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Flipping your instruction can be a lifesaver in the art room. Traditional and TAB classrooms alike can benefit from using flipped classroom strategies in a multitude of ways. Not only will you have a digital record of your lesson plans, but flipping can help free up prep time, making those repetitive, mundane demonstrations (like how to wash a paintbrush) feel less draining. Flipping can also help you build a library of techniques and methods for students to access whenever they may need them. Perhaps more importantly, using flipped lessons can relieve the strain on your voice.

With all the benefits of creating flipped demos and lesson plans, the temptation to get started on flipping your instruction is hard to ignore. There are, however, many aspects to flipping that you'll want to be prepared for before you dig in.

We've put together a handout to help you navigate the most essential parts of this process- how to go about recording the content and distributing the content to your students effectively.

Download the informative handout below to get started exploring your flipped art room options!
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March-June 2020 with Tricia Fuglestad

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Tricia Fuglestad

NBCT K-5 Visual Art Teacher, MATL in K-12 Tech Integration, PBS Teacher Innovation Award Winner 2010, Illinois Art Teacher of the Year 2011, Golden Apple Teacher of Distinction 2012, NAEA Western Region Elementary Art Teacher of the Year 2013, Jacobs Educator Award 2014, NAEA Art Education Technology Outstanding Service Award, 2016, ISTE TEN Technology in Action Award, 2018, Artsonia Leadership Award, 2019 Learn more here.

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It's a pretty safe bet that most teachers will be doing some form of online teaching in the coming year. Maybe you'll do it full-time, maybe it will be some kind of hybrid model, but one thing is for sure: This time around you won't be dropped into it without warning.

So with this chance to take a breath and do more thoughtful, intentional planning, the next question is What do we do differently? What shifts do we need to make in our face-to-face teaching practices to make the most of online learning?

To find out, I sought the help of Melanie Kitchen, a Coordinator of Instructional Technology and Staff Development serving 19 school districts in Western New York state. Melanie has years of experience working with teachers on developing blended learning and has now shifted to helping teachers develop best practices for remote learning.

Melanie Kitchen

I asked Melanie to share some ways online teaching should be different from face-to-face teaching. She came up with nine: three that are specific to community building and communication, and six that focus on instructional design. Along with these differences, she also shared a few things that should stay exactly the same.

Community Building & Communication

1. The first weeks of school should be devoted to community building and digital competency.

Resist the temptation to dive right into curriculum at the start of the school year. Things will go more smoothly if you devote the early weeks to building community so students feel connected. Social emotional skills can be woven in during this time. On top of that, students need practice with whatever digital tools you'll be using. So focus your lessons on those things, intertwining the two when possible.

"If you are explicitly teaching persistence," Kitchen says, "maybe I'm going to give you a challenge that's not content-related, but something that you might have to kind of grapple with. But when I assign that, if I'm using Google Classroom, then I'm going to assign that through Google Classroom and teach you how you're going to open an assignment, how you're going to submit it, how you'll be receiving feedback. So you are teaching these skills all at once, and it's not something separate or extra. It's just all done together."

Other good resources that can guide and inform the conversations you have in these early weeks are:

2. Communication with parents needs to be more thorough, streamlined, and predictable.

Parents are also adjusting to this new way of doing school. Because they are sometimes expected to play an even more prominent role in supporting student learning, they need more support from you. "We really need parents to be our partners in this learning community," Kitchen says.

Here are some guidelines:

Establish a consistent location and predictable schedule for sharing information. When parents know where and when to look for information from you, they'll do a better job of keeping up with it and following through on their end. Weekly updates are a good way to keep everyone informed about what's going on in your class. And rather than toggling around between emails, text alerts, blog posts, website announcements, and newsletters, choose one platform for outgoing information and stick to it; if your whole school can do the same you'll see even better results.

Set clear expectations and boundaries for communication. When can students and parents expect to hear from you? How and when can they get in touch with you when needed? If you don't set boundaries you'll end up feeling like you have to be available 24/7, which will quickly lead to burnout. Establish regular office hours and advertise them in an easy-to-find place so parents know when you'll be most accessible.

Create a backup plan for off-hours and tech support. If parents or students need help outside of your regular office hours or they need help with technology, who can they contact? Make this information clearly available.

Make communication multimodal. Although it's important to consistently post through one platform, it's also helpful to provide the information in more than one mode. For example, you might offer written announcements and record the same announcements in a short video each week so students and parents can choose the format that works best for them.

Provide parent tech training. Parents will be better able to support students if they understand how to use the technology, so provide them with tutorials on the tech you use, including whatever platform you use to disseminate information.

3. Community and connection need to be a priority for teachers, too.

"Teachers need to connect with each other now more than ever," Kitchen says. Your school leadership should be building in regular opportunities for you to stay connected to your colleagues during this time. If they are not, create those opportunities for yourself.

Staff meetings should still be held regularly-even if it's through a videoconferencing platform-to keep staff connected.

During these meetings, some time and attention should be given to teacher well-being and emotional health.

Smaller groups like teaching teams or content-area PLCs can offer even more support.

If you're not getting the support you need, seek it out through platforms like Twitter.

This article offers a more in-depth look at teacher well-being: How to Support Teachers' Emotional Needs Right Now.

Instructional Design

4. Teacher collaboration is even more important.

Meeting the challenges of online learning gets easier when we work together. "As we're all trying to get to know these students better," Kitchen says, "we need to be working together to do that." That means working more closely with specialists to make sure our lessons and materials meet the needs of all students, partnering with others in our content area to plan instruction, working together on cross-curricular projects, and dividing up the things all students need (like technology instruction) among teachers on a team or grade level so students aren't doing the same lessons over and over and our work isn't duplicated.

Fortunately, collaborating online can be even easier than trying to do it when we all teach in the same physical building. "This virtual environment has provided us the opportunity to break down those walls, to break down those silos," Kitchen says. "Our schedules and time constraints that we may have had before will come down. We may have more opportunity to partner with people that we didn't have the time or the space to be able to do that before."

5. "Face-to-face" time should be used for active learning.

Online instruction is made up largely of asynchronous instruction, which students can access at any time. This is ideal, because requiring attendance for synchronous instruction puts some students at an immediate disadvantage if they don't have the same access to technology, reliable internet, or a flexible home schedule.

But you're likely to offer "face-to-face" or synchronous opportunities at some point, and one way to make them happen more easily is to have students meet in small groups. While it's nearly impossible to arrange for 30 students to attend a meeting at once, assigning four students to meet is much more manageable. Kitchen likes "campfire groups," which are permanent groups of about four that stay together for long periods of time. This arrangement allows students to get to know each other better and establish more trust. Students might be rearranged for other activities to provide some variety, but the campfire groups would provide a stable base throughout the school term.

So what kind of instructional activities should be used for these different formats?

What works best, Kitchen says, is to keep direct instruction-things like brief video lectures and readings-in asynchronous form, using checks for understanding like embedded questions or exit slips.

You can then use synchronous meetings for more interactive, engaging work. "If we want students showing up, if we want them to know that this is worth their time," Kitchen explains, "it really needs to be something active and engaging for them. Any time they can work with the material, categorize it, organize it, share further thoughts on it, have a discussion, all of those are great things to do in small groups."

Small group strategies she strongly recommends:

6. Content needs to be simplified and slowed down.

Online instruction is not conducive to covering large amounts of content, so you have to choose wisely, teaching the most important things at a slower pace. To make those choices, Kitchen recommends asking some key questions:

What really holds leverage for the students? What has endurance? What knowledge is essential?

What knowledge and skills do students need to have before they move to the next grade level or the next class?

What practices can be emphasized that transfer across many content areas? Skills like analyzing, constructing arguments, building a strong knowledge base through texts, and speaking can all be taught through many different subjects.

What tools can serve multiple purposes? Teaching students to use something like Padlet gives them opportunities to use audio, drawing, writing, and video. Non-digital tools can also work: Students can use things they find around the house, like toilet paper rolls, to fulfill other assignments, and then submit their work with a photo.

7. Instructions should be easy to find, explicit, and multimodal.

Because you are not in the same room with students, your instructions have to work a lot harder than they do in a brick-and-mortar setting.

Provide instructions in a consistent location and at a consistent time. This advice was already given for parents, but it's worth repeating here through the lens of instructional design: Set up lessons so that students know where to find instructions every time.

Make instructions explicit. Read and re-read to make sure these are as clear as possible. Make dogfooding your lessons a regular practice to root out problem areas.

Offer multimodal instructions. If possible, provide both written and video instructions for assignments, so students can choose the format that works best for them. You might also offer a synchronous weekly or daily meeting; what's great about doing these online is that even if you teach several sections of the same class per day, students are no longer restricted to class times and can attend whatever meeting works best for them.

8. Traditional grading practices should take a backseat to feedback.

"We saw a transition during emergency remote teaching where each of us had different requirements about grades or no grades, pass and fail," Kitchen says. "This whole environment really needs to be supported by communication and connection. If I'm to receive an A or a 95 or a 65, that doesn't necessarily tell me as much as verbal feedback or print feedback to what I'm doing right, what I can improve on."

So when teaching remotely, put the emphasis on formative feedback as students work through assignments and tasks, rather than simply grading them at the end.

Most learning management platforms, like Google Classroom, have built-in features for giving feedback. Use these as your primary method.

Tools like Floop offer other ways to provide on-the-spot feedback and can be especially good for math.

Feedback should be frequent and specific. Consider some of the methods shared by Matthew Johnson in Flash Feedback.

Provide a pathway for students and parents to give YOU feedback on assignments as well.

9. Summative assessment should focus on creation.

In online learning, Kitchen says, "There are so many ways that students can cheat, so if we're giving them just the traditional quiz or test, it's really easy for them to be able to just look up that information."

A great solution to this problem is to have students create things. These can be videos, podcasts, digital or physical art, writing pieces, comics, and so on. "It's a lot more difficult to cheat when you have to make something or do something. And it also integrates all of the areas and it builds up, all of that learning builds up into this creation that they will do."

For assessment, use a detailed rubric that highlights the learning goals the end product will demonstrate. A single-point rubric works well for this.

To help students discover tools to work with, this list of tools is organized by the type of product each one creates. Another great source of ideas is the Teacher's Guide to Tech.

When developing the assignment, rather than focusing on the end product, start by getting clear on what you want students to DO with that product. This list from Bill Ferriter explores the difference:

Image Credit: Bill Ferriter (CC BY-NC-ND)

What Stays the Same

Not everything in online teaching is different. Some aspects of good teaching should definitely stay the same.

Clear and consistent communication

Creating explicit and consistent rituals and routines

Using research-based instructional strategies

Determining whether to use digital or non-digital tools for an assignment

A focus on authentic learning, where authentic products are created and students have voice and choice in assignments

The teaching environment may not be the same as we're used to, but it's important to remember that good teaching is still good teaching. "All of those things that we know are really good practices can still be done virtually," Kitchen says. "It just might look a little bit different."

You can find Melanie on her website, creativecuriosity.org, or on Twitter at @MelKitchenEDU.

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Learn how to create art with these wonderful, safe online art lessons for kids. These art websites for kids are fun, engaging and appropriate for your children!

When I was a kid, way back in the dark ages, there were no online art lessons for kids. You could take art classes for kids at school or camp. Period.

If you were lucky at the library, you could find a kids' art magazine or book that showed you how to create fun art projects. I still have a "How to Draw Cats" book that I distinctly remember getting one year at the book fair at school.

And that was it. We were really limited. I always REALLY wanted a "project", that's what I used to tell my mom, "I need to make something!", I 'd say on the weekend and all summer long. In some ways, that makes you get creative. But as a child, I also needed some inspiration and little guidance. I wanted to learn how to use new art materials and be inspired by fun projects.

But since there was no internet, there were no art websites for kids. And those handful of books from the library were just not enough. Now that I see what I was missing, oh boy, kids these days have no idea how lucky they are! So many fun ideas, and tutorials and online art classes for kids!

