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Art Educator 11 years classroom Art ed experience Spanish educator 6 years Music and movement and Global Studies Educator
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Preview of Art Class Thumbnail sketch, brainstorming & self evaluation

Art Class Thumbnail sketch, brainstorming & self evaluation

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This art worksheet could be used each class to go along with any art lesson. This lesson helps to guide the student through the creative process. This worksheet can help the student to focus and to evaluate their artwork based on art elements and principles of design. This assessment helps the educator to keep the student on task by using art terminology. This worksheet helps students understand the importance of planning, and brainstorming. This sheet helps the educator and students to conserve
Preview of African Kente Cloth Design/Symbolism (all school)

African Kente Cloth Design/Symbolism (all school)

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The Pattern & African Kente Cloth lesson helps to teach about multiculturalism (African Studies) and also about the Art Element of pattern & Variety. These worksheets walk the student through the brainstorming process and guides through the making of a kente cloth. This sheet is a formative assessment for the Art educator but can also be used by educators in other subject areas. This lesson includes symbolic meaning of color and symbols used in kente cloth. The kente project can be useful
Preview of Greek Story Vases art lesson/templates (All School)

Greek Story Vases art lesson/templates (All School)

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This project helps the student to brainstorm different greek vase designs. This tool can be used as an asssesment to be given before beginning a project on greek vases. This worksheet can be used as a substitute lesson, works well with a History lesson or in conjunction with a narrative. This lesson also includes 6 Grecian vase forms that can be used as a starting point or in a limited supply scenario.
Preview of 3d Modular Origami STEAM lesson

3d Modular Origami STEAM lesson

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This project is a 3d origami collaborative. I am using this with my 3rd-6th grade students, but could definitely be used through high school. This can be used to create a Chinese Dragon for Chinese New Year. Math, ruler use, and multiculturalism are used to create the 3D origami pieces. The worksheet has step by step directions with illustrations and there are video suggestions for visual learners. This can be a 1-3 week project and can be used with several classes to build a collaborative proje
Preview of Elementary art portrait template-First Days of School

Elementary art portrait template-First Days of School

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First Day of School Art project. Pre-k students can use this template to build their own self portraits, discuss the color of hair, skin and eyes! This worksheet is a good template but also can display well for a school wide exhibit. I most enjoy having a sheet that can guide students and typically we make this before creating a portrait drawing for Art class. The background space makes it easy for students to add symbols that represent themselves. The educator can also use this tool to evalu
Preview of Art Elements, Principles of Design Activities with Formative Assessments Packet

Art Elements, Principles of Design Activities with Formative Assessments Packet

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Art Elements, Principles of Design Activities with Formative Assessments: This packet is designed to help the Educator to increase formative assessment in art analysis, and creation of works that align with Common Core Standards. The lessons teach: Shapes, Color, Value, Texture, Balance, Pattern, Movement, Emphasis, and Rhythm. Art history/analysis and multiculturalism is introduced 8 of the lessons. Each lesson guides the student through the brainstorming process through thumbnail sketches. Ea
Preview of Alma Thomas inspired Project/Templates

Alma Thomas inspired Project/Templates

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Alma Thomas inspired Project/Templates This is an all school lesson that gives some background information on Alma Thomas and walks the artist through the creative process to create and Alma Thomas inspired artwork. The Artist is asked to analyze the works of Alma Thomas. (There is a sample included however, the teacher will need to provide images for the artist.) This art lesson would be perfect for those interested in celebrating Black History Month, creating a diverse curricula, SEL, limited
Preview of Hearts Galore Valentine Templates

Hearts Galore Valentine Templates

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This packet includes 11 heart templates, to encourage students to create while having a framework which helps to build confidence and encourage creativity. Educators can emphasize variety, texture, overlapping, and color theory. These templates can be used for all school projects/displays. A variety of media can be used with the templates, and could be an annual project, exploring a different media each year. The templates also work well to integrate the arts and creativity outside the classroom
Preview of Dream Black History Month Template

Dream Black History Month Template

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This template can be used as an art project or bulletin board collaborative. There are 9 different printable templates that can be designed to go along with Black History Month thematic units or lessons. In the sample I used line to paint the piece. The art elements and principles of design can be easily incorporated into this all school project.
Preview of Gear up!

Gear up!

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This product has 12 template pages of gears. The templates can be used to give structure to skills based painting projects and can work well to introduce Art Elements and Principles of Design. This project will make a good all school bulletin board display. The preview shows acrylic painted over the template. Gear up for the first day of school! Gear up for summer! Gear up for STEM!
Preview of Art-Brainstorming/Peer Review/Self Evaluation

Art-Brainstorming/Peer Review/Self Evaluation

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One of the most challenging aspects of teaching elementary art is keeping a large group of students on task in this exciting environment. I have developed a worksheet that will help the student to recognize the class objectives, brainstorm, plan using thumbnail sketches, evaluate themselves and peers. Personal and peer review is an important part of art and is helpful in classroom management. The students will be required to reflect on his or her progress and also be reviewed by a classmate. Thi
Preview of Fruity Fractions Coloring: Visualizing Parts of a Whole Activity

