Amalgamate
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South Carolina, United States
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I jumped around for awhile before deciding that art was where I wanted to stay. I have been a teacher's aide, long-term substitute, classroom teacher, tutor, and summer camp teacher for grades K-12. I have taught art, computer, foods and nutrition, Bible, and after-school science.
My store name -- Amalgamate -- came about because I like to mix and unite my favorite things instead of sticking to one area.
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Intro to Art: What is art and its purpose? *Editable Powerpoint*
An editable Powerpoint presentation for your Art 1 class. Note: The title slides are not editable.
This 23-slide lesson presents the questions “What is art?” and “What is the purpose of art?” It gives a modern definition of art, briefly discusses whether the definition is affected by the time period or who the artist is, and covers the following 6 purposes of art: functional, religious/ceremonial, artistic expression, narrative, persuasive, and aesthetic. The final 4 slides are of images that a
7th - 10th
Art, Visual Arts
Bell Work for Art Class: 45 Prompts
**Updated on 8/17/14. If you bought this product before then, an updated version has been added.**
This Powerpoint contains 45 questions or prompts to give to art students at the beginning of class. It is Bell Work (or Bell Ringers) and is great for that first 5 minutes when you are getting things set up and under control.
The purpose of these prompts is to get creativity flowing and help expand students' imaginations. They include a mix of sketching and writing assignments. A few examples are
7th - 12th
Art, Creative Writing, Visual Arts
Introduction to Typing
Typing is Not for Turtles: Where to place fingers for faster typing
Most of my elementary students could type decently by pecking with 2 fingers before beginning the class. To get them interested, I emphasized how much FASTER they could type by using every finger and proper hand placement, which is how the title "Typing is Not for Turtles" came about. If that's too cheesy for your classroom, the Powerpoint is editable.
This download is a Powerpoint of 12 slides (plus the intro slide), each wit
2nd - 6th
Computer Science - Technology
Showing vs. Telling: Bundle Pack
This product is a bundle of the following:
Live Action Exercise
1-page PDF of a class exercise that helps students understand how to describe emotions. This is a bonus sheet that is included only in this bundle.
Showing vs. Telling: Powerpoint Lesson.
This 28-slide presentation teaches the difference between showing and telling in writing. It covers what they are, why and when each is used, and tricks for adding more “showing” elements. The lesson can be spread among 2 or more days to prevent
7th - 10th
Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing
Spanish 1 Bell Work: 10 days for the beginner *Editable Powerpoint*
This product contains 10 days of Spanish 1 bell work (or bell ringer) to begin the class at the beginning of the year.
The start of a language class can be intimidating and overwhelming because of all the new information. This bell work is for those first couple of weeks, when students know practically nothing about Spanish except what they have seen at Taco Bell. The tasks are fairly simple and are meant to encourage students instead of overwhelm.
The Powerpoint is editable so that you can d
6th - 11th
Spanish
Show, Don't Tell: 16 Writing Prompts
This product is part of the Showing vs. Telling: Bundle Pack.
This product contains 2 Powerpoint presentations with writing prompts for students to practice “Show, Don’t Tell.”
The first Powerpoint contains 7 writing prompts that require descriptions. In the preview, these have a red border.
The next Powerpoint contains 9 emotion prompts, 5 of which have examples in the Notes section of the presentations. Emotions are a critical area for showing the reader instead of telling. If you write “Mi
7th - 10th
Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing
Winter Art Lesson Bundle Pack
This bundle contains 2 Powerpoint (.pptx) presentations. The first slideshow introduces 4 winter-themed arts: gingerbread houses, snow sculptures, ice sculptures, and paper snowflakes. Teacher notes are included with each slide to explain the areas and offer fun facts. This slideshow is great as an intro before beginning a winter or Christmas-themed project. Its purpose is to introduce beginning art students to art media besides the usual (painting, drawing, ceramics, etc.).
The 2nd presentati
6th - 11th
Visual Arts
Careers in Art and Food
While earning a degree in art, the only careers I heard much about were teaching, museum work, advertising, or "starving" artists, but there are so many more careers that benefit from creativity and artistic knowledge. The Careers in Art Powerpoints introduce students to other career possibilities -- either in art or other fields where an art background is useful -- and inspires them by showing people who have successfully found their niche with art and design.
Careers in Art and Food describes
9th - 12th, Higher Education
Family Consumer Sciences, Visual Arts
Careers in Body Art: Combining visual art and the human body
A presentation about artists who use the human body as their canvas
While earning a degree in art, the only careers I heard much about were teaching, museum work, advertising, or "starving" artists, but there are many more careers that benefit from creativity and artistic knowledge. The purpose of the Careers in Art presentations is to introduce students to other career possibilities -- either in art or other fields where an art background is useful -- and to inspire them by showing people who
9th - 12th, Higher Education
Anatomy, Visual Arts
Showing vs. Telling: Powerpoint Lesson
This product is part of the Showing vs. Telling: Bundle Pack.
This Powerpoint lesson teaches the difference between showing and telling in writing. It covers what they are, why and when each is used, and tricks for adding more “showing” elements. Extra information is in the Notes section of some of the slides. The lesson can be spread among 2 or more days to prevent overload.
No part of this product may be sold, given away, or posted online. Your purchase grants the use of this product to one
7th - 10th
Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing
Artificial Food Colors: A presentation for educators
Are artificial colors worth keeping in school? This file contains a Powerpoint presentation (.pptx) and Word document (.docx) that address that question.
The slideshow presents information to educators and school officials about the possible link between artificial food colors and behavior issues that effect classroom management. The Word document contains 2 inspirational stories from mothers, a sample letter to parents, and a few additional online resources.
This download is recommended for a
PreK - 8th
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About the store
Experience
I jumped around for awhile before deciding that art was where I wanted to stay. I have been a teacher's aide, long-term substitute, classroom teacher, tutor, and summer camp teacher for grades K-12. I have taught art, computer, foods and nutrition, Bible, and after-school science.
My store name -- Amalgamate -- came about because I like to mix and unite my favorite things instead of sticking to one area.
Teaching style
There are 4 core things that I want students to receive in art class: an appreciation for art, knowledge of the basic fundamentals of design, development of skills, and the confidence to be creative. Art is one subject where it is okay to make mistakes, and I allow students to try techniques and ideas for themselves rather than show them how a project should look. Otherwise, they will simply copy me rather than learn for themselves. I believe encouraging creativity builds on students’ problem-solving skills that will carry over to other areas.
Awards & shining teacher moments
A principal gave me the "Lifesaver Award" for coming in at the middle of the school year to teach Computer Skills when they had no one.
My own education history
BFA in Visual Art, concentration in painting and drawing
Additional biographical information
My other interests include gardening, crafts, health and nutrition, reading, baking, writing, and watching stand-up comedy shows.
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