grew, I realized my site had to be better organized if anyone could ever hope to find what they were looking for! So, with that in mind, I decided to move my site from Blogger to Wordpress. There … [Read more...]