tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13026643256300649492024-03-20T00:27:13.264-07:00Hands, Head 'n Heart in the ArtroomPractical info on how to manage your art classroom, teach inspiring lessons and survive the day!Nancie Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02351651846274437455noreply@blogger.comBlogger188125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302664325630064949.post-86506262042359921552017-05-14T21:36:00.000-07:002017-05-14T21:36:29.196-07:00Transitions in the Artroom: Hands-On Demo, pt. 2<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
</div>In my first <a href="http://handsheadnheart.blogspot.com/2017/05/transitions-in-art-room-hands-on-demo.html">post</a> about the hands-on demo part of your class structure, I explained how I got everyone in place and ready to learn - Whew! <br />
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Now it's time to start the demo - On my demo table, all the materials the kids will use that day are laid out. I have labels, if necessary, spelling the terms (and simple definitions) for the students so they connect the written word to the object - crayons, oil pastel, paintbrush, tooling foil, brayer, etc. Start your demo going over this media vocabulary as well as the terms for the technique/standard/principle/element that day. The final 30+ years of my teaching career was spent with a HIGH percentage of English Language Learners at school. Chances are the <i>only</i> place those kids are going to see some of these words are in your classroom! Have a word wall to post these words as you introduce them to your groups and keep the words up year-round. Categorize the vocabulary by grade level but you'll be exposing everyone!<br />
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If time permits, create step-by-step examples ahead of demos. I prefer to only introduce one step per class - by the time we make it through all the components of a class, there may be only 10 - 20 minutes of hands-on project time. Always review what was done in previous classes (because somebody has been absent or you gained a new student or two). These examples help in a pinch for those kids who show up on the last day of a six part/class project. Give them an example to finish and they can jump in & gain exposure to using the media while working alongside the others! Grades are optional if they did less than half the steps by themselves. It gives you a glimpse of their visual and listening skills - file the info away for future projects.<br />
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As a project approaches the end of the process or when you won't be introducing a new step, use the demo time to critique in-progress student work. Use student work from a different class. So, projects from A group in 5th grade are critiqued by B group in 5th grade. Choose 3 examples - 'A', 'B' and 'C' work. With each artwork, have students point out what's working and what needs improvement. Teach respectful comments and do NOT reveal the student names of the work being analyzed. The goal here is for students to reflect on their own work once it's passed out. Hopefully, they will use the discussion to guide their choices when completing their assignments. <br />
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When time's up for the demo, you need to quickly transition to the next activity - passing out supplies. After calling table helpers to the distribution area to wait for your directions, dismiss the standing students first - reminding them to <b>walk<i></i></b> to their places. Seated students go next once traffic clears then finally students at the demo tables put tables back into the correct area & everybody except helpers are seated in their places - Ta Da!<br />
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Nancie Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02351651846274437455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302664325630064949.post-26100472687636274042017-05-10T21:46:00.000-07:002017-05-10T21:48:51.247-07:00Transitions in the Art Room: Hands-On Demo, pt. 1<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
</div>I hope you have enjoyed reading the previous installments in this 'Transitions' series so far and have found them useful in your classrooms. This post will tackle the use of hands-on demos in your class structure. <br />
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What it looks like: students in assigned places, hands n feet to self, eyes on teacher<br />
What it sounds like: voices off unless responding to teacher, body quiet<br />
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I've taught in both large and small Art classrooms. The last place I taught in was a band room with cafeteria bench-style tables on wheels. Fortunately, it was a long-term sub position, only one morning a week, for 3 class periods - a kinder, a first grade and second grade. Sad to admit, but I never found a satisfactory solution (for me) to easily demonstrate for the whole class at one time. I had to settle for a front-of-the-room demo, followed by mini-demos at each bench when necessary or small groups of struggling students brought up front to work with me. Once they caught on to the technique, they returned to their seated group. <br />
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When I taught in a large classroom, I gathered standing students around 2 joined tables for an up-close view of materials and process. However, there were too many behavior interruptions due to the close quarters so that procedure was used sparingly. <br />
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Finally, I came up with a workable solution at my last school before retirement. The small classroom was a long rectangle, sinks and exit door at one end and my desk at the opposite end. The whiteboard and ActivBoard were located off-center on one of the long walls. I was determined to figure out a workable solution. I tried a few arrangements before I was successful but it was worth the wait!<br />
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In my past experiences, I had these issues:<br />
1. Too much time was spent getting students quietly in place, and back to their places afterwards <br />
2. Kids in close proximity to one another were often distracted and didn't learn much while observing<br />
3. There were frequent interruptions when I had to address behavior issues<br />
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Here were my solutions...<br />