So today I'm putting together a list of websites with online art lessons for kids because this is a resource I wish I had for my own kids. These are all sites that show your child how to draw or make something on their own. These are websites where your child can explore different arts and crafts topics and techniques in one safe place. And they're websites with tons of artistic ideas and inspiration and fun in a kid-appropriate setting. These websites also all have their own content (they're not roundups or listicles) so your child won't accidentally be clicking all over the internet.

This is not a list of individual kids' art projects ideas like you'd see on Pinterest, it's not a list of art apps where you make digital art on the computer, and it's not art "lesson plans" for homeschool or art teachers.

Because the internet is a big, weird, and sometimes scary place, these are art websites for kids that I feel comfortable letting my 8 year old navigate on his own, with me nearby, but not staring over his shoulder every single second.

I'm pretty picky about internet safety so hopefully this will be helpful to a lot of you parents out there!

Tips & Tricks for Finding Safe Art Websites for Kids

Draw or do art projects WITH your kids! It's fun and that way you can really check out a new website yourself before you let your child use it.

Stay in the room. Kids are curious and kids also accidentally click on things they don't mean to. The only way to be 100% sure they are safe on the internet is to supervise them.

Check out all the tabs and the ABOUT tab on new websites. If the site talks about being designed specifically for kids, and if it's run by an actual person and not some faceless entity, you can feel a bit more secure that your child won't stumble on anything weird.

Proceed to YouTube with CAUTION. Although there are many great ones, I am not recommending any art YouTube channels, because, in my opinion, YouTube can be both totally wonderful...and totally awful. And you have zero control over what's going to show up in "up next" or the related videos section on the side. If you're willing/able to subscribe to YouTube Kids that's great, but I know that with all the seven million services we all pay for already, another one might not be in the budget. If possible, watch YouTube videos embedded in another websites instead of clicking through. And if you do choose an art lesson YouTube channel, stay nearby while your child is using it.

Keep in mind that most ads on websites across the internet are served to a browser based on YOUR search and browser history and browsers can get info from cookies across accounts on all your devices. That's why if you search meal planning kits on your phone with your browser login, you're going to start seeing meal planning kit ads on your laptop and your tablet too. Most ad networks allow site owners like me to have some control to turn off certain kinds of ads, but we can't control everything. So if you want to keep ads appropriate, keep your own searching and browsing kid-friendly too. I don't want to assume anything about y'all, but this is something I've found that many people don't know. (Oh, and PS, around birthdays and holidays, DON'T search for whatever you're getting for your kids or they'll start seeing ads for that too! 😉

Fun and Safe Online Art Lessons for Kids

ArtForKidsHub - This is our number #1 all-time favorite art website for kids. This site has hundreds of how-to art videos, mostly drawing videos, but some painting, sculpture and even origami. It's super engaging for kids, Mr. Hub and his family do the drawings themselves on camera so you get to see his version and the child's version. And they draw everything from everyday objects to your kids' favorite video game or movie characters. O has spent has spent hours on this site. The paid membership is optional and not really necessary.

Drawing Now - O actually heard about this art website for kids from a friend. It's also got tons of drawing videos for kids but, I think it solves one of the problems that some other art websites for kids have...it allows you watch the drawing video step by step! You click a button to see each little segment of the drawing get drawn so you can really go at your own speed.

Mr. Printables - I'm obsessed with Mr. Printables, these fun printable craft projects for kids are amazingly cute. Your child might need a little help with the actual printing, but these fun projects are easy and adorable.

Art Projects for Kids - This cute site is run by an art teacher and has all kinds of fun art projects for kids. There are lots of drawing lessons but also cardboard crafts, weaving, paper mache, even ceramics! You can even browse art projects by grade level or by medium.

Artful Parent - Click on the "Arts and Crafts Activities" dropdown tab at the top to get to all of the great art projects and crafts for kids that this blogger's got listed. These are good, creative tutorials. This site is definitely on our summer bucket list!

TinkerLab - This cute site leans more towards art experiences rather than straight how-to tutorials but, that's great! The projects are more about the artistic method and artistic experimentation that producing a specific finished product. None of the art projects require unusual or hard to find supplies and they're easy enough for kids to do on their own.

Art Bar - Run by a former graphic designer, current art teacher, this site has tons of fun art projects. The posts are technically written for parents to present the project for kids, but they're easy enough that an older elementary aged child can follow on their own. Bonus points for easy supply lists and step by step photos!

Red Ted Art - If your child needs a little more guidance and prefers very specific art projects where their version will come out looking like the example, this site is full of cute ideas. They even have a kids' origami section!

Step By Step Painting - You know those places that are super popular right now where you go with a bunch of friends and they teach you how to make a canvas painting while you drink wine? Well this blogger had the brilliant idea do step by step canvas painting tutorials online and she has a great section of step by step paintings for kids! Older kids can probably handle many of her regular painting tutorials as well!

Sculpey - If your kids are into Polymer clay, I'm going to send you straight to the Sculpey website, they have TONS of project ideas, each with easy to follow step by step photos. The website is easy to navigate and safe for kids.

I tried my best to be pretty picky when choosing the sites for this list, they had to have unique ideas, be geared towards kids instead of parents or teachers, and be safe for kids to navigate themselves. If you think of site that fits those criteria and would fit on this list of fun free and safe online art lessons for kids, let me know!
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Art instruction has become a challenge with the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. In this post, I will provide you with the Distance Learning Art Resources and Activities that I have created for you to use for instructing your students. From Distance Learning Art projects that can be used with any mediums or materials to my Full FREE Art Lessons on my YouTube Channel that I've created for you, my goal is to alleviate the stress of planning and creating for you and to provide your students with quality art ideas and at-home lessons.
This blog post will be updated and added to as I continue to create new resources for you so please check back each week for updates.
As well, I will provide links to my free resources that I have created and other resources I created in the past that could be used as take-home workbooks for students to work on independently for art at home.

Stay Safe Artastic Nation. Show your love, compassion, kindness and patience to all. Social Distance is key and we need to be there for each other.

List of Free Art Resources:
-Gray Scale and Line Scale Template
-Postcard of My Imagination - Primary Lesson
-Trace Lines for Primary Students, Fine Motor Practice
WHAT IS GRID DRAWING? -Artastic Coloring Pages
-Funnel Your Ideas, Brainstorm Graphic Organizer
-Ocean Birds Art Tutorial
-Back to School Art Tutorial: Journey of My Summer
-Growth Mindset in the Art Classroom FREEBIE
-Learn How to Fuel your Creativity at Home
-Learn About How to Walk a Creative Path in your Everyday Life
-How to Encourage a Maker Mindset in your Classroom
-Exploring the Elements of Art at Home with ANYTHING!
-10 Reasons Why Arts Integration in Schools is Important
-How To Guide for First Year Art Teachers: 10 Steps to Success
-How to Teach Art Classroom Rules and Routines in a Fun and Engaging Way
-Pencil Directed Drawing Sheet (1 page)
-Halloween Line Art Project
-Autumn Leaves Art Tutorial
-Christmas Art Project, Holly

8 Free Art Worksheets for Kids

Click here to download my free templates that you can print off and use for exploring art at home or in the classroom. Kids can use the templates to shade forms, create value scales and a color wheel, Finish the Picture, an art scavenger hunt, and more! Click here to download the templates for free, or click the image below!

Distance Learning Art Project Ideas

These are resources I created specifically with this crisis in mind. They can be created with any mediums and materials and have simple instructions both written and visually to allow students to explore art and experiment at home. This can also be used for Art Subs or put in Sub Tubs for Elementary Teachers, or as a take-home art resource during emergency situations like the Coronavirus (COVID-19) closures, or if you can't print it off, they can be created on whatever paper a student has available to them and they can view the directions digitally.

Grid Drawing Distance Learning Art Activities:

Grid drawing is a low-tech way to reproduce or enlarge an image. Grid drawing can provide an artist with lots of practice in drawing and observational skills. Grid drawing can be an intensive method of drawing or painting depending on how large you reproduce your image. Grid drawing means the artist will draw grid lines over an image. They will then draw a grid of equal ratio over their work surface. Then the artist draws the image onto the work surface, copying the details of one square at a time until the image has been completely transferred. Once transferred, grid lines are erased and the image can be filled in with a medium of choice (such as pencil, charcoal, paint, wax crayon, or pencil crayon).

This can also be used for Art Subs or put in Sub Tubs for Elementary Teachers, or as a take-home art resource during emergency situations like the Coronavirus (COVID-19) closures, or if you can't print it off, they can be created on whatever paper a student has available to them and they can view the directions digitally.

Ms Artastic YouTube Channel

I have been creating a video each week for kids to create art with. I already have a lot of drawing tutorials on my Channel, but since the crisis has started, I have changed to offering FULL Art Lesson for FREE that will focus on the Elements of Art and Principles of Design to allow curricular content to be taught by an art teacher in your student's homes.

Please support my channel by subscribing my channel to help me get to 100,000 subscribers by the end of 2020! I would greatly appreciate you subscribing as it will help me continue to create these video's for y'all!

Art Resources that can be used as "Take Home" Distance Learning Materials:

I love you all Artastic Nation. Please email me at msartastic (at) gmail.com if you have any specifics of what you'd like to see. Know that I'm still making more Distance Learning Art Resources and so it is a good idea to check back each week as I add more resources to this post.

Kathleen, Ms Artastic.

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Art Museums with Virtual Tours -Best Gallery Tours from Home - The Kitchen Table Classroom

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Expose your child to world class art without leaving home by touring these art museums with virtual tours. Visit seven kid friendly virtual art galleries!

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There is nothing I enjoy more than taking my children on field trips. These educational excursions get us out in the world and put whatever we are learning about into a real-life context. We get to see first hand how things are interrelated and broaden our horizons in ways that complement the books we are reading in our homeschool curriculum.

Unfortunately, our budget does not always allow for us to travel; particularly when there are so many places from around the world that we'd love to see. One way we get around this limitation is to take virtual field trips through the power of the Internet. For example, we use YouTube to get a peek into various art museums from around the world using YouTube. These online journeys enhance our art, history, and geography studies.

Touring the iconic New York City museum, this short 2 minute video is set to soft music and shows many famous works of art. Although the art pieces and artists are not labeled this video so great offers children a chance to quiz themselves. They can search in art reference books for the pictures they see in the video to confirm their guesses. Or they can select their favorite image and research it or the artist further.

A documentary about the museum that honors the contribution of women in the Arts in Washington, DC, this 30 minute video is part of a series called Great Museums. This segment focuses solely on famous female artists introducing some of the artists and their works featured in the collection.

This recording explores the world-famous museum in Paris, France inside and out. This 30-minute segment is also set to music and has a few labels dividing the artwork into the eras in which they were created.

This hour-long episode of Great Museums explores the artwork found in New York City's modern art museum. I love this video because it looks at how history chooses, remembers, and picks famous artists versus those who were popular in their own time. It also covers a lot of modern day artists and their works-something we don't often find in our books.

This short 5 minute video follows Rick Steves as he tours this famous Italian gallery. He talks about some of the famous works of art on display there both by name and by artist with lots of close up videography so no details are lost.

This 6-minute video from Get Smart Travel tours the London gallery. With minimal talking, lots of soft music, and a label complete with both artist's name and the name of the work, it is packed with learning opportunities.

This short 12-minute video of the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, Russia actually does not show many close up works of art, but the building and architecture itself is amazing to see.

In this short 5-minute video, Rick Steves takes the viewer through this Parisian museum, highlighting works of art from the Idealists through the Realists and right to the Impressionist movement. There is abundant close detail of the actual brushstrokes of the Impressionist painters.

This concise, 4-minute recording tours the Amsterdam museum, highlighting as many as 30 or more works of art. Most of the artwork is labeled with the name and date in which it was painted too. It's a comprehensive look at Van Gogh's masterpieces.

This short, 5-minute video by Travel Through History examines the life of this master painter and explains a few pieces of work that are on display at the Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida.

How We Use These Virtual Tours

I tend to use these virtual tours as a jumping off point for a new unit of study, selecting no more than one or two per day.

