Elementary School Art Room

Finally took some pictures of the art room in the elementary school. I have this white board in my room that is not magnetic so I treat it more as a bulletin board. This year it is all about color.

Last year I put red duct tape on the shades. The shades in most of the rooms are in pretty bad shape. I keep mine at the same level all year long because it is so hard to get them up and down. In this corner I have drawing books and stencils for students to use when they have extra time.

The Word Tree

This is new for me. Trying to include vocabulary visually.

Sink area and supply shelves. One thing I wish I had is a closet. All of my shelves are open. The bulletin board is where I post what artists we are studying in each grade.

Have a rug area in my room and lots of books for lesson plans and student use. The birds on the window are for incentive. Each time the class has a good session the bird moves. When it gets to the end of the windows they will have a special art day.

I never have enough wall space for everything so my chalk board holds quite a few things: elements of art and principles of design, current element-shape, discipline posters. Keep forgetting to get a longer extension cord for my desk. Didn't take picture of my desk because it has already started to contain piles. Looking for ideas of how to store artwork that is in process. 

Soar Into Art: Elementary Art Room

This week just flew by. Spent 3 days working in my elementary school art room. Probably need 3 more. Decided to make pennants for my room this year. Bought scrap book paper, created a template for the size/shape and laminated all of them. Used letters I had and attached them with funtak. My main colors this year are green and orange and I am using birds for my theme.

This is my free art area. Keep supplies here that students may use freely. Still need to finish up the bulletin board.

This, I'm sure many of you have seen on pinterest. Made one to use for classroom management this year. Getting rid of some furniture in my room that takes up too much space and trying to consolidate. My room has no closet so it's hard to keep everything neat looking all of the time. Hoping to finish this room up the beginning of next week. Will photograph everything to show you!

KEEP THE ART ROOM HEALTHY! NO MORE COOKIE CUTTER PROJECTS!

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Elementary Art Room

First day of school was great!  We had an awesome chapel at middle school and fun with 5 & 6 orientation.  Went over to the elementary school and taught my 3rd graders.  For all of my elementary classes we are looking at Piet Mondrian.  Third graders drew trees and than used chalk pastels in white, grey and black. Will have some on the blog next week.

This is my wall of windows.  Both of my art rooms have great natural light.

This wall starts with my carpet corner, the door to the faculty room, garbage and sink.

This is the marker board above the rug.  I put my artist who is in the spotlight there.  Next to that is a bookshelf with supplies.  Students may help themselves to these supplies after they have finished their project.

Another choice for free time is the rug area.  The books are very popular.  Love my bookcase that was donated.

This is the corner at the other end of the window wall.  This is my desk area.  The cars on the shades are revved up for good behavior.  

My chalk boards which I mainly use to draw examples and hold art elements and principles.  The WRITE YOUR NAME bulletin board I got from Art with Mr. E.

This is the continuation of the sink wall.  The door to the hallway is to the right.  The bulletin board is where I display what artist's each grade has studied.