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To get kids quickly in place, I created and taught these routines:<br />
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- Table A n Table B were pushed together to form a square grouping by students seated at Table B while kids at Table A moved into their demo table assigned places. I taught this routine & re-taught as needed but really after about 3 times they had it down! Stress 'safely & quietly' when moving tables. Takes about 15 seconds once they learn. <br />
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- Assign kids to sit or stand on 3 sides of the combined table grouping. I get the 4th side of the grouping all to my sweet self! Put some thought into who goes where - correction - put a LOT of thought into this. Those who have major behavior issues are seated directly facing me, with buffers of no-problem kids between them. Moderate behavior issues are placed on the right or left side of me with buffers. Also, anyone with processing issues, sight or hearing issues are on your immediate right or left if possible. Everyone else stands behind the others. Seated kids bring chairs or stools with them. <br />
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- Once tables are in place, call over seated students <b>QUICKLY</b> in order from left to right or what works for you. Once they are in place, call out the standing kids in order <b>QUICKLY</b>. We practiced this until I could get everybody in place in <b>ONE MINUTE</b> or less. Yes - it's possible even when talking about <b>THAT</b> 5th grade group of 36. Practice, practice, practice! Students are not to be talking on their way over <b>OR</b> while waiting for everyone to get to their place. They can do this if you <b>expect</b> them to do this. Practice until they do - even if it means they run out of time and don't get to work on their project. Life lesson! It goes without saying that this seating arrangement should be written down and is separate from the group seating chart used for attendance and independent work. Call ALL names (even those who may be absent) so kids get used to hearing the names leading up to their own. Explain that to students. <br />
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- At this moment, you should have everybody in place and quiet. You need to immediately begin a quick focus activity to keep them that way. I taught the kids to do 'tap tap'. My signal is to hold up my two pointer fingers, say 'tap tap' and 'tap tap' dots with my pointer fingers in a synchronized, circular motion on my head around my ears while students do the same. You do these dots until ALL students are engaged. Do not be surprised if some kids can't do this. If necessary, practice & sometimes allow certain kids to do it with just one hand. Usually these are kids that have other developmental delays.<br />
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<b>NOW</b> you are ready to begin the actual demo. Once the kids have practiced this routine from start to finish, you should need less than 3 minutes from moving tables to end of 'tap tap'. Practice, practice, practice. <br />
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Next up - how to setup your actual demo!Nancie Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02351651846274437455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302664325630064949.post-70036988422167322302017-05-07T17:39:00.000-07:002017-05-07T17:39:59.048-07:00Transitions in the Art Room: Direct Instruction<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
</div>My last 2 posts discussed the transitions <a href="http://handsheadnheart.blogspot.com/2017/04/transitions-in-art-room-part-one.html">Meet and Greet</a> followed by <a href="http://handsheadnheart.blogspot.com/2017/05/transitions-in-art-room-attendance.html">Attendance</a>, Now we get to the meat of the class - direct instruction. This portion of the class should take approximately 5 - 10 minutes depending on lesson. I liked to use the minute per year old scale to keep it short and simple. Kinder attention span varies from 4 - 6 minutes. 5th graders can handle 10 - 12 min. <br />
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<b>What it looks like:</b> students in assigned places, hands and feet to self<br />
<b>What it sounds like:</b> voices off unless responding to teacher, body quiet<br />
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This portion of class can include a lot of visuals:<br />
national/state/district Visual Art standards<br />
content and language objectives posted and referred to during teaching<br />
illustrated step-by-step procedures<br />
illustrated vocabulary words<br />
PowerPoint/Keynote presentations<br />
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Those visuals need to be set-up in advance. With today's scheduling nightmares (no time between classes), it's best if you can make charts that can be switched out easily. I know some students who have been trained by their teachers, to post objectives, directions, etc. as soon as the class enters the room. While you are taking attendance, one or two kids can quickly find what you want posted, put it where it belongs and get to their seats by the time instruction starts. I suggest you train 2 or 3 to begin with - once everyone sees it being done correctly, repeatedly, others can earn the privilege as the year goes on. At the end of class, these same students quickly put things away. When you are training your first group of students to do this, choose students who always like to be the 'boss', who are always concerned with getting things just right and can follow directions the FIRST time. Hopefully these are also the ones who finish regular assignments on time or early. <br />
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Of course, some of you have the luxury of HUGE classrooms! You may have room to permanently post these visual resources, only occasionally switching them out. <br />
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To begin direct instruction, I usually reviewed, through questioning or student to student discussion, what happened in last class IF it was a continuing project. Next, introduce ALL the information needed for today's lesson. Once students get materials in their hands, it will be extremely difficult to get their attention again. <br />