For example, when teaching the boys about Vincent Van Gogh, I might have them watch the video about the Van Gogh Museum. Afterwards I would ask them to pick a few of his works and tell me their impressions of the pieces. Then, together, we would read or thumb through several books about his life and his work.

Typically we end any unit on art by trying to replicate one of the famous works by that artist, using materials from around the house.

As another example, I might have them pick a favorite artist or art period/movement from a video for an independent study. They would look for books and websites to read and possibly do some notebooking or journaling. Once they are done researching, reading, and learning, they report their findings back to the whole family.

As a third idea, I may use one of these videos as a culminating wrap-up of an art, history, or even geography unit study. You may want to create a playlist and offer the videos to your child as a positive use of screentime for leisure.

About the Author

Joanne Rawson is the author of the blog Our Unschooling Journey. Known around the web as Mother of 3, Joanne began her blog when she first started homeschooling her three boys in 2012. She lives in Connecticut with her family and enjoys reading, crafting, and traveling... all of which usually ends up on her blog.

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I've been asked the question 'Where can I find free online art games that I can use in the classroom?' I've been scouring the internet and below is a selection of free online art games that are great fun and might well link to the projects you teach. They can be a useful extension task if you have computers or iPads in your classroom. Bookmark this blog post as you are sure to want to come back to it!

Colour

This game is a great way to consolidate knowledge about hue, saturation, complementary, analogous, triadic and tetradic colours. If your students do not know these terms part of the task can be to look them up. I wouldn't normally teach about triadic and tetradic colours. You have to match the colours on the screen which is harder than you think. At the end of the game, you are given a score and therefore the excuse to play again as you have something to beat!

This is Sand

Challenge your students to make a landscape with 'This is Sand'. This would make a great homework if you are teaching a project on landscapes. It is a simple idea: students sprinkle digital sand in layers to create images. They can subtly change colours and download their creations.

Street Art

Street art is a game by The Tate. I have mixed opinions about this one as it's quite limited, although I do like the wall background and the spray paints. What do you think?

Inspiral Web

Are you old enough to remember the old fashioned spirograph? Well, this is the web version. You can choose different disks and different colours and save your creations.

Jig Zone

Jig zone is an online puzzle site with an art section. Students do the puzzles by dragging the pieces into place. A simple activity to fill the end of a lesson if you only have 5 minutes left and starting something else would be unwise at that point.

Quick, Draw!

'Quick, Draw!' is interesting as it asks the question 'Can a neural network learn to recognize doodling?' It asks you to add to the worlds largest doodling dataset. You have 20 seconds to draw the items it asks for. I think the learning here is simply opening children's minds to the idea that a computer can learn.

Auto Draw

Auto draw's main feature is that you start drawing and it tries to recognise what you are drawing. You can then click on the picture and your drawing turns into that picture. There is a useful tutorial if click on the menu in the top left-hand corner under 'How to'. You can add text and shapes. There are more colours than you might think in the colour picker. I think you could use the shapes and colours and text to teach colour theory.

Weave Silk

Weave Silk is a wonderfully therapeutic game that involves symmetry. Simply use your cursor on the screen to make symmetrical patterns. It has a slide where you can change to rotational symmetry and colours can be blended. Challenge yourself to make flowers, birds, bats and if you're feeling ambitious - faces!

Kern Me

If you teach graphics you will love this game. Kerning is the spacing between letters or characters in a piece of text. This game teaches students to create the correct spacing by eye. Great fun!

Shape Type

'Shape Type' is a letter shaping game. Students need to move points on the letter to try and get a pleasing shape to the letter. Super tricky but quite addictive!

50 Famous Paintings

'Can you name the 50 Famous Paintings' is on the 'How Stuff Works' website and has many easily recognisable paintings.

TriviaPlaza

TriviaPlaza is a quiz site which has an art section. Be warned - they quizzes are difficult. Suitable for frustrating bright students aged 16+ or for art teachers to test their knowledge!

I'd love to keep adding to this blog post, so if you know of any cool free online art learning games, please comment below.

Don't forget to check out all the Free Resources on The Arty Teacher!

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Teaching art courses online is a fantastic way to grow your student base, increase your passive income, or add a revenue stream that will be extremely valuable in challenging times like these.

Recently we sat down with artists from around the world to discuss how artists can teach art courses online while self-isolating or quarantined. We've embedded the original CrowdCast video at the bottom of this page as well as a link to download the transcript.

Even if you've never taught any kind of class before, you can succeed at teaching your art techniques to others online! Read this beginner's guide to teaching online art courses, and give it a try.

Decide what to teach

If this is your first time teaching an art class, the first order of business is to decide what you'll teach. This can feel overwhelming, especially if you do multiple things like Doreen, who creates both digital illustration and hand-drawn art. The rule of thumb for Doreen will be the same for you: identify the easiest thing that you do, and start there. Of course, easy is relative, and the curse of expertise may cause you to feel like creating lush digital landscapes or creating quick caricatures isn't a big deal, but keep in mind that anything you have been doing for long enough will feel much easier for you than for a beginner. Some examples of "easy" techniques to start with:

Drawing fundamentals (perspective, shading, etc)

Painting clouds

Sculpting a small pot

Still life drawing or painting

It may be helpful to get a pen and paper, write down every technique you use in your art, and break it down into the smallest steps possible to get a good idea of what to teach. If at this point you feel overwhelmed with the sheer volume of material you could start teaching, great!

What if I already teach art courses in person?

If you already have prepared courses and just need to transfer them to an online format, you'll still need to make some decisions about how you make the transition to online teaching. If you're already teaching, the first course you bring online should not be your longest, most expensive option. Perhaps you teach a month-long intensive course as well as half-day workshops. Start with the shorter workshops, and as recommended above, break them down into the smallest manageable chunks. This is a great time to experiment with video lengths: try some short 5 or 10 minute videos explaining a single technique, and try an hour-long video teaching a small piece from start to finish. Pay attention to how they're received by your audience and be sure to ask for feedback!

Decide on a format

Are you excited by the idea of teaching a live class and interacting with students, or would you prefer to record yourself creating a piece, then go back and narrate over the top? There are a couple of format options for teaching art online:

Teaching a live course to a small audience, interacting and providing feedback to your students in real-time.

Pre-recording a short lesson and packaging it with images and PDFs to sell passively at a low rate.

Some teachers choose to combine these two formats for longer courses, like Flora Bowley's , incorporating pre-recorded downloads and other materials as well as the opportunity to join live calls to ask questions and interact with other students ( The Abundant Artist does this too!) But if you're just starting out, don't worry about more complicated lesson formats. Just choose whether you'll teach live or pre-recorded and get started!

Live chat platforms

There are a lot of live chat platforms to choose from that will allow you to interact in real time with your students, see each other's faces, and type to each other with a chat feature to share links, etc. Here are a couple of the most popular live chat platforms:

Zoom. Zoom is a great choice for getting started: it's free to sign up and takes only a few minutes to schedule your first call. There are some restrictions for free accounts: You can live chat for up to 40 minutes with 3 or more people. If you need more time than that, you can subscribe for $15 a month.

CrowdCast. CrowdCast does not have a free option, but costs just $20/month (if you pay yearly) for 50 attendees and up to 5 hours per month.

Google Hangouts. Google Hangouts is free for up to 10 people and an unlimited amount of time, but the quality and ease of use is lower than Zoom and Crowdcast.

Assemble your equipment

While you can go down an equipment rabbit hole, you don't need much to get started, especially if you plan to teach live courses.

There are two main recording equipment options:

HD Webcam- This option will provide the highest quality picture. The webcam that comes factory-installed on many laptops is not usually of high enough quality to produce a good video. However, if you absolutely cannot acquire an HD webcam, you can compensate for a lower quality camera with very good lighting. Do your best to eliminate shadows, especially around the area where you'll be creating art. For more lighting options, check out our guide to livestreaming art.

Smartphone with tripod- If you need to use your smartphone to record or livestream, make sure that you are using a tripod to keep the picture stable. An iPhone 10 or 11 or the newest iPad Pro all have very high quality cameras that will work fine for recording video. Earlier generations may not be as high quality. Again, you can compensate with good lighting and a tripod. Check out the livestreaming link above for a list of inexpensive smartphone tripods.

If you choose to teach a live class from your desktop or laptop, connect directly to your internet via an ethernet cable if you can. This will cut down on video lag and produce a much smoother experience.

Prepare for tech issues

When you first begin teaching online, especially via a live course, be prepared to spend some time ironing out technical issues with microphones, cameras, etc. This is normal, and an inevitable part of including multiple people in a video chat. Factor some extra time into the beginning of your course to allow for these issues. An easy way to get out in front of potential tech problems is to send out your platform's "quick start guide" to all your students in advance. A quick search on most video chat platforms should bring something up.

As mentioned above, another way to avoid issues with video/audio lag and low quality is to make sure that your computer is plugged directly into the internet if at all possible.

If at all possible, the number one place you should be selling your online course is also the number one place you should be selling your art: on your own website. This allows you to retain customer information as well as 100% of the profits. There are also dozens of online teaching platforms that will help you quickly create a course and sell it through their website, but be advised that they will take a cut of your profit and you may not be able to retain access to customer information for future marketing.

How to sell courses on your own website.

To sell courses on your own website, you need a few capabilities:

Record and upload your videos to a file sharing platform like Dropbox or to a password-protected "members only" portion of your website.

Send automated emails with the download link to customers who purchase a course.

Accept payments through your website.

If you already have a WordPress website set up that can accept payments, there are many good online teaching plugins that you can integrate:

However, if you are not already using a WordPress site, now is not the time to attempt to learn. Instead, use the recommendation above to send a video download link via email once customers have paid, or use an online teaching platform.

How to sell courses through online teaching platforms.

The great thing about online teaching platforms is that they can easily and quickly get you up and running with a beautifully structured course that is easy for students to navigate. A few of the most popular platforms include:

(Teachable can also integrate with your existing website)

You may also be able to obtain new students who are searching for courses through these platforms, but due to the very high saturation of low-cost courses available you shouldn't depend on the search feature to provide you with students.

How to get students for your online art courses

If you already teach in-person courses, send an email (or even make phone calls!) to all your existing and past students inviting them to take your courses online. You can offer a discount for early sign-ups or for students who take your first beta course.

If this is your first course ever, send individual invitations to handpicked students (friends and family and any collectors you may already have) and invite them to join you for your first online class. An announcement across your social media platforms is another way to garner interest.

You can also try piquing interest by recording a short promotional video to share on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram (or any other social platforms you already use frequently) with a teaser of your course.

Email marketing platforms

The best way to begin inviting students is via an email campaign. There is an abundance of platforms to choose from. The Abundant Artist recommends ConvertKit *. Other popular options include:

Don't be overwhelmed by the options. Just like online teaching platforms and social media platforms, the best email marketing program is the one you will use consistently, so just pick one and get started.

As you begin to set up your first course and send emails to potential students, we recommend being honest about any trepidation you have. Use the journey as part of your story, and invite students and collectors along for the ride. Here's an example:
"Hi friends! If you're like me, you're taking this strange new uncertainty one day at a time. I've been looking for new ways to bring my art to you even during quarantine, and I'm excited to announce that I've just launched my first online art course! I'm still learning as I go, but I'd like to invite you to join me on this journey. The first course will be on Sunday at 12:00 p.m. Will you join me? I'd love to see your face, chat a little and teach you some of what I know."
If you will be selling directly from your own site, make sure that your email campaign is set up to automatically send the download link once a customer pays for your course so they aren't left waiting.

How to price your online course

Your pricing will vary depending on the length and style of your course. For live online courses that closely resemble an in-person class, you should charge as much as you would for an in-person class. It's okay to include a small discount to compensate for the change in venue if you're actually transferring from in-person to online.

Courses that include multiple recordings, extra downloads and/or a live chat session most commonly sell for between $300-$500.

