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Madbury, New Hampshire, United States
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I have been teaching art for 8 years. I currently teach in a pre-k-3rd grade elementary school. I have experience teaching art to all grades k-12.
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Preview of Animal Alphabet Book Guided Drawings.

Animal Alphabet Book Guided Drawings.

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This set includes 26 step-by-step guided drawings of animals, one for each letter of the alphabet. Your students will love making their own ABC book and will be thrilled to share it with their friends and family! Have your students follow along with you as you easily show them how to draw some of their favorite animals, or have them work independently. A blank student booklet is included so you can bind or staple all of their drawings together into their very own alphabet book! These drawings
Preview of Van Gogh Starry Night Unit Plan with Printables.

Van Gogh Starry Night Unit Plan with Printables.

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This is a super fun way to look at art with your students! Chock full of activities, this unit will have your students using descriptive words, discussing art, using their fine motor skills and engaging in creative problem solving. What it includes: -An activity for looking closely at Van Gogh's "Starry Night". -Discussion points to engage young learners in a talk about the painting. -A creatively stimulating hands on art project. (Students make their own version of starry night using cut pape
Preview of Ocean Guided Drawings

Ocean Guided Drawings

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This Ocean Directed Drawing Pack Includes over 35 guided drawings covering all sorts of sea creatures and other ocean themed items! This Mega-Pack has got you covered for all your ocean-themed projects! They are great for literacy connections and for free writing prompts! How to use them: Each drawing is broken down into easy to follow steps. Students love using them and they are easily transitioned into stunning and cute classroom projects! Have your students follow along with you as you e
Preview of Shape Drawing Worksheets.

Shape Drawing Worksheets.

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These worksheets will bring a students drawing skills along in a fun and age appropriate way. Bonus: No Prep! Students begin by practicing drawing basic shapes, then they practice using those shapes to make fun drawings such as a cat or ice cream. When they are ready, there is a worksheet for drawing more complex shapes. Drawings get increasingly more difficult and build on new skills. This lesson addresses Common Core Geometry standards for elementary learners! This project is easy to differ
Preview of Guided Drawings for the Whole School Year

Guided Drawings for the Whole School Year

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This Mega Directed Drawing Pack will have your students drawing all year long. It has over 44 fun things to draw, broken down into simple, easy to follow steps! This mega-pack engages your students in year-round creative development not to mention lending itself to great bulletin boards! How to use them: Each drawing is broken down into easy to follow steps. Students love using them and they are easily transitioned into stunning and cute classroom projects! Have your students follow along w
Preview of Dinosaur Craft.

Dinosaur Craft.

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This fossil art project will have your students make both the outside and the x-ray version of their favorite dinosaur. This is one of my students' all time favorite projects ever! Included you get: -Clear, easy to follow, step-by-step directions with lots of photos. -A set of 5 printable dinosaur stencils. -Information about Paleo-Art -Teacher scripting Artists and non-artists alike can teach this project. Students love sharing it and it works great as a show-piece for bulletin boards or par
Preview of Guided Drawings Mega Bundle of Pets. 14 Guided Drawings.

Guided Drawings Mega Bundle of Pets. 14 Guided Drawings.

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This Mega Pack is a bundle including both sets of my Guided Pets Drawings for a total of 14 guided drawings. This pack includes step by step instructions to draw 14 different animals. Have your students follow along with you as you easily show them how to draw some of their favorite animals, or have them work independently. These drawings make a great classroom resource for when a student says "I can't draw a ______!' Included in this PDF: -14 easy to follow, step-by-step guided drawings
Preview of Holiday How to Draw Bundle of 21 Guided Drawings

Holiday How to Draw Bundle of 21 Guided Drawings

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This Holiday Guided Drawing Pack Includes 21 guided drawings covering Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentines, St. Patrick's Day, Groundhog Day, Easter, Earth Day, and Labor Day/4th of July This Mega-Pack has got you covered for seasonal fun throughout the school year! They are great for literacy connections and for free writing prompts! How to use them: Each drawing is broken down into easy to follow steps. Students love using them and they are easily transitioned into stunning and cu
Preview of Ocean Activity Printables Set of 13.

Ocean Activity Printables Set of 13.

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These 13 creative undersea activities are great for morning work, class parties, fun rewards, quiet time, indoor recess, early finishers, sub plans, or to send home with students. I usually include 10 activities in my activity packs, this one has 3 bonus activities for a total of 13! Each activity encourages your students to think creatively, making them more educationally relevant than a coloring sheet. Students love doing them, mine often ask to bring them out to recess! The 13 sheets incl
Preview of Profile Drawing Middle School Art Unit

Profile Drawing Middle School Art Unit

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This profile drawing unit includes everything you need to easily teach your students how to draw a face from the side view. Drawing a profile can be especially tricky, the step-by-step instructions in this lesson use simple shapes to break it down into do-able chunks; students will be surprised by how well their drawings come out. This lesson is specifically formatted to engage middle schoolers through age appropriate examples and step-by-step instructions. Included in this product: -Lesson
Preview of Nature Walk Scavenger Hunt Art Activity

Nature Walk Scavenger Hunt Art Activity

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Take your children outside for a nature walk! Bring the included hand out and a clipboard. Students will have fun searching for the prompts such as "something tall". This activity will encourages creative thinking and utilizes descriptive words. Observational drawing helps to strengthen children's scientific understanding of their world. Bonus: you could easily transition this activity into a writing prompt once you're back inside! You might also like: Drawing with Shapes Worksheets Draw
Preview of Earth Day Directed Drawing