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I often moved on to a hands-on demo during direct instruction to show exactly what would be done and tools/materials necessary for completion. Some of my colleagues would do this seamlessly by using a doc camera or other technology that would not require students to leave their places. My classroom was not setup for these methods so I'll talk in my next post how I set up hands-on demos. Regardless of your methods, Direct Instruction WITH a hands-on demo should not exceed a total of 15 minutes and less than 10 min. is ideal, especially for your youngest students. <br />
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It would be great for my readers if you would list below what YOU include in your direct instruction section of your lessons. <br />
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Next up: the Hands-On Demo component of Art class. Nancie Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02351651846274437455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302664325630064949.post-12635536433466793022017-05-03T11:00:00.000-07:002017-05-03T11:00:23.394-07:00Transitions in the Art Room: Attendance<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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The second transition in most art classes is attendance. Ideally, this transition should take less than 3 minutes. A quick glance at your seating chart and a look at your empty seats will tell you who's not present for class that day. Sigh...if things were only that simple, right?<br />
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There is a LOT of work behind keeping this a simple, quick task! My routine included my book of class lists and my book of seating charts along with a mechanical pencil - always sharp and an eraser attached so I never lose it. I buy one of those pack of 24 or 36 mechanical pencils at back-to-school sales every fall. Usually, I still could find at least one to use by May and I found about half of the rest during my end-of-year 'pitch or organize' cleansing rituals.<br />
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In the Elementary schools (it's a zoo!), you will deal with many things besides just whether a kid is absent. Juan has Speech and always arrives 10 min. into the class period, Abigail, Alyssa, and Sam have math intervention and have to leave 10 min. early, Ryan needs to take his meds every day at 10 am, etc, etc. I used a couple of methods to keep track of this craziness: sticky notes on the class list page for temporary things or written in my shorthand next to student's name for year-long events (meds, speech, etc). I had 30 different groups in a week's time and some of you have even more. Save your brain space for your creative lessons and WRITE IT DOWN if it will affect your attendance record! This info comes in very handy at report card time. <br />
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Some of my colleagues combine class list and seating charts - whatever floats your boat. This is an important transition so use a system that allows you to quickly learn who's present and who's not! When it's time for report cards, you'll be able to tell at a glance why Alberto never completed any assignments (always left early for Intervention) or why Athena finished her work but rarely followed directions (frequently tardy & missed direct instruction). <br />
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Final note about Attendance: Do this before any instruction begins. Before they announce a lock down and you can't remember if anybody left for the restroom. Before there's a surprise fire drill and your kinders run out the wrong direction, screaming. Before the office calls asking to send Kevin up to talk to the Principal. Take attendance first thing so you know who's present and who is not! <br />
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What helps you streamline your attendance-taking? <br />
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If you missed my last post on the transition of Meet and Greet you can read it <a href="http://handsheadnheart.blogspot.com/2017/04/transitions-in-art-room-part-one.html">here</a> along with the transitions I'll be writing about next.Nancie Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02351651846274437455noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302664325630064949.post-55068811208889596472017-04-30T13:46:00.000-07:002017-05-14T00:10:22.712-07:00TRANSITIONS in the Art room: Meet and Greet<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
</div>Transitions in the Artroom:<br />
MEET and GREET<br />
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Recently, I was asked to observe an Art teacher that was new to the District I taught in for 30 years. It became clear that her class structure needed help, so I made a list of transitions in any given Art class period and how to manage them smoothly. The transitions I came up with are:<br />
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1. Meet and Greet<br />
2. Attendance<br />
3. Direct Instruction<br />
4. Hands-On Demo<br />
5. Distribution of Materials<br />
6. Independent Work<br />
7. Collection of Materials<br />
8. Dismissal <br />
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I'll explain how I manage these transitions over the next several posts. I hope you will leave comments for my readers on how you manage transitions in your classrooms!<br />
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Transition 1<br />
MEET AND GREET<br />
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<b>What it looks like:</b> eyes on teacher, hands and feet to self<br />
<b>What it sounds like:</b> voices off unless responding to teacher, body quiet<br />
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This transition begins when students arrive for class. In many schools here in AZ, students line up outside the classroom door, (which is usually also outdoors). I believe there should be a visual change in authority in neutral territory when possible. Students know when I give them permission to enter, I am now in charge.<br />
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I take a few moments to quickly inquire of the classroom teacher whether any students had moved or if there were any new students. The best teachers also let me know of any issues that might be going on with their crew that could affect their performance that day in my room. <br />