Shorter pre-recorded entry-level courses and single workshops that run about an hour in length generally sell for about $20. The idea is to sell these courses passively at a higher volume, just like you might sell art prints at a lower cost and a higher volume than original works.

Do your own research: check out the common prices for courses comparable to yours on the most popular platforms. Most importantly, check in with your students. You should never shortchange yourself, but during uncertain times it will be helpful for you to work with your students to reach a price that they can pay and that you feel good about charging.

If you've never taken an online art course before, spend a small amount of time clicking around to see what other artists are doing. You don't need to copy anyone, but pay attention to what you see a lot of artists doing- chances are they're doing it because it works. Here are a few posts for inspiration:
The Ultimate Guide to Online Art Courses Top 5 Online Watercolor Classes How to Make 6 Figures Teaching Art Online
This is a section of the transcript from our online working session where Cory answered specific questions from working artists.
Q: I see tons of artists at all levels, selling at tons of different price points. From master painters selling 6-hour tutorials for $20 to painters selling a 2-hour tutorial for $150. My art hero is someone selling 2-hour tutorials for $20, how do I compete with that?
A: Pricing is 90% psychological and 10% strategic. It's just a mess, and it's really hard to figure out. Generally speaking, a really well known artist, because of their name and their brand, can sell tons of classes. What they're trying to do is sell a pre-recorded class at a low price point so that they call sell tons of them, and they make money by doing volume.
Q: Most of my students in my groups are pensioners enjoying retirement time. Their pensions are taking a huge hit. Would you think it's a good idea to offer a reduced rate?
If you have the ability to pre-record a class and sell it, do a one-hour class for $20 or a two-hour class for $20, whatever it is. Then the challenge for you is marketing. I'm not convinced that that is necessarily better than getting 5-10 people in a 2-hour session one-on-one, where you can actually work with them directly. People who want to take a class from you won't necessarily want to take a class from this other person. They may want to take a class because they like you. And that will be true for all the other teachers out there. People want to take classes from teachers that they know and love, especially those who have a big local following. They're not going to just find some other teacher online if you're offering classes, they're going to take it from you.
Q: I've taught a few evening classes in person. I'm looking to start teaching online, but there are so many host sites for classes I don't know where to start. What things should I consider when choosing a site for my class?
A: If you put a price out and people are telling you that it's too expensive, or that their pensions are taking a hit because they're pensioners, yeah, you can offer a discount. There's a lot of flux. There's a lot of change, a lot of dynamics in the market. Listen to your people and respond to them. Let them know "Hey, I'm going to be doing this course. I'm thinking this price point, let me know if you're interested." And if people don't respond or they tell you that's too expensive, listen to them and get them on board. Respect yourself, respect what you're worth, but also listen to your people and allow them to tell you what's actually happening.
Q: Besides an iPhone 11, what's another recording device that you would suggest for prerecorded videos?
A: The best thing you can do is look at 3 or 4 and pick one, otherwise you'll just go forever. Personally, I think Teachable is a great platform. It's built for stuff like this. But there's lots of them out there, and none of them are necessarily bad, it's just which one works for your particular style. All of them are going to allow you to do things like upload a video, upload some images, upload some PDFs. All of them are going to allow you to do things like take payments and restrict access. They all perform those basic functions. If you want to combine some real-time feedback like what we're doing now, you can use Zoom. Zoom is the easiest thing.
Q: How do you make sure that your students have the right supplies?
A: If you have an iPhone 11, just use an iPhone 11. Another thing you can use is a DSLR, but that's going to be $500. So you might as well just get a new phone.
Q: I'm a studio artist. I've been teaching in person classes for 5 years. I thrive on the dynamic created in a class of 6-8. I can give them a lot of individual attention. Something about being able to see what they're doing in the class as they're doing it.
A: What I have seen other artists do in the past, is you can pre-buy all the supplies and then ship them out to people. That's a huge pain and you've got to charge a big markup to do that because it takes you time. The other thing you can do is put together a pre-curated list of the supplies that you would use for that art piece. Then in the course sign up materials, let them know that you will need to purchase supplies. You need to give them enough time, you need to give them a week or two so that they have time to get the supplies and have them shipped to their home. And say "When you sign up for this course, be sure to order these supplies." And have links to where they can buy the supplies online, whether it's on Amazon or Blick or some other website. Make sure it's a link to where you would buy the specific supplies you would use.

A: You can do that on Zoom, and with CrowdCast too, you can have lots of people on the screen at the same time. Then as long as they have their cameras turned towards their easel, you can see what they're doing. If you give them some instruction and then give them 10-20 minutes to work on whatever the next thing is, you can just make sure that all of them have their camera pointed at their easel, and then you can just be watching all of them like you would when you're walking around the room. Then you can come on audio and talk to whoever it is and say "Hey I noticed you're doing this, make these adjustments."

Recommendations from a teaching artist

Jennifer C. Vigil has nailed down a process that works well for her, and she has graciously shared her secrets with us here! You can check out her courses, retreats, and artwork at http://jennifercvigil.com .

is a great smart phone app for easily editing videos directly on your phone. You can add stills, give voice over, add text and music, and so much more. There are in app upgrades that may be of use to some. https://www.videoshop.net

I also use for storing my videos online. I link to or embed videos from Vimeo.

is a great way to create well designed handouts and marketing material. You can create slides for your presentations and easily add images and texts. There are lots of preset formats and easy access to free images and graphics. You can also purchase additional images or graphics for $1.

In terms of best practices for teaching online here are some links. While these aren't directed specifically for art courses, the content is useful and relevant for keeping the content focused and having clear expectations about what the course covers, the way it is delivered, access to the instructor and what they will learn.
https://teachonline.asu.edu/2018/09/best-practices-for-teaching-online/
How to make your teaching more engaging:
https://www.chronicle.com/interactives/advice-teaching Some tips:

Infuse your writing and content with warmth. Convey your support. Find ways to encourage and support even with giving feedback. Being creative involves risk taking so make sure that people feel supported and safe when taking leaps. Set clear guidelines for your online community spaces that explain what is allowed. Discourage marketing, negativity and complaining. Encourage support, sharing resources, and positive feedback.

Let your personality show. Write like you talk. Share your humor. Imagine that you are talking to someone when you are shooting video. You can even print out a letter size image of someone you like and post that in front of you. Imagine you are teaching/ talking to them if that helps.

Don't worry about being perfect. No one is. Certainly have a basic level of polish in what you do (videos) but don't get hung up on making high end professional videos. You can spend too much time editing and not getting it done. Also people can relate to you more if they see you are human.

Don't overwhelm your students with too much content or bells and whistles. Make sure that what you add makes sense and supports your 3 main goals of the class (what 3 skills/ concepts will they come away with from your class). Be clear in organizing your content. Don't get overly creative with headings for your class. You want to make it easy to find information. For example, resources would be where they could find supply lists, places to buy supplies, other books, and handouts.

Under promise and over deliver. You will get raving fans by adding some bonus information. This doesn't mean you cover everything you know. Think of it as offering good customer service. What could delight your students? Could you offer online office hours? Can you give critiques/ feedback on student work (this is a given for live online or high end courses but is also a nice addition as hot seat options for office hours for an evergreen course). Send personal emails with encouragement and try to get to know your students. Seek engagement.

Once you have your course done, preview it from the student view and see if it makes sense. If possible, have someone else look at it and see if the organization makes sense, is easy to follow and if they find any bugs or glitches.

Share a sample video in your sales and marketing. Give them a glimpse of what they will learn and your teaching style. Let them get to know you. Make sure that video sample shows you and that you sound energized and not monotone.

Make sure you have a welcome video that walks them through your teaching portal, where to find things, what to do if they get stuck, can't get in, lost their password, etc., and any additional information. Think of this as what you would tell people right away.

When they finish the course, have a survey as part of the last module. Getting feedback helps you improve the class and also gives you a way to get testimonials to add to your sales page.

Consider offering transcripts of the videos. It is helpful for people who learn in different ways and also those who have hearing difficulties.

While your videos will mostly focus on seeing you create (your hands painting, etc.) try to also include you talking to them directly. It is hard to connect to a disembodied person. Having videos periodically where they see your face or you talking directly to the camera will help them feel a connection to you.

The other thing I recommend is that the course description and title be clear and to the point. Make sure students know what media they will be using, what level it is, and what they will be able to do afterwards. How long is the class (how many modules, total length of video content, any additional bonuses or resources).

Consider having payment options. If they pay in full it is less than if they pay in a couple of installments. Don't make that difference too large though.
Some gear:

This is a strange and challenging time for everyone, but necessity is often the catalyst for explosive new growth. Don't be afraid to try something new, be honest with your collectors and students, and see where your new journey takes you!
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Have you taught an online course before? What advice would you share with your fellow artists?

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Teaching art courses online is a fantastic way to grow your student base, increase your passive income, or add a revenue stream that will be extremely valuable in challenging times like these. Recently we sat down with artists from around the world to discuss how artists can teach art courses online while self-isolating or quarantined.

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As soon as my daughter got a cough I, of course, had to self isolate. I was plunged in the deep end of having to embrace home learning. Luckily, my school had already been training us for this eventuality. I'm excited to make home-learning a success. Here is what I have learned so far.

Using Apps

The students at my school have iPads. Having looked at the choice of apps I decided to use the Zoom conferencing app and an app called Showbie.

Why zoom?

Zoom is easy to use and allows you to see, at a glance, which students have logged on. You simply need to email students your meeting ID so they can connect with you. Whilst I am isolated some students are logging on in the classroom and some students are logging on from home. They can ask you a question any time in the lesson.

Top tip: If you have lots of students in the room trying to connect from their iPads, there is terrible feedback. What you need to do is ask one student in the classroom to connect with you and you speak your instructions through that one iPad.

TOP Tip 2: Insist that your students turn off the video and only use the audio. This is because seeing each other's faces causes much excitement. As the host of the meeting you also have the power to turn off their video.

With my GCSE and A level students I chose who I wanted to speak to first. The video was mainly off but they could turn it on and turn the iPad around to use the camera to show me their work and discuss it. I could also make a quick sketch of an idea and either do the same or photograph and email the sketch. With the pressure of the GCSE 10 hr exam possibly next week, I also scheduled lunchtime Zoom meetings, asking students to get into pairs and connect with me and discuss work. This made it possible to give more students the help they needed before the exam.

Why Showbie?

Showbie allows you to create different folders of work for students to access. Other Apps can also do this but Showbie also allows you set a deadline and students can submit work. For art lessons, I am asking students to photograph their work at the end of the lesson and upload it so I can see their progress. If students are mid-way through a piece I have asked them to take a photograph at the beginning of the homework time or lesson and at the end, and then put both photos in a word document and upload that. Ha ha! No escape, they will make progress!

You can of email instructions. This is especially easy if you can email a whole class through your school management system. However, you cannot get students to submit work this way as the system would crash with all the weighty traffic. This would be a disjointed way of operating.

Using Websites

I'm lucky that I have this website. I've been able to create pages with stage-by-stage art activities. I already had pages such as '100 Things to Draw' and 'Colour Theory' to direct students to. It's easy to send a link through email or an App. You can make a free website in minutes using platforms such as Wix or Squarespace. You don't even need to buy a URL, just use the free URL that these platforms provide. Here are two activities I've made to send to my students:

There are lots of ideas in the blog post below for teaching art remotely. Many of which don't involve technology!

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Distance learning is HARD, and it is NOT the same as our beloved classrooms. We would all LOVE to be back in special learning environments with our students, but that may not happen this year. So I'm here with distant learning tips, tricks and ideas to make it easier for you and your kiddos. These tips will help you with any video conference platform you use. Zoom tips are at the end.

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Video Management Tips - Classroom management can be very challenging when you are not in the classroom so here are some strategies to help.

Set a password and security settings (and tell families NOT to share it with others or post it on social media)

Remind families and tell them what their child needs to bring with them (ex: notebook and markers, play dough, project, stuffed animal, project, or something related to your book/learning theme). Send a text or message via an app to families 15 minutes before it begins in case they forgot.