Earth Day Directed Drawing

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This Earth Day guided drawing is a fun activity to complement your Earth Day content! Makes a cute bulletin board! This freebie is a part of my MEGA pack of guided drawings: Guided Drawings for the Whole School Year! Check it out to keep the fun going all year! How to use them: The drawing is broken down into easy to follow steps. Students love using them and they are easily transitioned into stunning and cute classroom projects! Have your students follow along with you as you easily show
Preview of Guided Drawing Pack of 7. Birds, Reptiles and Amphibians

Guided Drawing Pack of 7. Birds, Reptiles and Amphibians

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"Guided Drawing Pets Pack: Feathers & Scales Edition" Pack of 7 Guided Drawing Instruction Sets This pack includes step by step instructions to draw 7 different animals. Have your students follow along with you as you easily show them how to draw some of their favorite animals, or have them work independently. These drawings make a great classroom resource for when a student says "I can't draw a ______!' Included in this PDF: -7 easy to follow, step-by-step guided drawings. -Tips on how t
Preview of Activity Sheet Bundle.

Activity Sheet Bundle.

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This giant bundle has 50 printable activities. Great for morning work, class parties, fun rewards, quiet time, indoor recess, early finishers, sub plans, or to send home with students. With 50 activities you can have fun all year long! =================================================== Many of the activity sheets connect to literacy, social studies or science. The Space & Ocean sets lend themselves especially well to STEAM education. Each activity encourages your students to think creati
Preview of Pirate Activity Printables Set of 12.

Pirate Activity Printables Set of 12.

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These 12 creative pirate activities are great for morning work, class parties, fun rewards, quiet time, indoor recess, early finishers, sub plans, or to send home with students. I usually include 10 activities in my activity packs, this one has 2 bonus activities for a total of 12! Each activity encourages your students to think creatively, making them more educationally relevant than a coloring sheet. Students love doing them, mine often ask to bring them out to recess! The 12 sheets includ
Preview of How To Draw a Dog. A Guided Drawing.

How To Draw a Dog. A Guided Drawing.

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Use this easy to follow step-by-step instructional sheet to help your students draw a cute little pudgy dog! You can either model drawing each step on a white board or print the instructions and have students work independently at their own pace. No prep needed! Also included in this download is a blank student page with a place for the students to draw their Dog, practice writing "Dog" and a large letter D to color. This dog drawing is a part of my bundle of guided animal drawings, which
Preview of Paper Mask Unit with Printables

Paper Mask Unit with Printables

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Make fun paper masks with your students! Engage students in complex cutting activities while looking at examples of masks from Africa. My students love this project! I've used it with elementary students, but I also taught it to 7th graders for a few years with great success. What it includes: -Easy to follow, step-by-step directions -Clear Objectives -Supply Lists - Teacher Scripting, makes talking about art EASY -A printable handout with line drawn masks -8 Printable classroom mask posters,
Preview of Space Activity Sheets. Pack of 10 Printables.

Space Activity Sheets. Pack of 10 Printables.

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With "10 Creative Space Activity Printables" you'll get 10 printable activities perfect for active rewards, bulletin board displays or even early finisher activities. They are fun and encourage imaginative thinking and problem solving! These activities are well suited to 2nd-4th grade but are easily adapted for older and younger students. Included: Creative Activity Sheets: -Draw yourself in a space suit -Who lives on this moon? -Create a universe for this alien -Design your own alien -Draw
Preview of Cutting and Gluing Skill Unit

Cutting and Gluing Skill Unit

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Great for cutting and gluing practice!This unit will strengthen your students' scissor skills using 3 fun art projects. It makes teaching these tricky skills a snap! It is chock full of resources that you will be able to use all year! There are three main craft/art projects in this unit. They increase in challenge level, helping your students to build knowledge as they go. I have included several supplemental activities that will support the three projects along with lots of talking points and
Preview of Space Activities Bundle. Art and Writing Activity Printables.

Space Activities Bundle. Art and Writing Activity Printables.

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This bundle includes hours of outer space fun! It includes BOTH my pack of "10 Creative Space Activity Printables" as well as my "Rocket Ship Adventure" drawing and writing activity. With "10 Creative Space Activity Printables" you'll get 10 printable activities perfect for active rewards, bulletin board displays or even early finisher activities. They are fun and encourage imaginative thinking and problem solving! With my "Rocket Ship Adventure" you get 5 printable drawing actives and 5 corr
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About the store

Experience

I have been teaching art for 8 years. I currently teach in a pre-k-3rd grade elementary school. I have experience teaching art to all grades k-12.

Teaching style

I create fun and exciting projects and resources that encourage creative development. I believe that imagination, creative problem solving and outside the box thinking are essential 21st century skills. I am a process over product teacher and put a lot of stock into the importance of kids getting a little bit messy sometimes. However, I don't think that there is anything more interesting to look at then kid art and love giving my students an opportunity to show off their beautiful art work.

My own education history

M.Ed, Art Education, k-12. B.A, Studio Arts. Painting in Italy Program (studied art in Italy for a summer). Ongoing graphic design course work. Certified Yoga Instructor.