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Once students were quiet, they were allowed to enter and directed to walk to their seats. Depending on your classroom, you may want to teach a certain traffic pattern to quickly get them to their seats with the least amount of interaction. This also helps to discourage running, chasing each other or touching materials that are setup for their use. <br />
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This is an earlier blog post about my routine <a href="http://handsheadnheart.blogspot.com/2010/07/meet-and-greet.html">here</a>.<br />
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I have to give credit for my meet and greet routine to Harry Wong and his books <a href="http://www.effectiveteaching.com/store/products/books/the-first-days-of-school">"The First Days of School"</a> and <a href="http://www.effectiveteaching.com/store/products/books/the-classroom-management-book">"The Classroom Management Book"</a>. They really opened up my eyes to all that I could accomplish in my classroom!<br />
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How do you handle this transition for your classes? Please share in the comments below... <br />
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Next post: AttendanceNancie Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02351651846274437455noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302664325630064949.post-27540136870660653902017-04-26T08:38:00.000-07:002017-04-26T08:38:47.353-07:00Back in the Saddle again...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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I've been gone quite a while but hope my writer's block has finally cleared! Since I last posted, I've retired from full time teaching. I had reached the magic, maximum amount of 'points' towards retirement. That combined with a toxic environment at school along with crazy, demanding schedules helped me to decide it was time! My one bright spot in the year was the final semester - I had the wonderful opportunity to mentor a former student in her student teaching experience.<br />
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After retirement, I had no plans to return to the classroom even though here in AZ there is a very critical shortage of teachers. However, at the end of the summer a friend twisted my arm and convinced me to take a long-term sub position at her school. There was an Art traveling position that had not been filled and this school just needed 3 classes covered on one morning a week. It was just supposed to be temporary but it turned into a full year assignment. It was a great school to work for: supportive admin, a room to teach in (yeah - no cart!) and I knew many of the staff from my earlier teaching years. It was a great transition for me and I'm very grateful I had that opportunity. <br />
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Near the end of the school year, I was contacted by a former principal, now District admin, who wanted murals at a district school. This building was closed several years ago due to low enrollment and was being re-opened as a Pre-K site. So that lead me into my next phase as a mural designer/painter. My two sons were available & enlisted to help get the work done in time for the Grand Re-Opening in the fall. We had pretty much free reign for design and decided on the flora and fauna of the desert.<br />
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There is a wall in the office that now contains 2 murals. An ocotillo and rising sun frame the entrance door...<br />
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A palo verde tree shades the corner, its leaves constructed of handprints by staff, students, contractors and yours truly for this opening year....<br />
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The hallway, directly behind the office, leads parents and their children to the testing room. It features numbers 1 - 10 illustrated with plants, birds, reptiles, insects. etc found in Az - here are a few of those images...<br />
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THAT job led to another school and another mural - outdoors, this time. So glad we completed this before the heat arrived!<br />
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I'm currently subbing occasionally while waiting for a call back on scheduling an interview for another indoor school mural. I'm enjoying my 'retirement' but still have ideas to share with those of you still in the trenches. I hope you'll stop in occasionally and join in the conversation! Nancie Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02351651846274437455noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302664325630064949.post-91882143530320885432014-07-31T21:25:00.000-07:002014-07-31T21:25:32.775-07:00Thankful Thursday: Thanks to Harry Wong & co.Yesterday our back-to-school started off great with 3 hours spent learning from & listening to Harry Wong, his wife Rosemary and featured speaker Chelonnda Seroyer...<br />
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If you have never have the pleasure of seeing Harry in person, you are missing a great experience! His book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-First-Days-School-Effective/dp/0962936065/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1406863109&sr=8-3&keywords=classroom+management+wong"><i>The First Days of School<b></b></i></a>, was life-changing for me, even though I had been teaching for several years before reading it.<br />
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He has followed that up with his newest book (which the publisher offered to us at a great price)...<br />
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I'm also thankful for the online resources they directed us to at <a href="http://www.teachers.net">www.teachers.net</a>. On this website, anyone can access more than "12 years of columns featuring teachers and administrators who have implemented" both of these books. <br />
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On the home page, click on 'magazines' in upper right corner <br />
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Then 'current issue' in the drop down menu. On the next page look for 'back issues' in lower right corner of top masthead <br />
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Here are a few articles spotlighted during the 3 hour presentation:<br />
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I can't wait to explore the whole site - I hope you find something here that you can use for a successful year! Enjoy...<br />
