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This page is currently being constructed, one little bit at a time as I find great tips and ideas. The most recent comes from Rachel Hessing Wintemberg (The Helpful Art Teacher) ... she describes her paint center and clean-up procedures here: No Sink? Here is an idea from Mary Vyktor Aarya Hansen on the Art Teacher's Facebook Group - she found these plastic lidded boxes from a .99 cent store in her area: Below are some photos from my middle school classroom. To store the paint overnight, I…

I am here today to spread the gospel of the glue sponge! If you haven’t fallen in love with glue sponges yet, then I’m guessing you haven’t tried them! I first learned about glue sponges from Smedley’s Kindergarten Smorgasbord. I thought it was a cool idea, but I also thought, “nah, I’m doing OK.” Glue sticks and bottled glue hadn’t yet become my enemies. Enter interactive notebooks. We started going through about 500 glue sticks a day. When we tried glue bottles, the phrase “dot, dot, not a…

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I have wanted curtians for a whole year, I even bought the fabric! But I knew curtians would block too much sunlight so next best, stain glass look. What you need: Tissue paper Scissors or paper cutte Electrical tape -1 small roll side note husband said this tape will eventually leave a residue :-( because of the baking by the sun Glue stick Step 1: cut your tissue paper and put a glue line on the window and stick your tissue paper on. This will hold and is easily removable and the window…

ORGANIZING, KEEPING TRACK, SAFETY, AND ADDRESSING THEFT............. The more time you spend trying to get organized, the easier it becomes. Take it in steps! Be kind to yourself and give yourself a pat on the back every time you get one section organized the way you like! It is definitely worth it to invest time in organization; keep trying and your efforts will pay off! An organized classroom is good for your mental health as well as the kids.' Studies show that neat, clean environments…

This year I want to try having a spot for everything in my room. This is one example. Each of the tables are colored and I have created supply kits for them. I think it will be nice to have them stored away from the table so that the kids don't have to deal with supplies that are not needed for the class period. I also think this will work well after school because I'm often sharing my space with community ed and other programs. When I came into this room there was a large paper storage…

ORGANIZING, KEEPING TRACK, SAFETY, AND ADDRESSING THEFT............. The more time you spend trying to get organized, the easier it becomes. Take it in steps! Be kind to yourself and give yourself a pat on the back every time you get one section organized the way you like! It is definitely worth it to invest time in organization; keep trying and your efforts will pay off! An organized classroom is good for your mental health as well as the kids.' Studies show that neat, clean environments…