Fruity Fractions Coloring: Visualizing Parts of a Whole Activity

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Fruity Fractions: Visualizing Parts of a Whole ActivityHelp your students "slice" through the confusion of fractions with this engaging, hands-on coloring activity! This worksheet uses tropical fruit imagery—to help learners master the concept of numerators and denominators in a vibrant, artistic way. This product is a 6 page creative coloring lesson. Learning ObjectivesIdentify Fractions: Students will read fraction notations and identify the numerator (parts to color) and the denominator (tot
Preview of Aboriginal Art Packet/Templates (Symbolism, Storytelling)

Aboriginal Art Packet/Templates (Symbolism, Storytelling)

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This hands on all school elementary art project helps students to learn about symbolism in Aboriginal art. Included in the packet is a sheet with aboriginal symbols and meanings. The packet also includes templates and instructions for students to make circle art works that can be made into a collage or be glued to recycled object like paper towel tubes to make rain sticks. The circle arts can also be used to create a schooled collaborative art display. Patterning, symbolism, multiculturalism an
Preview of Pre-K Art Templates (All lower EL)

Pre-K Art Templates (All lower EL)

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This packet contains 15 pre-K art template sheets for Art Educators. These templates can be used in a variety of ways to introduce Art Elements and Principles of Design to Pre-K students. The templates help Pre-K educators to cut down on prep work. The templates include: Seasonal Awareness Tree Landscape Fruit Bowl Still Life Warm/Cool Circle Template Evergreen Tree African Kente Cloth- Pattern 3 Outdoor Drawing Observation Sheets Self Portrait House Color mixing circles Flag
Preview of Seascape Art Lesson

Seascape Art Lesson

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This printable, helps to guide the art student through the process of creating a seascape. The skills introduced will help students to gain confidence in art creation. I have encountered that students often do not have the confidence to create if they do not have basic principles of art. The instructions are written lightly in order for the student to paint directly over them. This tool enables the student to learn independently while creating. The instructions illustrate how to create atmosphe
Preview of Archimboldo, Fruit and Veggie portraits

Archimboldo, Fruit and Veggie portraits

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This project is a perfect lesson for a substitute or contingency plan. The worksheet helps students to learn about art history famous artist Archimboldo and his fruit portraits. This project integrates science and botany in an interesting design piece. The project can be an all school project and is a perfect lead in to the school year. The fruit portrait, helps the student to plan a creative design that is personal to him or her. This project can be completed in colored pencil and then the stu
Preview of Art Class Survey

Art Class Survey

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This art survey can be used as an assessment to understand what you students understand about art, the art elements, principles of design, problem solving and creative thought, Art history and careers. This can lead into student directed conversations about art. This tool can be given at the beginning and end of the year.
Preview of Heart art/Template Jim Dine (All school)

Heart art/Template Jim Dine (All school)

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This worksheet template can be used as the base for a variety of projects that incorporate color theory, repetition, shapes, line, and variety. The Work of Artist Jim Dine can be introduced in this lesson. This sheet takes the prep work out of the Valentines themed lessons, it is useful for lower elementary but could also be used all the way up through high school. Last year I laboriously drew or die cut hearts for my lower EL students and after students lost pieces I decided to make this works
Preview of Art History/Art Element-Texture

Art History/Art Element-Texture

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This lesson introduces: GEORGES SEURAT(1859-1891) Detail: ‘A Sunday Afternoon on the Île de la Grande Jatte’, 1884 (oil on canvas) Variety in textures is also introduced and the project is a textured landscape, a template is provided. This sheet will help the student to begin brainstorming for a textured art project. This sheet is a formative assessment for the Art educator but can be used in other subjects or classroom centers.
Preview of My Summer Narrative Art project

My Summer Narrative Art project

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This project is a welcome back project, it is self guided to allow the student to take ownership as well as share stories of summertime. This project works well as a starting point for the student portfolio, focal point, composition, variety and shading can be discussed. The use of thumbnail sketches is a sumative assessment as well as a classroom management tool. This can be labeled for bilingual integration. This project is 2 projects in one, that includes a name design project that will help
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About the store

Experience

Art Educator 11 years classroom Art ed experience Spanish educator 6 years Music and movement and Global Studies Educator

Teaching style

I use an interactive teaching style and use Multiculturalism, making Interdisciplinary connections, while integrating Classical arts.

Awards & shining teacher moments

2010-Town of Jupiter Art Show 2011 FAEA digital exhibition participant 2010-2011 NCAA Art Show FAU & Lighthouse Art Center 2012-Current Art Display & sales at Helix Medical 2010-Current NCAA & FAEA Member 2014- Lighthouse Art Center NCAA show 2009-2014 ACSI K-12 Art Festival Judge 2014-Original Elements Artist Co-op artist 2017-Lighthouse Art Center 2nd Place Mural Festival

My own education history

BS Graphic Design current student at BU Masters of Art in Education (Artist as Teacher emphasis)

Additional biographical information

I have been teaching art to adults and children for 11 years. I have a a B.S. degree in Graphic Design and a Masters in Art Ed. from Boston University. I love to help others create!