Posted by: TeachingArtontheCheap on: November 26, 2009
November was busy, and I wrapped up the lessons about 7 elements of art. All classes had at least 7 lessons focusing on the basic elements of art, and some had extra lessons delving into certain concepts more deeply. My in-school volunteering hours topped 79 this month, for a total of 241 hours so far [...]
Posted by: TeachingArtontheCheap on: September 23, 2009
During the first week of class, the second, third, fourth and fifth graders answered a written survey about their opinions and ideas about art. Here are some results I found interesting: Kids who say they are Often or Always good at art (as opposed to sometimes or never): 2nd grade: 50% 3rd grade: 50% 4th [...]
Posted by: TeachingArtontheCheap on: August 30, 2009
I scoured the web for basic art assessments but only came up with rubrics for assessing art portfolios… During my first visit into each classroom I will be doing basic assessments, whole group with the K/1 crowd and then written (xeroxed onto one sided “mistake” copies, of course) with the 2/3 and 4/5 graders. I [...]