Use visuals (listen and talk) GRAB THE FREEBIE HERE

Predictable schedule with visuals- Just as you do in your real classroom, construct a predictable routine for your students during distance learning. GRAB THE FREEBIE HERE. My schedule is simple as you can see on my paint stick visual schedule below: hello, message of the day, book, activity, song, goodbye. I use the activity card because it can represent so many things.

Make it interactive (as best you can)- Do a read aloud, fingerplays, sing songs, sitting movement games, syllable games, rhyming games, name games/songs, write together (they write in their journal/paper while you write), message of the day, simple directed drawings, fine motor journal activities, dance party, freeze dance, playdough challenges (have kids bring playdough and make things with playdough together), what's missing game, mystery bag games (hide something and give clues with letters, numbers, objects), virtual show and tell, or virtual show and share (share a project, drawing, or something they created or did).

Make it short (mine are about 30 minutes)- You know your students and their attention span best so plan a length that is appropriate for your students.

Shy students- You may have students who do not want to be on camera, and that is ok. They can turn their camera off or just sit to the side that way they can see and hear you but not be on video. They may sneak in view once they are comfortable. You may need to chat with the family so they know not to force them on video and explain that there is an option to turn off their camera.

Same time and day each week- This is huge! Once you find a day(s) and time that works for you and your families, make it the same each week. Most families are now working from home, have huge amounts of anxiety, going through financial challenges, and now teaching their kids each with their own Zoom meetings. Families are beyond overwhelmed right now; we all are. Make it the same each week so they can put it on the calendar making it easier to remember. Tell families to set a weekly alarm on their phone to remind them of the meeting.

Say each child's name- It may sound silly, but I make it a point to say each student's name as much as I can. I say hello to each student, and I say goodbye to each student. It's a simple way to show I care about each of them.

Virtual Classroom Rules- I just created a one page Virtual Classroom Rules Poster that you can use!

Random Things to Help

Make sure your technology is charged and/or plugged in. You don't want to lose power while you are teaching virtually.

Sit by a window or use a light ring for extra bright light (or just use the beauty filer). I have this light mini tabletop ring.

Position the computer or your phone (landscape view) at your level or higher. Put books under your laptop. Angle it so it is looking down slightly which is a much more appealing angle than looking up at your chin or up your nose.

Before you do a read aloud, check the publisher's policies HERE.

Prep your things just like you would at school. Make a mini lesson plan, have it next to you, have your supplies next to you, and if you are using a stereo or Alexa have it next to you.

Have your phone next to you, in case you need to find various things, show families an app, etc.

GIVE YOURSELF GRACE! It will get easier each time you do it. Trust me, I felt the same way when I started doing FB lives and video too, and I still get nervous 3 years later.

Practice once and do a meeting by yourself just so you can get used to being on video and reading on video.

Families will need to download the Zoom software or app to their device before the meeting. It's quick and takes only a few minutes.

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Zoom Tech Tips (if you can use your computer or laptop so you have more features)

Practice with friends or family to help you get used to the program.

Check out this simple tutorial HERE if you need help setting it up.

BEFORE the Meeting (when scheduling the meeting)

add a profile picture

set a password to make sure your meeting is secure

video ON (both host and participant)

audio BOTH

turn OFF allow participants to enter before host

MUTE participants upon entry (in case a student joins in late, and you are doing an activity or reading a book)

schedule the meetings

In Settings

turn private chat OFF

turn screen share for users OFF

START of Meeting

Screen Flip - MUST DO! Do this at the start of every meeting so things are not reversed for your students.

Beauty filter - I mean how amazing is this, and who doesn't like like flawless skin?!

CLICK - arrow at the bottom, video settings, uncheck mirror my screen, check touch up my appearance

Virtual background - Upload a photo of your classroom or somewhere fun! (For me, I only had to set it once and every time after it was always there.)
CLICK - arrow at the bottom, virtual background, upload photo or click on photo you want to use

Switch to "gallery view" so students can see everyone at once. It's in the top right corner. If you switch to "speaker mode", it will make the person who is talking visible in full screen mode.

Manage participants! Click the people button and a list of participants will appear on the right.

Mute or Unmute ALL by clicking the mute all or unmute all button at the bottom of the participant tab.

Mute or Unmute ONE AT A TIME by clicking on an individual's mic.

Keep this open during the meeting to make it easy to manage your students' mics.

During the Meeting
Something to keep in mind: Zoom meetings are very bittersweet for me and hard on me emotionally. I see my kids and they can see me but it's just not the same. My heart just breaks after the call because I can tell they miss school too. I'm hoping it will get easier.

I hope this helps as we all switch to teaching remotely and virtually. Please share if you have a tip, trick, or suggestion you think I need to add to this list. You can tag me in the Pocket of Preschool Facebook Group. We are all in this together friends.

There are now MORE Distance Learning Home Packs! Grab the Distance Home Learning Bundle and save! If you want to send home activities for your families to do, check out my helpful resources below. You can share these via email or on a secure school site.

If you need ideas for distance learning activities, check out this post.

If you are able to make Home Learning Bags, check out this post for ideas!

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Distance learning is HARD, and it is NOT the same as our beloved classrooms. We would all LOVE to be back in special learning environments with our students, but that may not happen this year. So I'm here with distant learning tips, tricks and ideas to make it easier for you and your kiddos.

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These free online art classes for kids are an amazing resource! Check out these amazing free opportunities for art that can be done anywhere, anytime!

Are you an artist...

You don't have to be an artist yourself to provide your kids with quality art experiences. A few basic supplies, a little corner of the kitchen table, and a few empty minutes are all they need! These online art classes for kids linked below will give them a place to start, some structure, some concept, and some instruction. Let them take it from there!

And maybe you really are an artist! I am and I still love to see my kids sitting down to engage in these resources! As an art teacher myself I see the value in soaking in a lesson by someone else. I want my kids to benefit from the perspective, talent, and voice from as many different talented teachers as possible!

A free mini digital art course about turning shape into form....

This free digital class explores the difference between shape and from and will walk through some examples of both in the form of well known art pieces.

Your kids will pick up some great basic pencils skills that they will be able to apply to their own artwork!

All you need to take part in this class is pencil, paper and about 20-30 minutes!
I want to learn more about this mini drawing course for kids!
More online art classes for kids....

Here at the Kitchen Table Classroom I've built up a nice collection of art lessons that have a video option embedded right in the post! That means you can create right alongside me- for free!
Learn to paint a watercolor butterfly Make an easy crayon leaf rubbing- these look so real How to make a book from a single piece of paper- includes two free templates How to weave paper- learn the basics Create three dimensional flowers from old magazines or newspapers Make a fingerprint cactus drawing Layering primary colored watercolor circles- an exploration in color mixing The easiest way to draw a snowflake- fold and go Notan heart art- explore the Japanese concept of Notan art with hearts Woven watercolor hearts- practice watercolor techniques and basic weaving skills Chinese Paper Lantern- includes three free printable templates Paper heart cards- sweet DIY cards for friends Wreath drawing lesson- easily customize to season or holiday Make your own flower crown with coffee filter crowns Pine tree painting- a watercolor tutorial How to draw bubbles with washable markers How to make plarn- plastic bag yarn Make your own pop-up card with free templates Water bottle weaving- a 100% recycled craft DIY custom t-shirts with freezer paper stencils Make your own origami house- a make and play craft Make a symmetry name creature Draw a field of flowers with this directed drawing lesson This video lesson will walk your artists through not only creating their own color wheel but also other color theory vocabulary like complementary colors, arm and cool colors, analogous colors, and value.
I've fallen in love with making these video tutorials for you! So check back often! Lots of my new posts come with video and I'm always updating old projects to include a video component as well!

Is there a specific project you'd like to see a video demo on? Let me know!

YouTube for online art classes for kids....

You bet! I think YouTube gets a bad rap. Sure, there's plenty of content there you wouldn't sit your kiddo down to watch. But, I think there's even more content on YouTube that your young artist can be inspired by and learn from!

Channels about drawing, arts and crafts, and even art history means your kiddos can have a well rounded art experience without you being an expert yourself!
I want to see more YouTube kids art channels!
Teach your child to draw with free online art classes...

Drawing is a foundational skill, kind of a basic. Drawing is a learned skill. No matter the skill level your kiddo is starting at they can and will benefit from instruction and practice.

These lesson can be completed with either pencil, pen or marker. None require expensive supplies or a high mess tolerance level.

These online drawing resources give you a place to turn when you don't have the time or experience to be the teacher. Best of all each of the resources listed here is completely free- woohoo!
I want to see the list of free drawing classes for kids!
Virtual gallery tours....

This list isn't necessarily online art class but it is a great online art resource! Visit seven top notch museums from the comfort of home!

If you appreciate seeing all of these free online art classes for kids in one place- please share!
I want to cuddle up and take a gallery tour!
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Distance learning is not new. Colleges have been doing it for years. And there are even online schools for elementary and secondary students in place of tradition brick and mortar schools.

Yet, many art teachers around the globe will have to deliver instruction this way for the very first time due to inclement weather, school closures, or other extenuating circumstances. And whether your school calls it remote learning, e-learning, or online learning, likely you're quickly figuring out how challenging it can be.

Home-based learning requires not only a broad sense of technology (internet, video conferencing, Google Classroom), but a new skill set for delivering instruction. Ever watch yourself on video give a demonstration? Every breath, twitch, eye roll, and mispronounced word feels like the longest moment in time. If you've recorded yourself for a teaching portfolio, you know what I mean! But for art teachers who deal with physical materials, teaching via distance learning can be downright difficult.

It leads to practical questions like, "How do I relay content to my students?" And "How am I supposed to take attendance and grade them?" to "What the heck am I supposed to teach them?"

Art Teachers Are Adaptive

And yet, art teachers are the most adept at creating amazing art projects on the fly with little or no resources available. I think it's the nature of what we do. We're creative beings. We see art in everything because everything is art to us. Scraps normally thrown in the trash are our treasure. And nature provides a heaping amount of tools, materials, and inspiration, too.

As artists, we're also used to restrictions. Any teacher who went to art college can relate to being given an assignment on short notice with few or no materials. Or even strict requirements for a project that while constraining, helps bring out amazing ideas due to those constraints. So while distance learning might seem like a high bridge to cross, it's not impossible. With some tools, tips, and advice, anything is possible.

Best Practices for Distance Learning

Before I get into some of the ideas for actual art projects, I'd like to address some best practices for distance learning. These tips are meant to make your journey into remote learning more successful.

Art Materials

Art teachers should be writing lessons assuming that some children will have nothing but a pencil. That doesn't mean you should only provide pencil and paper ideas, because some will have more. It just means you need to think about the lowest common denominator in terms of available materials and work from that point forward.

Some of the ideas below will work for many teachers and students and some won't. Your students might live in an apartment building in a city and can't get ahold of found objects in nature. Other students could be in a situation where they're living between two homes. What's available at one home isn't at the other. The idea here is to know your students and what items they can find for art projects.

A word about equity. When considering projects that require the use of food, avoid making those art projects required. You will no doubt have a student whose family struggles financially. Using food as a required source for lessons sets up some students for failure. Be sure to encourage your students to ask permission to use any food items.

Workload for Art Projects

Keep your lessons simple. The easier they are, the greater the chance students will do them. Remember: they're at home. Think about how you are at home. Do you want to be all cozy in your pjs, curled up on the couch, and have to think about a huge pile of work that's due?

Be realistic about your expectations. The longer they are in a remote learning situation, the less you should expect of them. If your school is closed for a couple snow days, reduce the work a little. If you're out for a whole month or more? Even more so. What you might accomplish in a once a week art class, you should expect it to take 2 - 3 times as long depending on the complexity of the assignment.

Low Tech is Best

I'd like to state that now isn't the time to teach students about new technologies your students don't already use. Yes, you as the art teacher might be learning some new instructional technology to deliver your art projects, like designing a virtual Bitmoji classroom. You might need to pick up some basic video editing skills using phone apps. Or how to mount a phone camera to shoot overhead video. You may even be told you have to get on learning about Google Classroom (and actually use it!). But don't expect students to spend time learning new technologies while distance learning. Your focus should be getting content to them.

