I Heart Art

The first grade teachers at my school each take one of the following subjects to teach during an afternoon rotation at the end of the day: art, P.E., social studies, and science.

This year I am teaching art during our rotation. I love art. I not only visit other teaching blogs, but I also have a list of art blogs that I view (not to mention the quilting blogs).

We have quite a supportive P.T.O. They purchased this art program for our school:

You can find out more information about the program here.

"Tear Art Creature" was the name of our last art lesson. No scissors or pencils for this one! Tearing and a generous amount of glue was all that was needed.

How can you not love children's art? Their creativity AMAZES me. These creatures have so much character! 

I have a dear friend, Jane, who is an artist. She is generous with her art. She made this flag for me.

I pinned it on the wall next to my desk in my classroom, so I could enjoy it each day. And daily, I read the sayings on the cards. They nourish my soul. I just simply awe at the CREATIVITY!

Here's a closer look at the last card:

I remember Carol Ann Tomlinson speaking about multiple pathways to learning at the CAG conference. 

I hope we use ART as one of those pathways. 

Let's remember to nurture the artist in all our students!