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Nancie Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02351651846274437455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302664325630064949.post-40426253521397862632014-07-29T22:01:00.000-07:002014-07-30T05:47:25.709-07:00Online Museum Resources for Art Educators<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifRKnWuH9Us-_UKigf3Ivh18FIOxDeKiUBhkILz5MkdUrHeB_gAWVev1iX8wgqg1cV2NWOSItzzVPCJD4qLzvTgt-2-xqiEOMyFD6zVVHgCY1_6tdKRuaU1mA_wLb16c70uKoXWJHGcQ8/s1600/Online+resources-NGA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifRKnWuH9Us-_UKigf3Ivh18FIOxDeKiUBhkILz5MkdUrHeB_gAWVev1iX8wgqg1cV2NWOSItzzVPCJD4qLzvTgt-2-xqiEOMyFD6zVVHgCY1_6tdKRuaU1mA_wLb16c70uKoXWJHGcQ8/s400/Online+resources-NGA.jpg" /></a></div><br />
On the 5th Tuesday of each month, I'd like to share info about some of my favorite online museum resources. Today the <a href="http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb.html">National Gallery of Art</a> will be highlighted. As you can see from the above clip, there are 3 specific areas that we can access for the benefit of our students on their Education/Teachers page: <a href="http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/education/teachers/lessons-activities.html">Lessons and Activities</a>, <a href="http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/education/teachers/teaching-packets.html">Teaching Packets</a> and <a href="http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/education/teachers/video.html">Video</a>. <br />
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On the Lessons and Activities page the description reads: "Organized into thematic units, each grade-level-specific lesson plan focuses on a single work of art and can be executed within one to two class periods. These lessons meet National Art Education Association (NAEA) Visual Arts curriculum standards." I found these possibilities that would be a good fit for my kids...<br />
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Teaching packets are explained as "... designed to permit flexibility in use. All are part of our free loan program with many available for immediate PDF download. They include a printed booklet with in-depth background information, suggestions for student activites, supplemental image CDs or slides, and often with color study prints, timelines, and bibiliographies. We encourage you to review them, to select those images and information that are most useful to your teaching needs, and to adapt and shape the materials to your specific instructional objectives." Here are the packets currently available...<br />
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A few of the other packets available for download or borrow caught my eye...<br />
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I have used the Islamic Art packet with great success in my classroom previously. I found the process of acquiring and returning the materials to be quite easy! <br />
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There are also printed packets <i>only<b></b></i> available to borrow. Here are a few...<br />
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Interested in videos? "Covering a range of topics from ancient art to the twentieth century and studies of individual artists, DVDs bring art to your classroom or learning setting. Borrow for free, or preview select titles online. All are closed-captioned." So many video choices - it was hard to decide which to feature here...<br />
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Please take the time to visit the NGA site and be inspired! I hope you find something that you can work into your curriculum this school year. <br />
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I would like to hear from you about your favorite museum site online and how you have used their resources in your artroom - leave a comment below to let the rest of us know of your inspiration!Nancie Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02351651846274437455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302664325630064949.post-72599651301876164172014-07-28T01:33:00.000-07:002014-07-28T01:33:14.293-07:00First Day in the Art Room<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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This is the first installment of a recurring theme of Rerun Sundays (even though I missed the deadline by an hour or so here in AZ). <br />
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One of my most popular posts was back '12 concerning what I do on the first day of Art class for each of my many groups. Since this is what I'll be preparing for in the next week I thought I would post the link <a href="http://handsheadnheart.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-importance-of-first-day-in-artroom.html">here</a> for those who may have missed it the first time around.<br />
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I'm a firm believer in starting out the school year with structure, teaching routines from the get-go. That first day is packed full of routines that will be repeated every week. For returning students, it's a comfort - something familiar in the weeks/days ahead that are full of new experiences with new teachers, new classmates and new expectations. <br />
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The procedures start at the door with my greeting while students wait for permission to enter and end with line-up practice. In between these actions, my students learn my behavior expectations, safety rules (fire & lockdown) while I become familiar with their drawing skills through an assessment drawing. Of course while this busy period plays out I use my observational expertise to begin to formulate which students would work well together in the table groups that would be assigned in the following class period.<br />
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In the comment section, please share what your first day will look like in your artroom...Nancie Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02351651846274437455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302664325630064949.post-4075926978562784952014-07-23T16:27:00.001-07:002014-07-23T16:27:07.584-07:00Thankful Thursday<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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Today I am thankful for the support of my co-workers who believe in me and what I do for my students.<br />
