Welcome 2018...
I am not a natural "workout lover". I would say I am more of a food lover. There are many things that I love that are not healthy:...
Winter Projects Before Break
The days leading up to winter break can be daunting. I've just got a brand new group of students, parent-teacher conferences at night,...
Ugly Sweater Vest
So I was trying to think of a way to incorporate more writing across the curriculum and I came up with a lesson having students rewrite...
Seasonal Still Life Drawings
In school in PA, when you are competing against snow flurries and winter break is quickly approaching, my philosophy is "if you can't...
End of trimester one...
I haven't posted in a while because I have been sick and with the rush to get grades finalized as trimester one came to an end, I needed...
Texture Turkey Bowls
These are too cute not to share so humor me. One of my 6th grade classes made Clay Texture Turkey Bowls by combining slab and pinch-pot...
Almost Thanksgiving... Who's Ready for a Break?
I'm sure some of you are counting down the days like I am until we're off to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday but we can't go on break...
I like to... Move it! Kinetic Art
It's really funny what motivates kids. Since my 7th graders were so interested the whole idea of Op Art encouraging movement of the eye,...
Inspirational Type Posters
Some of my 8th grade students are hard to engage. With only a few weeks left in the trimester I knew that their next project needed to...
Tessellations
Middle school review: a shape that repeats infinitely across a plane without any spaces or overlaps is called a tessellation. My 6th...