Mija Teaches Art

Bike Rodeo! 🚲🎨

When you have a Bike Rodeo day, so you throw in an @artforkidshub “drawing a bike” video, but you encourage students to make it their own, and you get such fun and creative artworks from your 1st grade artists! 🤩😍 Man, Godzilla on a bike, made my day!

4th and 5th graders + satellite images of rivers + posca markers = 😍

Our school was lucky to get a chance to submit questions to astronauts in space! They will answer them live at our upcoming STEAM Fair in March and we are creating space themed art to display at the fair. 3rd grade worked in pairs to research a satellite and create art inspired by it. They are looking fantastic!!

K-3 students will be starting a PBL (project-based learning) unit on Force and Energy. A PBL lasts several weeks and students show off their learning at an end of unit community exhibition. This is the perfect opportunity to have a science and art integrated art gallery to display at the final exhibition! 1st grade learned about centrifugal force and created spin art!! 😍

Students really loved drawing Ancient Greek patterns on gold scratch paper. This lesson was a hit with third grade and is shared in my Lesson Library at mijateachesart.com 😍

Sharing a copy of my emergency sub plans for anyone interested! We are getting into that time of year 🤧 https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/197JVrZhUMXvIEDfyV7f9L0WvCe3A5NcRf_CUHdeSnVQ/copy

Gobble gobble with my first grade artists. They loved using the rubbing plates!

Routines help create a safe, structured, and engaged space for students to learn, create, and develop critical artistic behaviors and mindsets. On the blog, I share 4 important routines that have transformed how I teach. What are your favorite routines in your art room? https://www.mijateachesart.com/blog-1/art-routines

This evening we celebrated the life of our fellow educator and friend, Noah. On the blog, I share his legacy of love and a glimpse into the process of dealing with the grief that comes with losing a dear member of our school community. https://www.mijateachesart.com/blog-1/grief

purrrrr…. 😻