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Today I am thankful that we only lost power for 2 hours this morning which meant the AC was up and running long before we hit 112 degrees this afternoon.<br />
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Today I am thankful for the new roof that goes on our house tomorrow and money in the bank to pay for it!<br />
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What are you thankful for today?Nancie Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02351651846274437455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302664325630064949.post-6935245274985788392014-07-22T19:57:00.000-07:002014-07-22T20:07:24.462-07:00Mixed Media Portraits<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
</div>Thanks for stopping by my blog. I've been out of commission for a while (stress will do that to a person!) but credit my Partner in Crime (aka. <a href="www.artologistsstudio.blogspot.com/">the Artologist</a>) for giving me the push I needed to get back here to post. <br />
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Today I stopped by our District office to see the current art displays, get ideas for new projects & take photos so I could share with you. I plan on posting student artwork pix by our amazing teachers the 4th Tuesday of every month - the displays are changed monthly - so be sure & stop back to see the latest! This month, I'll concentrate on the 2D display exhibited in our Personnel office but if you'd like to see the current featured 3D exhibit, check out my P.I.C.'s (Partner in Crime) blog post <a href="http://www.artologistsstudio.blogspot.com/">here</a> - she will be covering the current 3D display & posting pix soon!<br />
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The two-dimensional work is highlighted on 2 bulletin boards directly facing all visitors to come through the main door of our district office. This way, the student artwork is seen by a large audience which includes both district staff as well as community members. It's great PR for what we do!<br />
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Currently on display are mixed-media portraits created by second graders taught by Ms. F at one of our K-5 schools. She was kind enough to explain the process for this post.<br />
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Day One: Students create a textured background in a 4-step process. On a sheet of 12"x18" white drawing paper the artists apply a thick layer of white tempera. Next, they press white tissue paper into the paint followed by another layer of paint. Paper is set aside to dry for the next class. The result is a sturdy, interesting surface for the next stage.<br />
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Day Two: Pencil is used to draw an abstract portrait outline consisting of hair, head/face and shoulders. Papers from torn pages of text (discontinued library books, old magazines or newspapers) are glued to face area.<br />
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Day Three: Colored papers (wrapping paper, magazine pages) are cut and applied with glue to shoulders/chest and hair.<br />
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Day Four: Facial features and outline of portrait are drawn in with oil pastel .<br />
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Vocab stressed in this lesson: Portrait, Abstract, Texture<br />
Techniques used: Collage, Drawing, Mixed Media<br />
Media used: Pencil, Tempera Paint, Oil Pastel, Glue, Paper<br />
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Glad to be back in the saddle again!<br />
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One of my best buddies retired this year :( I always looked forward to the years when her students created beautiful Nevelson studies like these...<br />
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</div>Nancie Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02351651846274437455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302664325630064949.post-49560355104638513342013-07-10T20:23:00.000-07:002013-07-10T20:23:08.525-07:00Sorry for the long absence - lots of changes at our school site last year, mostly due to new admin. Stress levels were & are at all time highs but it's time to make time to get back to the things I enjoy! <br />
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I'm perusing some of the pix taken at last spring's Young Artist Exhibit in our District for inspiration as I plan for the new school year. These mixed media fish caught my eye! Done by junior high students using a variety of materials, polished off with metallic paints just blew me away...hoping I can adapt to my younger students!<br />
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</div>Love this time of year - as we head into 2nd quarter, my kiddos begin the exploration of color in all its myriad forms...<br />
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The youngest artists get acquainted with basic color groups: primary and secondary through the use of a color worksheet.<br />
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Using only the primary colors of crayon, they discover the magic of color mixing.<br />
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In the weeks to come, they'll explore these colors through various media - in addition to crayon, we'll use tempera, watercolor and oil pastel.Nancie Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02351651846274437455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302664325630064949.post-578285918722856672012-10-30T22:28:00.000-07:002012-10-30T22:31:21.641-07:002nd graders discover Jasper Johns<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
</div>My second graders are finishing up their tempera paintings that were inspired by Jasper Johns (and my good buddy Barb!). The lesson began with a short presentation and discussion of Johns paintings that used numbers and letters as symbols. <br />
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Our first step was to draw numbers or letters in pencil that had meaning for each student. Tempera was painted over each symbol - each 2nd grade class (I have 4 groups) painted this step with the same color so it would be easy for me to sort later if the work was not labeled correctly by the student. <br />
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Each painted symbol was outlined in another color - student's choice! <br />
