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25 Amazing Books for Teaching about Art
Missy left on comment on a previous post: ” LOVE that you’ve included some of your favorite kids books! Any other books you’d recommend to the mom for reference for trying to teach her kids basic art...
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See a Heart, Share a Heart: 3rd Grade Photography Unit on Hearts
I was given a review copy of this new book See a Heart Share a Heart. The author takes photographs of hearts he comes across in daily life, from a leaf to a sidewalk crack to a moth. After reading...
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“I Heard You Can Draw!” Book Review
I was happy to receive a review copy of I Heard You Can Draw: A Story for Class Artists Everywhere, written by M. D. Savran, who is an art teacher and author/illustrator in the Tampa Bay area. I’m...
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Artsy Book Club
Did you join the Artsy Book Club on Facebook? It was started by Cassie Stephens. You should come join us! We are starting to work through the book One Drawing A Day: A 6-Week Course Exploring...
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Fruit and Flowers, Mice and Me!
Fruit and Flowers: I colored in the sketch that I showed you here. I mostly used colored pencils, watercolor pencils and watercolor paints. A Mouse: My 5th/6th graders are painting animals and my...
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Book Review & Giveaway: A Child’s Introduction to Art
I received a copy of a great new art history book to share with you! The book is A Child’s Introduction to Art: The World’s Greatest Paintings and Sculptures, written by Heather Alexander. The...
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On My Nightstand.. Books I’m Reading
I have a rare moment of quiet. My 4 year old is out to lunch with her cousins and my 4 month old is taking a nap. You know you’re a teacher when the first thing you think is.. “ooh! I can make some...
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Beautiful Oops Painting Project
Did you Celebrate Oops!? My kindergarten and first graders started this open-ended project by reading the book Beautiful Oops! by Barney Saltzberg. We were inspired by the page in the book that said,...
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25 Awesome Art Books for Kids
I’m back with another list of 25 more of my favorite art books! Be forewarned, this is a long post. I have given you extra details about the books and some ideas to spark your lesson planning. It is...
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Emily’s Blue Period – Personal Collages for 3rd Graders
Our school librarian introduced this book to me and I think it is such a sweet story. This book is called Emily’s Blue Period by Cathleen Daly. The illustrations are lovely. This is a story about...
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A World of Artist Journal Pages Review
I am excited to share with you the book A World of Artist Journal Pages. It just arrived in the mail yesterday and it is thick.. just full of inspiring art pages. And I am super excited because five...
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Stencil Craft Book Review and Giveaway
Hi! Just a quick note to let you know that I have a book review and giveaway on my personal art blog. There are pretty good odds of winning now! Check it out: Stencil Craft Book Review and...
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An Interview with Margaret Peot, author of Stencil Craft
Today I have the pleasure of sharing with you an interview with Margaret Peot, author of the new book Stencil Craft. Earlier this week I wrote a book review, with the chance to win copies of this book...
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Sand Art Book by Japanese Artist Naoshi & Giveaway!
I have an interesting and quirky book to show to you today. The book is called Ice Cream Work by Naoshi and the cool thing is that the pictures are made entirely of colored sand! I was given a copy...
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Pick and Draw Game
Hello friends, I hope you’ve had a good holiday break so far and a happy new year. You may have noticed one of my affiliate links on the side of my blog, which is Pick and Draw. I only tell you...
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A World of Your Own: Creativity Drawings
I have a fun creativity drawing project and excellent children’s book to share with you today. I came across this book called A World of Your Own by Laura Carlin and thought it looked intriguing, so I...
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Peanut Butter and Jellyfishes Book
I want to show you a beautiful book I discovered called Peanut Butter and Jellyfishes: A Very Silly Alphabet Book by Brian P. Clearly. The book was illustrated by Betsy E. Snyder and I think the...
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Books for the First Day of Art Class
I like to start the first art class of the year with a children’s book about art and something quick and easy to get the kids making art. Here are some of the books I have used over the years on the...
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Coloring Book Review and Giveaway!
**This is a cross-post from my personal art blog. To enter the giveaway for a free copy of this coloring book, please leave a comment on the original post.** Today I am part of a TLC Book Tour for a...
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Article in Arts & Activities Magazine
I’m pretty excited my article in the October issue of Arts & Activities is on the cover! I wrote about an art project my students did after learning about the artist William Wegman. I had the...
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