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Perkasie, Pennsylvania, United States
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Being an art teacher gives me the opportunity to help children develop essential skills that nurture creativity, compassion, and innovation. I'm entering my seventeenth year of teaching Elementary Art in the Philadelphia area, and I'm proud to have worked across a wide range of educational settings—including private, parochial, public, and non-profit schools.
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Preview of Art Room posters and signs

Art Room posters and signs

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This bundle includes: 1. Art class rules, consequences and classroom jobs 2. Art standards, enduring understandings, and essential questions 3. 3 Categories of Art, Subjects in Art, how to get an idea, what to do with a mistake, what to do when you spill water 4. How to sit on the rug, how to paint and how to glue 5. What is Line, shape and texture
Preview of Signs for art classroom

Signs for art classroom

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Five signs that will aid in instruction and help students understand big ideas in art including: 1. Big Categories of Art 2. Subject matters in Art 3. What to do when you can't think of an art idea 4. What to do when you make a mistake in art 5. What to do when you spill water These can be printed as posters and displayed in the classroom for easy access. Or they can be printed smaller and included in a student sketchbook or workbook.
Preview of Art Vocab SIgns

Art Vocab SIgns

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49 of the most commonly used art vocab words. Each word has a simple explanation and image to illustrate the idea. These are perfect for creating a word wall, bulletin board or word of the day.
Preview of Miro Inspired Creative Creature Lesson and Resources

Miro Inspired Creative Creature Lesson and Resources

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This lesson bundle includes a lesson plan, student reflection activity, rubric, informational flyer, and multiple display images to accompany the displayed student artwork.
Preview of Step by step how to sit, paint and glue procedure visuals

Step by step how to sit, paint and glue procedure visuals

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Simple directions and images to teach students the correct procedures for sitting on the rug, gluing, and painting. These visuals will help students learn how to properly use materials in the art room.
Preview of Visuals to teach Shape, Line and Texture

Visuals to teach Shape, Line and Texture

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Three visuals that can be printed and displayed in the classroom for reference during instruction or art making. The first shows many different line styles. The second image explains the difference between implied textures and actual texture. The third image explains the difference between organic and geometric shapes. Each has images that help emergent readers or ELL students understand the information more easily.
Preview of Artists quotes with writing prompt pintables

Artists quotes with writing prompt pintables

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36 famous artists quotes and related writing prompt to encourage critical thinking. Students will respond to these inspirational quotes and engaging questions to help develop their personal art aesthetic and practice explaining their opinion. This is a great way to begin or end a lesson as a bellringer or a ticket out the door. They prompts can be printed into a packet or cut into individual smaller papers.
Preview of Art Standards, Enduring Understandings and Essential Questions

Art Standards, Enduring Understandings and Essential Questions

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These ready made signs can be displayed in your classroom and accompany a bulletin display to help students understand the deeper meaning and purposes that art can provide. The simple images help make the information easy to understand even for emergent readers. It is important to advocate for art and explain the many benefits it offers students.
Preview of Art Class Rules, Consequences and Jobs

Art Class Rules, Consequences and Jobs

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These printable posters are the perfect displays to set clear behavior expectations for any art classroom. The first lists 3 rules: 1. Listen carefully 2. Respect others and 3. Take care of supplies. The second poster lists 3 consequences: 1. Set goal with teacher 2. Communication home and 3. Report to office. The final poster shows helper jobs: 1. Pick up objects 2. Sharpen pencils 3. Organize free draw books 4. Wipe sinks down and 5. Push in stools. These clear and specific posters are gen
Preview of Grade Storage Labels

Grade Storage Labels

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It can be hard to manage the mess of an art classroom. There are supplies, worksheets, projects and much much more to manage. I have found the lids to printer paper boxes to be the perfect way to sort the mess. These labels are the perfect size to be taped to the short end of a box lid. I have a row of these labeled on my counter and it becomes the landing zone for all things of that grade level. There is one set in black and white. One is color in rainbow order. I organize my class with
Preview of Elements of Art and Principles of Design Wordsearch

Elements of Art and Principles of Design Wordsearch

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Elements and Principles wordsearch
Preview of How to draw a face worksheet

How to draw a face worksheet

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Great step-by-step worksheet to teach students how to draw a face.
Preview of Learning Objective Signs

Learning Objective Signs

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The first file is the left part of the display which states the grade level. The second file is the right part of the display which states the learning objective for the lesson. The left page can be permanently displayed while the right page can be interchanged when the learning objective changes. The first file has every grade level from K-12th. The second file has 74 learning objectives which can be used for any of the grade levels.
Preview of Picasso Flower Bouquet Lesson

Picasso Flower Bouquet Lesson

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This file collection includes a lesson plan, a sign to accompany art on display, and a project description to be added to the back of the artwork to communicate the lesson to the student's loved ones.
Preview of "The Dot" Art Lesson

"The Dot" Art Lesson

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Elementary art lesson about the Peter H. Reynold's book The Dot. It is best suited for K-2nd grade. This file collection includes a lesson plan, a sign to accompany art on display, and a project description to be added to the back of the artwork to communicate the lesson to the student's loved ones.
Preview of Paper Weaving

Paper Weaving

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Paper Weaving Lesson 1st Grade 4, 40-minutes classes This file collection includes a lesson plan, a sign to accompany art on display, and a project description to be added to the back of the artwork to communicate the lesson to the student's loved ones.
Preview of Batik and Resist Methods

Batik and Resist Methods

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Recipes and directions for 7 different techniques to make Batik or resist artwork in the elementary art classroom. With a variety of materials, like glue, chalk, fabric and ink you can use this recourse to teach many new creative art techniques.
Preview of Memory Games for Art Class

Memory Games for Art Class

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These cards are designed to be used with any age group, in the art room, to increase shape, line and color identification. Directions: 1. Print two copies back-to-back. 2. Laminate and cut. 3. Sort into sets; line, shape, and color. 4. Play memory with the set.
Preview of Art room Supply labels

Art room Supply labels

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Brush & Beyond
Print, laminate and display in your art room for an organized and easily accessible environment.
Preview of Medieval Clay Coat of Arms Lesson and Presentation

Medieval Clay Coat of Arms Lesson and Presentation

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Brush & Beyond
This file collection includes a lesson plan, a sign to accompany art on display, and Power Point to use for instruction.
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About the store

Experience

Being an art teacher gives me the opportunity to help children develop essential skills that nurture creativity, compassion, and innovation. I'm entering my seventeenth year of teaching Elementary Art in the Philadelphia area, and I'm proud to have worked across a wide range of educational settings—including private, parochial, public, and non-profit schools.

Teaching style

Every day, I’m grateful for the chance to encourage self-expression in young learners. I truly believe that the more children are exposed to the arts, the more vibrant and hopeful our world will become.

Awards & shining teacher moments

One of the highlights of my career was serving as a lead teacher with Philadelphia Mural Arts, where I had the incredible experience of co-teaching the painting of the longest mural in the city. In addition to classroom teaching, I also enjoy working in other artistic mediums, such as stained glass, which I’ve taught at the James A. Michener Art Museum.

My own education history

B.A. in Art Education from St. Joseph's University in 2007 M.Ed. from Cabrini College in 2015 Plus 30 Credits in Education from Delaware Valley University in 2022