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The background was done by painting a variety of tints...<br />
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We were inspired by the words of Johns to "do something, do something to that and then do something to that" so we continued to add details of shape and line to add interest.<br />
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I'm so proud of their efforts!Nancie Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02351651846274437455noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302664325630064949.post-54663464300072359262012-10-27T22:35:00.000-07:002012-10-27T22:35:28.501-07:00Art Teacher Benefits<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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There were a few angry faces...<br />
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along with some definitely female robots.<br />
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I've set aside some artworks for an upcoming bulletin board display so promise to share full-size robots soon...<br />
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Nancie Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02351651846274437455noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302664325630064949.post-15191313656374614602012-10-21T22:06:00.000-07:002012-10-21T22:06:25.111-07:00Art Lessons for the ActivBoard/Smartboard<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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Last Wednesday, I had a retired Art teacher sub for me while I was attending Grade Level Leader training. He's quite a techie & I was lamenting that I didn't get all of his flipcharts before he retired. Greg reminded me that they are all uploaded on <a href="http://www.prometheanplanet.com/en-us/">Promethean Planet</a> for anyone who would like to use them! Just type his name (Greg Patrenos) in the search function and browse to your heart's content. His speciality is Egypt studies...<br />
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Joining <a href="http://www.prometheanplanet.com/en-us/">the site</a> is free and there are many free downloads. Enjoy!Nancie Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02351651846274437455noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302664325630064949.post-90657018959074091832012-10-08T11:04:00.000-07:002012-10-08T11:04:12.731-07:00Meet Our New Addition<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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He/she is the first hatchling EVER from one of the numerous egg caches that our pond turtles lay throughout our yard every year. There was a sibling that escaped our temporary holding area that we have not found - I'm hoping it's hiding out in the pond! <br />
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It has an official name now that it has started to eat & has the vet-approved indoor set-up. Meet 'Little One'<br />
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We hope to put him/her in the pond with the parents (who shall remain anonymous since there are 3 females & 2 males and we haven't a clue who is responsible!) next summer. <br />
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Since our turtles lay 50+ eggs every summer, I'm concerned over this new-found fertility... <br />
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Nancie Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02351651846274437455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302664325630064949.post-14536384158402065192012-09-30T19:27:00.000-07:002012-09-30T19:27:23.532-07:00Art Activities: Paper Airplanes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div>The Open Studio held in my artroom before school has a smaller crowd these days - weather is getting nicer so more students head straight for the playground nowadays. (The true measure of Fall in Phoenix is driving to work without the AC on.) That's okay - gives the rest of us a quiet space to do artmaking and gets our creative juices flowing.<br />
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A small group of boys that visit most days are enthralled with paper airplanes. <br />
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Last year, I used a rather grown-up paper airplane book that had fancy decorated papers included. Unfortunately, it was written on an adult level and the designs required more dexterity than little hands could manage. So I ended up making the planes during Open Studio & they ended up flying them. Not exactly what I had in mind...<br />
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This year, I started looking for more kid-friendly designs. Books are great but I knew I'd have several wanting to do the work at the same time so I turned to Pinterest for websites or blogs that could help me out. Bingo!<br />
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This site</a> has well-written directions (functional/instructional text) and easy to follow diagrams showing the step-by-step process. My third graders occasionally stumble over a word (orient - to align or position) but for the most part are able to work completely independently.<br />
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They have mastered all the basic designs and are moving on to intermediate constructions. I make copies of the printed instructions which go in a binder on the activity counter. Basic plane directions are printed on white paper and placed in a page protector. Intermediate and advanced plans are printed on colored paper to distinguish the different levels. Copies of the airplane templates are kept in folders on my desk. I provide one at a time so there's very little waste. <br />
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I was thinking this would be a great whole class project for a sub but for now we'll develop our skills in small groups... <br />
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It's been a busy week...
Shape Man with kinder and 1st...
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Jasper Johns-inspired painting with symbols underway...
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Jean Dubuffet self-portraits in the home stretch...
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Zentangles with 4th graders coming along nicely...
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a few 5th graders finished with their Op Art/value studies inspired by a lesson from <a href="http://artwithmre.blogspot.com/">Mr. E's blog</a>...
