Mrs Knights Smartest Artists
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Cumming, Georgia, United States
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K-12 art teacher since 1992 - focusing on hands-on, integrated learning experiences.
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321 Art: written reflection/self-assessment
*Also available in the Everything Art Bundle*
This is a quick and easy assessment form for students to use when they complete an art project. Hand-drawn for a fun, sketchbook style presentation. I like to have students complete these, then do a pair share with a classmate - great way to incorporate writing in the art room.
Suitable for elementary level.
1st - 5th
English Language Arts, Visual Arts
Mystery Drawings - set of five, K-5 classroom or art room activity
*Also available in the Everything Art Bundle* *Also available in the Art Integration for the Elementary Classroom Bundle* Mystery drawings are drawings students create without knowing what the picture will be - a great exercise for listening skills and reinforcing vocabulary. I have used these successfully in my K-5 art room for many years and the kids love them. They are perfect for days when you want the students to be focused and engaged - I like to use them during the last week of school or
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Other (Math), Visual Arts, Vocabulary
Clay Art Vocabulary handout/poster
Here is a great resource for your clay vocabulary needs for elementary and middle school. It is hand-drawn for that sketchbook feel and can be distributed as handouts or printed large on a poster maker - your school probably has one!
Fantastic for a traditional or choice based art room - also available in the Art Media and Vocabulary bundle for a discounted rate, as well as the Everything Art Bundle.
K - 8th
Visual Arts, Vocabulary
Shape explosion - beginning perspective drawing activity
*Also available in the Everything Art Bundle*
This is a step-by-step drawing lesson to teach students about one-point perspective. I use it in my classroom with 4th grade students. It also includes practice with unity and variety, organic/geometric shapes, and allows for personal design choices.
When I teach this lesson, I demonstrate on the whiteboard as students follow the steps on the handout. It is a tried and true introduction to some beginning perspective drawing techniques. One page is th
3rd - 8th
Visual Arts
Mystery Drawings round 2 - for the K-5 art room or classroom, 5 new drawings
*Also available in the Everything Art Bundle* *Also available in the Art Integration for the Elementary Classroom Bundle* By popular demand, I am offering a brand new set of Mystery Drawings, round 2! I have added large finished examples with detail ideas as well as a "how-to" list. Mystery drawings are drawings students create without knowing what the picture will be - a great exercise for listening skills and reinforcing vocabulary. I have used these successfully in my K-5 art room for many ye
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For All Subjects, Other (Math), Visual Arts
How to Draw Block and Bubble Letters
*Also available in the Everything Art Bundle*
*Also available in the Art Integration for the Elementary Classroom Bundle*
A simple hand drawn instructional guide to drawing basic block and bubble letters. For younger and older students - have them hand-draw their report covers and presentations instead of letting the computer do all the work. :)
2nd - 8th
English Language Arts, Handwriting, Visual Arts
Shape to Form: drawing from flat to 3-D
*Also available in the Everything Art Bundle*
This is a hand drawn illustration and step-by-step instruction on how to draw 3-D forms, like spheres, cones, cubes, etc.
I use this in my K-5 classroom every year and I would recommend it to be most useful from grades 3-8. It would be a fantastic resource for a choice based art room, or even in math class. Also available as part of the Drawing Practice Bundle for a discounted rate.
2nd - 8th
Math, Visual Arts
BUNDLE- 9 Art Media and Vocabulary Handouts
*Also available in the Everything Art Bundle* Updated 03/21 to include *FORMAT* Updated 10/19 to include *DRAWING* Updated 07/17 to include *COMPOSITION* This is a collection of nine hand-drawn media vocabulary sheets for painting, printmaking, collage, clay, sculpture, composition, drawing, and format as well as a Know Your Media handout - these products are available individually, but in the bundle, they are offered at a discounted rate. They can be used as sketchbook handouts or enlarged for
3rd - 12th
Visual Arts, Vocabulary
Mystery Drawings: seasons & holidays
This is a set of Mystery Drawings for special occasions - the first five are Summer Beach Day, Spring Chickens, Chinese New Year (2021 Ox), Fall (Cat in a Pumpkin, which was a free sample in October 2020) and Winter (Snowman Lane). More seasonal and holiday drawings will be added throughout the year. The price will increase as I add more - but if you buy early you will eventually get them all for the lower price - great deal! Mystery Drawings are so much fun for students of all ages - by listeni
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Creative Writing, Visual Arts
Mystery drawings, round 3
It's finally here - thank you so much for the great feedback on the first two sets! *Also available in the Everything Art Bundle* *Also available in the Art Integration for the Elementary Classroom Bundle* Mystery drawings are drawings students create without knowing what the picture will be - a great exercise for listening skills and reinforcing vocabulary. I have used these successfully in my K-5 art room for many years and the kids love them. They are perfect for days when you want the studen
Not Specific
English Language Arts, Math, Visual Arts
Printmaking Art Vocabulary handout/poster
Here is a helpful handout for your printmaking vocabulary needs at the elementary and middle school level. You can also print it poster size on your school's poster maker. It is hand-drawn for that sketchbook feel.
Fantastic for a traditional or choice based art room - also available in the Art Media and Vocabulary bundle for a discounted rate, as well as the Everything Art Bundle.