Some art museums have opened their virtual doors to teachers, students, and parents. And you should absolutely take them up on these learning opportunities. Just don't make it required. You will have students who have to share their device with a sibling and likely a parent(s), too. They may not even have a good internet connection (or one at all). In these instances, refer to your school district's distance learning policy. You may have to deliver packets or make pre-recorded phone calls to get the instruction to them. Some schools have robocalling software like Honeywell that may be a viable option for you.

Consistency is Key

Whatever means you decide to deliver instruction, whether that be via unlisted YouTube videos, Zoom meetings, or paper packets, be consistent. Kids need to know where to find your assignments and how you'll engage with them. Your school district likely has guidelines on instructional delivery and you should absolutely follow them precisely. Just be consistent about it so kids can be successful in this new learning environment. The last thing you want is a parent emailing you stating that their child didn't hand the work in because they didn't know where to locate your assignments.

Relax Deadlines

I'm going to say something a tad controversial here. Not every school administrator will understand what it's like to be a "specials" teacher with 700+ students or have to work in two or three school buildings. They don't walk in your amazing shoes every day. You'll receive lofty guidelines and expectations to follow. They might tell you to check for work every week, count that as attendance, and update your weekly grades with online grading software.

But can I just say? It's more important for you to be flexible in tough times than it is to follow some of those well-intentioned "rules." Now, you might feel uncomfortable because I just basically told you to look the other way. But really, I'm asking you to think about what's best for your students and advocate for them. Not every child is living in a scenario where their parent is going to care if they did all your art projects. I'm not saying don't eventually mark a student as not having handed it in. But be flexible with assignments, deadlines, and quality of work. And expect a lot of stick figures and corner suns.

19 Distance Learning Art Projects for Kids

One approach which I highly recommend is to create a choice board or menu where students can pick from different activities. On that choice board, at least half should be simple drawing activities where students have the opportunity to embellish with crayons, colored pencils, or markers if they have those things available. The directions that accompany your menu or choice board should clearly state this.

Other projects for your distance learning choice board should be based on found objects and recycled materials. I think this is a great opportunity to highlight artists from the past, like Marcel DuChamp, as well as modern artists like Rebecca Louise Law who is a floral artist.

Famous Laundry Art

Students can use clothes - old t-shirts, sweatshirts, pants - to compose a famous painting! The best part is that nothing is cut and therefore nothing gets wasted. The first step is for students to do a bit of research on famous, recognizable paintings. I recommend they pick ones with bold shapes and basic colors. This is a great opportunity to send them through a virtual museum tour. Many art museums have online tours students can take.

Homemade Scratch Drawings

This was one of my favorite things to do as a kid! And this is a great idea for parents who have a lot of old crayons that are down to stubs. Basically, they just have to apply the crayon heavily so it builds up a waxy layer. Any sharp object can be used to scratch with. I recommend the large sized paperclips as they're a little more sturdy than the smaller ones. But tacks and very small screwdrivers work, too! The best part is that if they do something they don't like, they can color over it with black and try again.

Marker Painting

I love marker painting! I first discovered it many years and quite by accident. Since then, I've used it for many art projects. Basically, kids can draw a picture and outline their shapes with markers. Then, they dip a brush into water and smudge it into the marker strokes and it makes paint!

Shadow Puppets

This is a great opportunity to teach students about the element of art called shape, as well as some basic photography composition. Kids can use any type of paper they want. The best for this would be black construction paper. But if they don't have that, the front or back cover of a magazine or even condensed cardboard cereal boxes will work. First, cut out and design some kind of creature. Then tape it to a string or a pencil. Shine a lamp or flashlight to the creature against a wall and snap a picture.

Found Objects Color Wheel

If your student's parents are clamoring for ideas to keep them occupied, this will do the trick! The idea here is kids will search the house and gather items that fit into each color on the color wheel. Objects don't have to be completely one color to fit into a color family. But they should be mostly that one color.

Nature Imitating Art

If your students are able to get outside and have access to trees, dirt, leaves, sticks, and anything else nature provides freely, then they can create art! Kids are inherently great at this. Out of boredom they'll start drawing in the dirt with a stick, or build a snowman, or even create a fort from old branches. Have students gather whatever natural materials they can find and compose a picture. Encourage them to look at the shapes and see what's unique about them. Or have them do a leaf rubbing. They can use leftover copy paper and crayon stubs.

Creativity Warm-Up Drawings

Here's a great activity for students to do if all they have is paper and pencil! It really challenges students to use their creativity to figure out what the marks in the box remind them of and make a drawing based on it. You can grab a copy in my free resource library.

Homemade Paint

There are so many ways kids can make paint including coffee, tea, fruit juices, spices, food coloring, old markers, and even mud! Have kids test out mixing some of these materials with a little water to see what results they get. The first week's activity could be to make a chart followed up by a simple picture of an object like an apple or a boat.

Dont' have paintbrushes? Improvise! Your students can use q-tips, cotton balls, old makeup brushes, toothbrushes, toothpicks, feathers, skewers, and even grass. This is a great opportunity to teach them about mark making. Anything can make a mark and can be used as a tool to make art. Cutting up scraps of cardboard to make a comb or using old sponges. Really, anything can make art. Your lesson can be based on forging tools for art making!

Cartoons with Props

Here's a basic project that uses an everyday object as a prop. It can be anything small like a penny, a pencil stub, a tack, dried pasta or beans, or a paperclip. Students can draw a series of drawings using that small object. This would work well for 2nd grade and up.

Cardboard Robot Sculptures

Cardboard is one of those materials that families easily have on hand. Why not turn it into fun art? Kids can make low relief and free-standing sculptures easily. Parents can cut cardboard into manageable strips so kids can cut them to size.

Digital Art Portfolios

If you teach middle school, making digital portfolios is a great activity that requires no art materials! Many middle schoolers already know how to use Google Slides because they use it in other classes. And if you already have students taking pictures of their artwork and uploading to Google Classroom, why not have them document what they're creating and why. These templates make creating art portfolios easy.

Newspaper and Magazine Collages

Design a fantasy world, crazy creatures, or whatever comes to mind. They will need to ask permission to cut up magazines and newspapers, first. Give them creative permission to include any other art materials they wish. They can even cut some things out and free draw other parts and collage them together!

Meme That!

Take a famous painting, upload it to Padlet (which can be connected to your Google Classroom) and have students caption it. Include a link to a site where they can read more about the painting.

Alternatively, you could provide them with a painting and have them use a free online meme generator and hand it in via Google Classroom. Your students will love out-doing each other for the funniest meme.

Isometric Drawings

Your upper elementary and middle school students will love making isometric drawings! You can find free isometric drawing grid paper online. Have students practice making cubes, rectangular prisms, alphabet letters, etc. If all they have is a pencil, that will work. Crayons, markers, and colored pencils are great for embellishing. Use it as a lesson to teach upper elementary students about value using stippling, hatching, and cross-hatching.

Found Object Art Names

This one is as simple as it looks. Ask students to gather small items from around the house to compose a picture of their name. The longer the name, the more space they will have to prepare for it. This can lead to a project where students draw out a whole alphabet - or their initials - using everyday objects that they love.

Digital Photography

Here's another project that doesn't require any art materials. Students can use a phone, tablet, or digital camera to shoot pictures using the rule of thirds. Teach them the basics of lighting, and how to compose a picture, placing an emphasis on the elements and principles of design. Stick to basic topics like pets, family, toys, and nature so all students can be successful. If you're concerned students will submit pictures they've found online, you could require them to submit a second picture in the same setting that shows them there.

Wire Sculptures

All they need are a pair of pliers and some old wire hangers. Kids love tinkering around with tools and this is a great activity for them to create something they might otherwise make in an art room!

Styrofoam Prints

All your students need is a c lean styrofoam tray from the supermarket, markers, a pencil, a damp rag or sponge, and a piece of paper. They can draw a design into the styrofoam using a blunt pencil, then color it in using markers. Just be sure not to lean into the wet marker strokes. Dampen the paper with the rag or sponge and then rub the paper over the styrofoam and pull it off.

Zentangle Drawings

Middle schoolers love making zentangles! I think it's their love of permanent markers. I found my students appreciated being given graph paper to keep some of the more geometric patterns in order. Zentangle patterns and printable graph paper can be found everywhere online. Coloring materials are great for embellishing, but I've also seen students do these with just pencil and paper and they come out great, too.

Conclusion on Distance Learning

Distance learning is for art teachers. Tough, but impossible. It just requires a little more thought and flexibility on your part for planning art projects. If this is your first time experiencing it, give yourself some room to make mistakes. If you're a veteran teacher, it's going to feel like you're a first year teacher all over again. I say that because it will be a whole new way of teaching you're not accustomed to. And like anything else, it will be hard at first but become easier over time.

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Are you looking for Free Art Lessons on Youtube for homeschoolers?

If you are not an artist you may feel inadequate teaching your kids art.

I get it, I can't even draw stick figures. I have always struggled with art and I didn't want my kids to suffer just because of my lack of art skills.

If you are art impaired like me it can be a good idea to outsource art lessons from a local Co-op or community class.

That can get expensive and time-consuming so I have compiled a list of free art lessons on Youtube for homeschoolers for your everyday use.

You can easily do art lessons once a week together on a Friday afternoon.

Free Art Lessons on Youtube for Homeschoolers

Online Painting Lessons

Createful Kids is a mom and child-friendly account with tons of tutorials on painting and some drawling. There are even videos to highlight famous artists as well.

The Art Sherpa is an acrylic painting channel for intermediate level artists or could be used for middle school and high school.

Wecreate Lessons is a channel for younger kids such as preschool and lower elementary ages. It contains simple artwork with beautiful music in the background.

Bob Ross the Joy of Painting is a well-known artist that my kids love to watch. He teaches painting for middle schoolers on up and is so relaxing to listen to.

Online Drawing Lessons

DrawingWiffWaffles is a creative account of drawing with pens, markers, and sketching. It's geared toward upper middle school to high school level and ability.

Sinix Design is a digital artist who shares technical drawing on how to videos that is very step by step. It would be great for high schoolers who want to get serious and improve their drawing skills.

Art for Kids Hub is the perfect family-friendly art account for elementary and middle school. You can follow right along to draw your favorite characters and animals.

Disney Parks Animation Academy has how-to tutorials on all your favorite characters. I don't think this is for beginners but rather for middle school and up.

Online Craft Videos

5-Minute Crafts Kids contains hundreds of super cute craft ideas for your family. These are not follow along videos, but videos for mom to explain the craft and do it together as a project.

Easy Kids Craft is a fun follow along channel using just construction paper and glue for all their crafts. Perfect for elementary aged kids or when you need a craft idea for a science or history project.

Craft Factory is a fun channel for moms and kids. Many of the projects are a bit more advanced than just construction paper but are perfect for moms who love hands-on learning.

Online Art History

Free School has many interesting videos on almost all subjects and they have a series of videos on major artists giving short biographies.

Art is so important for kids to grow and expand their brain. Yes, it can be messy but the mess is important in the learning process.

Let us know in the comments below what free art lessons on youtube for homeschoolers you have found.

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It has been amazing seeing all of the people donating their times and talents to help keep our students learning and busy during this crazy time! One thing I have especially loved is all of the authors who have been doing virtual story times or art lessons.

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Here is a list of all the ones I have seen so far. I will keep adding to the list as I hear about new ones.

The author of The author of Lunch Doodles With Mo Willems
Knuffle Bunny and the Pigeon Books teaches students how to draw some of his famous characters. These would make great story starters for students to write their own versions of his books. Carmen Agra Deedy
Rita and Ralph's Rotten Day reads this story about two friends who are having trouble being friends.

The author of Jon Scieszka
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs reads this outrageously funny "other version" of the famous tale of the three little pigs. This is always one of my students' favorites!

