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Have Heart, a collage of text and magazines.

The Halfway Restart, Art Teacher Style

A 12 year art teacher and this year has been one of the hardest. Read how I picked myself up and got motivated for second semester.

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Teaching Tips for Hybrid and Virtual

THREE WEEKS IN HYBRID I have to start this post with a disclaimer: my first two and a half weeks of school has been a lot of putting out fires, just barely hanging on, and feeling a bit like a failure. But, as I rounded the corner into week three of teaching in hybrid, I…

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Wash your hands, then make art.

BACK TO SCHOOL, PANDEMIC, HYBRID & DISTANCE LEARNING STYLE

Back to school this year is like no other year. I have opted for smiling and nodding with every plan proposal, knowing that nothing is definite until that plan is in action in real time. Fully back to school, hybrid, distance learning, or other, there are endless possibilities for back to school. What works today…

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Elements of Design Worksheet Set

Check out my latest TPT product, an elements of design worksheet bundle, pictured above. As I approach the end to this very bizarre school year I have started to look ahead to next year. Many changes are coming my way and I am distracting myself from distance learning with planning for the future. Next year…

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A visual journal page of a sign that says "don't stop art."

Distance Learning – Visual Journals

Check out my distance learning plan for my classroom during the COVID-19 crisis, which focuses on visual journal s. Find instructions, resources, and more.

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Visual Journal Page 55: Bedtime Bear

When I realized what visual journal page I was blogging about today I was equal parts heart warmed and melancholy. This visual journal page is for my Kody Bear who lived a long 13.5 years, but went on to puppy heaven two and a half years ago. Kody Bear was sweet, snuggly *at his discretion,*…

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