K - 8th
Visual Arts, Vocabulary
3 subjects in art: portrait, landscape, still life
*Also available in the Everything Art Bundle*
These three handouts are perfect for the elementary and middle school art room. Keep in sketchbooks or enlarge on whiteboard, even print out as posters! All the info a student needs to understand a portrait, a landscape, a still life and how to create each. Includes composition tips, artists to research, and vocabulary. Great for a choice-based classroom or when students are selecting their own subject matter.
Also available as part of the Jump Start
K - 8th
Visual Arts
Year-at-a-glance Art Lesson Planning List
*Also available in the Everything Art Bundle*
This is a form I use to help me plan my "year at a glance." I organize my lesson ideas here, and look at all the media/styles/connections they involve, trying to hit as many as possible and not overload on the same one too many times. Once it seems well-balanced, then I move into the lesson plan writing mode. Here's the order I use:
1. Write in my most important objectives that are specific to the unit/grading period.
2. Hit Pinterest for all the
K - 8th
Visual Arts
Color in Bloom color wheels, two levels
*Also available in the Everything Art Bundle*
Color in Bloom color wheels include a simple version with only primary and secondary colors, and an advanced one that includes neutrals and intermediate/ tertiary colors. These are great for students to fill with color individually, or enlarged to use as a reference in your classroom. The store logo will not show on your downloaded item.
K - 5th
Other (Science), Visual Arts
Observational Drawing: Gesture and Contour exercises
*Also available in the Everything Art Bundle*
This is a 4 page hand-drawn set with instructions for teaching observational drawing with gesture and contour exercises. The set includes: 1 cover sheet, 1 vocab and materials information sheet, 1 gesture line handout and 1 contour line handout. There are many illustrations with tips and step-by-step instructions. These can be projected onto a whiteboard or printed out for student sketchbooks, or even enlarged into posters.
I have used this method w
4th - 12th
Visual Arts
"inchies" drawing activity, 2 sheets
*Also available in the Everything Art Bundle*
*Update - this now includes the second inchies sheet called "Inchies x 3"*
This is a great sheet to have in the student portfolios for early finishers, sub days, independent work. I like to use a theme with mine like "about me" or "dream collection." Remind the students that inchies are different from thumbnail sketches because they are fully developed, miniature artworks.
Works great with the free download "Art Starters idea sheets"
K - 12th
Visual Arts
Painting Art Vocabulary handout/poster for water-based paints
This handout is perfect for a young painter working in tempera, acrylic, or watercolor. Hand drawn illustrations offer supplies and technique tips for a sketchbook or to print large for the art room wall on your school's poster maker. Fantastic for a traditional or choice based art room - also available in the Art Media and Vocabulary bundle for a discounted rate, as well as the Everything Art Bundle.
2nd - 8th
Visual Arts, Vocabulary
Make it! Planning and reflection sheet for Art
*Also available in the Everything Art Bundle* This is a fun, hand-drawn sketchbook type planning and reflection sheet to be used for a variety of art activities from grades 3-8. Pass out the sheets at the beginning of a unit or activity and use them again at the end to reflect on the learning.
3rd - 8th
Visual Arts
the Everything Art Bundle: a growing bundle for the art room
A growing bundle from my art room to yours! This bundle includes all the paid resources from my store that are specifically for the art room, which is now over 40 items. My products are mostly hand-drawn and black & white for a sketchbook feel. New products will be added from time to time, and once you have purchased the bundle, you have access to them without further cost, even if the price of the bundle goes up! The price is more than a 20% discount from buying the items individually, and eve
K - 8th
Art History, Visual Arts, Writing
"The Art Stack" Critique and Reflection
*Also available in the Everything Art Bundle* I had a few different reflection/ critique sheets I liked to use with my 2-5 grade artists, and this is what I made to combine what I think are the most effective parts into a single page. There is a portion to get together with a peer and critique each other, as well as sections for bragging, sharing concepts we learned, and making changes. The kids really like using them when we pull them out of our portfolios for reflection. Also available as part
1st - 5th
Visual Arts
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About the store
Experience
K-12 art teacher since 1992 - focusing on hands-on, integrated learning experiences.
Teaching style
Everyone can create.
Art is work, not magic. But it can be magical.
Art is seeing, feeling, pondering, understanding the ideas of another.
It's that thing that connects us to other people throughout time and across the globe, and also to the classmates you share a table with this afternoon.
Everyone needs art - some just don't really know what it is yet, and that's why we must have it in schools. Creation is the highest level of learning - art is the thread that links all the academic subjects to our own personal lives. Art enhances other subjects and at the same time stands alone as a unique and irreplaceable learning experience.
In my class, academic subjects are constantly being reinforced, because Art is (and has always been) in everything - in writing, science, math, technology, history, life!
Art can be fast, slow, funny, sad. It can be weird. It can be pretty. It can be smart.
Awards & shining teacher moments
My school named me an honor teacher in 1999-2000, 2013, 2014, 2015 and I was named Teacher of the Year for 2000-01 and 2018-19. My blog, Mrs. Knight's Smartest Artists, has also won several awards.
My own education history
I have a BFA degree in Drawing and Painting from the University of Southern Mississippi and I earned my teacher certification at the University of Georgia.
Additional biographical information
I am a painter, potter, and printmaker and I have also worked as a muralist. I am the wife of Chef Alan and the mother of Kinsey and Mak. I love sharing the world of art with my students everyday and discovering new ways to solve problems through creative thinking.
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