Author RJ Palacio is reading her best selling book Wonder over on her Twitter page. She reads a few chapters at a time. I read this to my class every year, so they have been excited to hear from the author herself!
Peter H. Reynolds

The author of The Word Collector is sharing his read alouds on his Facebook page. He shares not only his own books, but books from other authors as well.

The author of the Pete the Cat books goes live on his Instagram page weekdays at 1:00 PM EST to read his groovy books! Jarrett J. Lrosoczka

Author Kate Messner shares a read-aloud of She is also sharing The Next President: The Unexpected Beginnings and Unwritten Future of America's Presidents along with several other of her books on her YouTube channel. a book club with her chapter book, Ranger in Time: Rescue on the Oregon Trail. Students can ask her questions about the book or writing as well.

The author of much loved series like Captain Underpants, Dog Man, and Ricky Ricotta has a web page called Dav Pilkey at Home where he shares drawing lessons, excerpts from his books, writing prompts, and more! If your students LOVE Dav Pilkey as much as mine do, they will love this site!

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A List of Authors Doing Virtual Story Time or Art Lessons

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It has been amazing seeing all of the people donating their times and talents to help keep our students learning and busy during this crazy time! One thing I have especially loved is all of the authors who have been doing virtual story times or art lessons. This post contains affiliate links.

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My daughter and I are playing along with a new (to me!) creative challenge at the moment: Index Card a Day. As the name suggests, the premise is to create something (a drawing, doodle, painting, poem, calligraphy, art journalling, collage - anything goes!) on an index card everyday during June and July. ICAD is hosted by the fabulous Tammy from Daisy Yellow Art. There are both weekly and daily prompts, the weekly prompts are broad (encouraging specific techniques or mediums for example) and the daily prompts are more specific but still very open to personal interpretation (cobalt blue, playground, bouquet etc).

Playing along with the prompts is totally optional, so far I have created a grand total of one index card based on the daily prompt! The very first prompt was "Mix Tape":

As the days have gone on I have surprised myself by choosing to play with colour and pattern more and more rather than working on small scale drawings as I had initially planned. Drawing patterns at the end of the day is much more relaxing!

I also expected to get frustrated with the poor quality paper of the cards (they are just cheap and cheerful 6×4 record cards) but they haven't performed as badly as I thought they would and I find that I don't care at all if the surface gets a bit torn up using layers of colour. It's all part of the process!

If you're interested in playing along with ICAD (you can jump in at any time!) head over to Daisy Yellow Art for all the information on the challenge. There is also a kids version of ICAD - perfect for those lucky kids who have already finished school for the summer! My daughter and I have been working on our cards together in the evenings as we still have three weeks left of school. Boo.

If you'd like to follow along with my ICAD cards, I'm posting them over on Instagram, on my Pinterest board and in the ICAD Facebook group. Happy ICADing!

* Materials Used:

Silvine 6×4 plain white index cards - any index or record cards will work (whether they're coloured, white, ruled, plain or tabbed) I just happened to pick up a pack of these ones! I will be using these again this year until I run out of cards and then I might try something different.

Colour:

Black and white :

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My daughter and I are playing along with a new (to me!) creative challenge at the moment: Index Card a Day. As the name suggests, the premise is to create something (a drawing, doodle, painting, poem, calligraphy, art journalling, collage - anything goes!) on an index card everyday during June and July.

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This talk by Dustin Yellin, who puts things in boxes, could be a brilliant start to a project. He talks about how his childhood influenced him and he takes you on a journey of how his work has developed. He touches upon problem solving and his influences.

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In 2006, four guys and eight treadmills made one of the most unique, silly, simple and oddly captivating videos in recent memory. The guys make up the band OK Go, and the video, Here It Goes Again, was named by Time Magazine as one of " The 30 All-TIME Best Music Videos ". Since then, they've been chasing crazy ideas with each subsequent video, incorporating stop motion, Rube Goldberg machines, paint cannons, thousands of people with umbrellas, and most importantly, dozens of different artistic and visual concepts-usually being shot with a single take.

The videos fascinate my students when they see them, and we're to the point that each new video debut has become an event in my art room. The trick to making this worthwhile? Use each video as part of how you teach different lessons. The videos are great hooks to get kids interested in what they are about to learn, or to show them how the ideas you are teaching can be utilized. Some of the videos are nothing short of amazing.

Allow me to share with you, then, the definitive guide to using OK Go videos in your art classes.

Three Primary Colors (from Sesame Street)
Concepts: Color Wheel, Mixing Colors, Primary and Secondary Colors, Stop Motion Animation
Yes, I teach high school. Yes, I show Sesame Street videos. Yes, they're about mixing primary colors. This video is obviously perfect for the little ones, but for some reason, my high schoolers are enthralled when this one is on the screen. Don't be afraid to give it a try with your middle and high school intro classes.

End Love
Concepts: Stop Motion Animation, Video Speed, and Slow Motion
This one starts out a little slow, but it's just quirky enough to keep the kids' interest. It gets especially interesting at the end: chasing ducks, mixing stop motion and yoga class, speeding up video to incredible speeds while certain people remain completely still. I love having my kids think (and write) about how they think the video is created, and it usually leads to a great discussion.

Skyscrapers
Concepts: Value Scales, Color Theory, Color Matching
I use this one when I teach color theory and value scales. It's great to demonstrate different values, and how all colors are not created equally. Kelly green, for example, is not the same as sage green, and this video is great for visually demonstrating this concept.

This Too Shall Pass
Concepts: Sculpture, Kinetic Sculpture, Splatter Painting, Rube Goldberg Machines
If you're into Rube Goldberg Machines, and especially if your students make them, this video is a 3 1/2 minute masterpiece that needs to be seen immediately: thousands of objects, dozens of people collaborating, and a machine that takes up an entire warehouse just to shoot paint cannons in the faces of the band members. It's something to see.

I also use this video when I introduce Jean Tinguely's "Homage to New York", the kinetic sculpture which had the sole purpose of destroying itself. With the dropping of an entire piano and sledgehammers crashing into old televisions, there's a good amount of destruction happening here as well.

Things to Notice #1: Mistake at 2:13! There is no blue paint flowing into the tube, which slows down the entire machine.

Things to Notice #2: At the 2:35 mark, check out the video the TV is playing. Look familiar?

The Writing's on the Wall
Concepts: Forced Perspective, Localized Perspective, Op Art and Optical Illusions, Assemblage, and Anamorphic Sculpture
For my money, this is the best of OK Go's videos; it was even good enough to make Ian's list of the Top 5 Art-Inspired Music Videos. It's maybe their catchiest song, and the video has the most elaborate visual effects and the fastest moves from scene to scene, giving it an undeniable amount of energy for the entire 4 minutes of the song. The tricks played on your eyes seem to be neverending, and it is a fascinating video from beginning to end. I have used it when teaching all different types of perspective, when starting optical illusions, and when introducing the art of Bernard Pras.

Teacher Warning: This song has a line in the chorus that goes "I just want to get you high tonight/I just want to see some pleasure in your eyes". Use your professional judgment as to whether or not this is appropriate for your own classroom.

I Won't Let You Down
Concepts: Symmetry, Balance, Radial Design, Mandalas, How to Wear Awesome Socks and Teach Thousands of People to Dance In Sync While Opening and Closing Umbrellas
This is the latest of OK Go's videos, and we're to the point now where the videos have choreography for thousands of dancers and these are filmed by aerial drones. Some of the overhead shots are great opportunities to show symmetry and balance, but by the time they have literally thousands of umbrellas opening and closing in unison, it's best just to sit back and watch. The ideas for this video are ambitious to say the least, but the results are awe-inspiring. Give it a watch, because it is incredible.

I love trying to guess what they are going to do next, and I love sharing these ideas with my kids at school. If you've got some time, check them out; be careful, though, because a couple hours can fly by as you watch all their videos. And lastly, if you're interested, this behind the scenes video for The Writing's on the Wall is really good, and you can read a great interview with the band discussing their video-making process.

Which OK Go video is your favorite? Do you ever share music videos in order to teach art concepts? Which ones?

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The Art Teacher's Definitive Guide to OK Go Videos - The Art of Education University

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In 2006, four guys and eight treadmills made one of the most unique, silly, simple and oddly captivating videos in recent memory. The guys make up the band OK Go, and the video, Here It Goes Again, was named by Time Magazine as one of "The 30 All-TIME Best Music Videos".

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Inside: An explanation of four popular art theories and how each of them defines what makes a work of art good.
What makes an artwork good?
When it adheres to design principles?
If it looks true to life?
Should it turn our worldview upside down?
Must it fill us with emotions?
The issue of what makes an artwork good has probably been debated since the first splotch of pigment touched a cave wall. It is nearly impossible to define what art is, so when we start discussing what makes an artwork impressive or worthy or good, we wade into complicated waters. Ask a group of students whether an individual artwork is good or not and you're likely to get conflicting answers. Ask them what makes an artwork good or not and you'll get as many answers as students you question.

Many art theories have emerged to encompass the wide variety of ideas and opinions about what art is and what it should do. The search for one art theory to rule them all may be futile, but there are arguments to be made on all sides, and everyone has a favorite.

Art Theory: Formalism

Formalism dictates that art is good when it effectively uses the elements of art and principles of design. A formalist will concentrate solely on how an artwork looks-color, line, shape, and texture. The story being told and any historical or social context behind the artwork has no bearing on whether it is considered successful. The composition is all that matters. While artists have always used the elements and principles of art, formalism really came into being with modern art and the rise of abstract and expressionist works since those pieces put special emphasis on using line, shape, and color to create a pleasing composition.

Art Theory: Imitationalism / Mimetic

The imitationalism or mimetic theory of art claims that artwork is best when it imitates life. We've all experienced seeing an artwork from a distance and mistaking it for the real thing, rather than a replica. Those pieces are prized under imitationalism. The most realistic, the better.

In Vermeer's The Milkmaid, we see the creamy milk pouring from the jug. It's easy to imagine the splashing sound it makes hitting the bottom of the container. The texture of the baskets and the woman's clothing look real enough to reach out and touch. The play of light and shadows match what comes through our own windows. We don't have to make any mental leaps to imagine the scene unfolding right in front of us. Mimetic artworks are instantly recognizable because of their devotion to reality.

Art Theory: Instrumentalism

An instrumentalist is not concerned with composition, only context. Through the lens of instrumentalism, the best artworks are those that convey a message or shape how we see the world. Unlike other art theories, instrumentalism says that art is good when it functions as a tool to influence or change society.

The artwork above no doubt drew a visceral reaction the moment you saw it. Did your eyes flick to the title? Were you trying to figure out what the artist was trying to say? Now imagine that you saw this artwork before World War II. As Hitler rose to power, many saw him as a harmless politician, though some knew otherwise. In this piece, Heartfield was using his art as an instrument, sounding an alarm for anyone who thought Hitler was nothing to fear.

Art Theory: Emotionalism

The emotionalism theory places emphasis on the expressive qualities of an artwork. The communication between artwork and viewer is crucial. If the art is able to elicit a feeling from the audience, then the artist has created an excellent piece. Emotionalism is unique among art theories because it is not concerned with how an observer is attracted. Varying components of an artwork can captivate different viewers, but it only matters that the artist was able to evoke a mood or idea, regardless of composition, context, or narrative.
Curated Connections Library Members: Access the PowerPoint and Worksheet for this activity at this link. What do you think makes an artwork good? This post was originally published on June 7, 2018.
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Art Theories Lesson

To teach about art theories in a quick art and aesthetics lesson, I start out with a warm-up discussion question, what makes art an artwork good? I like this question because it gets students thinking more about what goes into the creation of a work of art and that art is more than just making something look pretty.

Then, I divide the students into groups and each group gets one of the above artworks with the following writing prompts:

Make a list of questions you might ask yourself about this art.

What makes this artwork good?

After they've explored their assigned artwork, we discuss their ideas to the class and I tell them about each of the art theories.

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What Makes Art Good? A Lesson and Explanation of Art Theories

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Anti-Racist: a person who opposes racism and promotes racial tolerance.

