August is Here!

Whenever August appears on the calendar I start to get back into school mode. The summer always goes so fast and I never get done all I want to but it has been great. Now it's time to schedule lesson planning and setting up the art rooms.
Today was my first day of school work. I unpacked one of my art orders and brought home all of my resources on Greek art for 7th grade.

A few years back I started training with IDE - Innovative Designs for Education. This training is used to create  Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classrooms. I love this type of teaching because it makes me a facilitator who is able to spend more time with my students. My next couple of posts I want to share with you what works in the art room using this method of teaching.

7th Grade Greek Vases

Students in 7th grade learned about the ancient Greeks through their artwork.  They learned about vase shapes and their uses, the different patterns they incorporated into their artwork and their gods and goddesses.  Students chose a vase shape and a god and drew them.  They used watercolors to add color and labelled their pieces with the name of the vase and god.