Bias: favoring or showing prejudice towards certain people or ideas.

BIPOC: Black, Indigenous and People of Color.

Cultural Appropriation: inappropriately and/or incorrectly using or taking advantage of, or claiming ownership and rights to use another culture's capital and patrimony; such as fashion, trends, iconography, traditional art, ceremonies, etc.

False Narrative: a story that you perceive as being true but has little basis in reality, this perception can be due to insufficient or inaccurate information or to insufficient or inaccurate assessment.

NBIPOC: Non-Black Indigenous People of Color

Person of color: a person who is not white or of European parentage.

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Please feel free to use these links and to suggest other resources to help you teach during this stressful time.

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The Coronavirus Virtual Sub Lessons for Art Teachers folder is designed to be a FREE resource to support arts learning inside and outside the classroom during the impact of the Coronavirus. In order to gain access to the folder, you must submit a lesson.
Here is how to submit a lesson:
1. Write a short lesson that can be accomplished either by a non-art substitute teacher or by a student at home. It doesn't have to use technology (some prefer that), or it can rely on technology. It can be in Google Docs, Word, or PDF format.
2. Name your lesson file this way "Grade Level or Grade Range Lesson Name"
3. Submit a link to your lesson here (immediate access) or email it here artful.artsy.amy@gmail.com (emailing may take more time for access). You can email a PDF, Word, or Google Doc. If sharing a Google Doc, make sure your share settings are set to "anyone with the link" or "public on the web."
4. Upon submitting a lesson you will be given directions on how to access the drive.
**Please be cool and recognize this is a free resource to support our community. DO NOT use this folder as a mine to recreate lessons to sell.**

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Zoom is a video conferencing tool, and it is a great way to connect with your learners virtually. It is really easy to make a Zoom account and start hosting your own meeting in less than five minutes. With Zoom, free accounts are always available, but right now, Zoom is lifting their usual 40-minute time limit for free accounts.

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Greetings from the warhol:
While we are temporarily closed to help mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 virus, we've put together a list of our educational resources so that you and your students can experience the museum digitally from home:

Lessons: https://www.warhol.org/lessons/

PowerPoints on Warhol: https://www.warhol.org/resources/

YouTube videos of Warhol's artistic processes and techniques:

https://www.youtube.com/thewarholmuseum

This series of resources was created BY visual arts and design educators, FOR visual arts and design educators and will continue to be updated and developed as we move toward the 2020-21 school year.

Browse research focused on the outcomes of arts education for students and educators.

Educate.Today

Online Teaching Resources for SNAE

This group offers a lot of resources for teachers looking to help teaching students with disabilities online and a forum to source advice from other educators.

Council for Exceptional Children is currently offering FREE membership to assist teachers with distance learning. When joining, make sure you also join DARTS (the Division of ARTS).

Use the code CECED60 when signing up.

Teaching Special Education Online During COVID-19

Quick Take: What You Need to Know About Student Privacy for Students with Disabilities

Quick Take: What You Need to Know About Accessibility for Students with Disabilities

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Please feel free to use these links and to suggest other resources to help you teach during this stressful time. Teaching Effectively During Times of Disruption (Zoom, Digital Teaching, etc.)

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Please feel free to use these links and to suggest other resources to help you teach during this stressful time.

Teaching Effectively During Times of Disruption (Zoom, Digital Teaching, etc.)

Preparing to Teach Online

How to Teach Virtually...in Under 30 minutes

How to make videos, screen recordings in less than 6 minutes

Resources for Teaching Online Due to School Closures

Kahoot Guide to Distance Learning

Arts Instructional Resources (Dance, Media Arts, Music, Theatre, Visual Art) provided by the State Education Agencies Directors of Arts Education (SEADAE)

Remote Learning (provided by the PA Art Education Association)

The Ultimate Guide to Virtual Museum Resources, E-Learning, and Online Collections

MoMA-Learning Curve: Art Resources for Teaching and Learning from Home

Da Vinci Initiative (lesson plan materials)

The Ultimate Guide to Virtual Museum Resources, E-Learning, and Online Collections

Crayola: Creative At-Home Learning Webinar

The Coronavirus Virtual Sub Lessons for Art Teachers folder is designed to be a FREE resource to support arts learning inside and outside the classroom during the impact of the Coronavirus. In order to gain access to the folder, you must submit a lesson.
Here is how to submit a lesson:
1. Write a short lesson that can be accomplished either by a non-art substitute teacher or by a student at home. It doesn't have to use technology (some prefer that), or it can rely on technology. It can be in Google Docs, Word, or PDF format.
2. Name your lesson file this way "Grade Level or Grade Range Lesson Name"
3. Submit a link to your lesson here (immediate access) or email it here artful.artsy.amy@gmail.com (emailing may take more time for access). You can email a PDF, Word, or Google Doc. If sharing a Google Doc, make sure your share settings are set to "anyone with the link" or "public on the web."
4. Upon submitting a lesson you will be given directions on how to access the drive.
**Please be cool and recognize this is a free resource to support our community. DO NOT use this folder as a mine to recreate lessons to sell.**

12 World Class Museums You Can Visit Online

How to Get a Free Zoom Account
"Zoom" In: Set up a Free Account for Zoom Conferencing
Zoom is a video conferencing tool, and it is a great way to connect with your learners virtually. It is really easy to make a Zoom account and start hosting your own meeting in less than five minutes. With Zoom, free accounts are always available, but right now, Zoom is lifting their usual 40-minute time limit for free accounts.

Kids Stories in American Sign Language ( website)

Chrome Extensions & Modifications for online learning ( website tutorial)

"Apps for Students with Special Needs" ( article)

Greetings from the warhol:
While we are temporarily closed to help mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 virus, we've put together a list of our educational resources so that you and your students can experience the museum digitally from home:

Lessons: https://www.warhol.org/lessons/

PowerPoints on Warhol: https://www.warhol.org/resources/

YouTube videos of Warhol's artistic processes and techniques:

https://www.youtube.com/thewarholmuseum

This series of resources was created BY visual arts and design educators, FOR visual arts and design educators and will continue to be updated and developed as we move toward the 2020-21 school year.

Browse research focused on the outcomes of arts education for students and educators.

Educate.Today

Online Teaching Resources for SNAE

This group offers a lot of resources for teachers looking to help teaching students with disabilities online and a forum to source advice from other educators.

Council for Exceptional Children is currently offering FREE membership to assist teachers with distance learning. When joining, make sure you also join DARTS (the Division of ARTS).

Use the code CECED60 when signing up.

Teaching Special Education Online During COVID-19

Quick Take: What You Need to Know About Student Privacy for Students with Disabilities

Quick Take: What You Need to Know About Accessibility for Students with Disabilities

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NAEA Town Call Conversation | Art Education and School Year 2020-21: Navigating Remote, Hybrid, and In-Person Instruction in the COVID-19 Landscape
Sharing solutions and support for success in this unique school year is our goal for this conversation. Join expert guides as they communicate how they are navigating the current landscape as supervisors, administrators, and classroom practitioners. Gain perspective from various vantage points and walk away with practical ideas for immediate use whether you're faced with the challenges and opportunities of remote, in-person, or hybrid learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Davis Publications Free Resources
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https://www.davisart.com/free-resources/

Game Design Challenge
Learning from home creates obstacles. These obstacles can help motivate us to redesign something as fun as a game. Within this 4-week unit students are challenged to ask, learn, imagine, design, build, then share, reflect and redesign a game. This unit was designed for middle school students in grade 6-8 but can be adapted for other ages.
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#togetherweARTbetter...Art Lessons Kids Can Do From Home!
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Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings Hosting Virtual Tours
A dozen of Frank Lloyd Wright's iconic designs are available to explore as part of the #WrightVirtualVisits initiative. Some links available on this page, others require Instagram.
https://thespaces.com/12-frank-lloyd-wright-buildings-are-now-hosting-virtual-tours/

Getty Artworks Recreated with Household Items by Creative Geniuses the World Over
Recreate your favorite art using just three objects lying around home using digitized and downloadable artworks from Getty's online collection. https://blogs.getty.edu/iris/getty-artworks-recreated-with-household-items-by-creative-geniuses-the-world-over/

K-12 Art Materials Brainstorming Worksheet
This worksheet walks through reflection and planning for building their own artist tool kit for remote learning
Resource download
https://bcpscloud.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/RemoteLearning/EQ41q7C7cP5EhVm-1bQ9-tgBcvXC1OiJyPx_WAPEkwk_EA?e=cjNSgZ

Picassohead
Create picasso like artwork online. Flash Player Required.
http://www.picassohead.com/

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NAEA Town Call Conversation | Art Education and School Year 2020-21: Navigating Remote, Hybrid, and In-Person Instruction in the COVID-19 Landscape Sharing solutions and support for success in this unique school year is our goal for this conversation. Join expert guides as they communicate how they are navigating the current landscape as supervisors, administrators, and classroom practitioners.

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NAEA Town Call Conversation | Art Education and School Year 2020-21: Navigating Remote, Hybrid, and In-Person Instruction in the COVID-19 Landscape
Sharing solutions and support for success in this unique school year is our goal for this conversation. Join expert guides as they communicate how they are navigating the current landscape as supervisors, administrators, and classroom practitioners. Gain perspective from various vantage points and walk away with practical ideas for immediate use whether you're faced with the challenges and opportunities of remote, in-person, or hybrid learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Access the recording
Download accompanying handout

Davis Publications Free Resources
Teaching Art Online, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, SchoolArts online, lessons, and more...
https://www.davisart.com/free-resources/

Game Design Challenge
Learning from home creates obstacles. These obstacles can help motivate us to redesign something as fun as a game. Within this 4-week unit students are challenged to ask, learn, imagine, design, build, then share, reflect and redesign a game. This unit was designed for middle school students in grade 6-8 but can be adapted for other ages.
Resource download

Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings Hosting Virtual Tours
A dozen of Frank Lloyd Wright's iconic designs are available to explore as part of the #WrightVirtualVisits initiative. Some links available on this page, others require Instagram.
https://thespaces.com/12-frank-lloyd-wright-buildings-are-now-hosting-virtual-tours/

Getty Artworks Recreated with Household Items by Creative Geniuses the World Over
Recreate your favorite art using just three objects lying around home using digitized and downloadable artworks from Getty's online collection. https://blogs.getty.edu/iris/getty-artworks-recreated-with-household-items-by-creative-geniuses-the-world-over/

K-12 Art Materials Brainstorming Worksheet
This worksheet walks through reflection and planning for building their own artist tool kit for remote learning
Resource download
https://bcpscloud.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/RemoteLearning/EQ41q7C7cP5EhVm-1bQ9-tgBcvXC1OiJyPx_WAPEkwk_EA?e=cjNSgZ

Creative Constraints: El Anatsui
This is a 3-5 lesson exploring Land Art with examples by El Anatsui
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https://bcpscloud.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/RemoteLearning/EZB331Z3agxHhymfotaWTmkBAnY2vnEd5AbLghF9Xw8vnQ?e=8p0eYL

Picassohead
Create picasso like artwork online. Flash Player Required.
http://www.picassohead.com/

30 Day Art Challenge
30 Day Art Challenge: offers enrichment with limited home art supply resources, vocabulary, contemporary and historical artist references, links for additional choices, and sample projects. *Suggested as a weekly supplement to art class (Note: The Google folder is a work in progress with lessons being added weekly to support each prompt.)
Resource download
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1Jd8Xuox9dlFqCNj88RfeJo_hdx9nBsm-

Teaching Critical Thinking through Art with the National Gallery of Art<br> A free Massive Open Online Cource (MOOC) for educators in all content areas-thinking routine strategies work with on-line teaching.
https://www.edx.org/course/teaching-critical-thinking-through-art-with-the-na

Eric Carle reads The Very Hungry Caterpillar<br> A classic read by Eric Carle - A great video for students and parents alike!
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I just saw a Self-care /calming page in my daughter’s google classroom. It has links to live feeds from zoos and to meditation and mindful-ness excercises.