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One more week (parent conferences week) then Fall Break - Woo Hoo!!Nancie Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02351651846274437455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302664325630064949.post-49111793252557422862012-09-22T21:19:00.003-07:002012-09-22T21:19:53.724-07:00If you had $50 to spend...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I had the good fortune to win a $50 gift card to Walmart at our faculty meeting this past Thursday. So now I have to decide what supplies to buy with it...Any suggestions? I'm leaning towards materials that are not consumable but I need ideas!!! I would love it if you would leave a comment and giving me some possibilities...Nancie Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02351651846274437455noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302664325630064949.post-30123773313888254202012-09-15T15:40:00.000-07:002012-09-15T15:40:57.020-07:00Line AssessmentKinder and 1st grades are winding up their line unit so time for evaluation! Students began their study of line by <a href="http://handsheadnheart.blogspot.com/2011/08/kinder-line-paintings.html">painting lines on the outside walls with water</a> as a warm-up to using markers. After their line project drawings (which provide evidence of their ability to draw the 4 types of line taught: straight, curve, angle and broken) I assess to see if they know the vocabulary and can identify/sort the varieties before moving on to the next unit... <br />
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They play a quick version of the '<a href="http://handsheadnheart.blogspot.com/2011/08/game-of-line.html">line game</a>' I've written about in an earlier post. Directions for the test version are to hold up a card that illustrates the line I've asked them for. I glance to see if it's correct (they can have do-overs and I make note of errors on first attempt) then they place it on their corner of the table. After we've gone through all 4 of the choices, I walk the room & quickly glance to see how many they have correct laid out on the table corners. For kinders, we do the 'test' twice - first time through is a practice.<br />
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Next, each student is given one ball of plasticine clay and a placemat. The first class of the day needs to warm the clay by squeezing the ball - so we practice squeezing in the left hand then the right hand and so on until we've done about 10 squeezes. This softens the clay enough for their hands. I show them how to 'pinch' the clay between their thumb and curled fingers to break it into smaller pieces for our work. During this assessment, they are asked to make the lines using clay. <br />
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I demonstrate how to roll the clay between their upright hands using 2- 3 pieces of their pinched-off clay to create a coil. The first coil is labeled 'straight' and placed in the corner of the mat. The second coil is torn into pieces to create a broken line.<br />
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This is followed by a coil transformed into a curve line. Last is the angle line - I demonstrate how to use the coil to create the letter 'Z' by pinching the corners to make the sharp corners found in an angle line.<br />
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I pressed my examples onto the white board for easy reference...<br />
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Creating lines in 3 dimensions helps them apply their knowledge in a new way and gives me another opportunity to assess their fine motor skills. Sometimes, it also leads to a conversation with our Occupational Therapist for those students who simply can't manage squeezing and pinching of the clay....<br />
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Of course, all this hard work was followed up with extra practice for those little fingers...<br />
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Nancie Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02351651846274437455noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302664325630064949.post-26490741067141324292012-09-02T18:08:00.000-07:002012-09-02T18:08:06.448-07:00Class lists for the ArtroomSo let's pretend that I have had all of my <a href="http://handsheadnheart.blogspot.com/2012/08/an-ounce-of-prevention.html">Special Needs lists</a> returned (all but 2 at last count). Now I need to enter that info onto my class lists for daily reference. <br />
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I use my class lists for grades, attendance and behavior incidents. In addition, my lists include the class code, teacher's name, classroom number and the phone extension for that room.<br />
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Here's an example of one of my 4th grade lists:<br />
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In the upper left hand corner is:<br />
class code<br />
Teacher name<br />
room #<br />
Ph #<br />
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Student names are listed on left hand side. That vast wasteland of empty cells in the spreadsheet will soon be filled with attendance, grade and behavior notations. Dates of class and descriptions of art projects are written at the top of each column.<br />
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Now you've probably noticed all the fancy schmancy colors & patterns going on in the student name column so let me explain...it's not just there for decoration (although I may tell the kids that if they go snooping!).<br />
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I use different colored fonts to designate different needs of students. This particular class is an SEI group (Structured English Immersion). Students in this room are still learning English - English skills can range from monolingual (Spanish), Pre-emergent, Emergent to Intermediate. Student names in this class are in a medium blue font with the exception of those who are monolingual (dark blue), those who receive Resource or Speech services (violet) or Non-reader (red font). <br />
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Several of these students have been identified as far below grade level and are given specific interventions to improve their learning. If there is no improvement over 60 days, they will be tested for SPED. I've designated them by highlighting their name space with pink. For students who are both SPED and non-readers, their name is violet and the background is a red diagonal pattern.<br />
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The numbered spaces to the left of names denote medical needs. I use red for allergies (food, bees,etc.), asthma, ADHD w/Rx or any other condition stated on the Special Needs list. Yellow means they may use the restroom as needed per nurse's direction. The specifics of the 'red' condition are written on the sheet directly under this one for easy reference...<br />
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This second example is from one of my Gifted Cluster classes - we have one of these designated at each grade level, K - 5. The gifted students in these groups receive services from a certified Gifted teacher who travels to our site once a week.<br />
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Gifted student names are in a green font. One of these students also receives Speech services so there is a violet diagonal line pattern in the name space as well. You'll see several kids that are highlighted in pink again because there is quite the range of abilities in these rooms. Something to keep in mind when I'm planning lessons...<br />
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Before the days of affordable color printers, colored pencils and highlighter markers were always at my side! Printing in color is a real timesaver but even coloring by hand paid off in the end.<br />
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Although this may seem like a lot of work (and it is - initially), the results are well worth it. A quick look through my lists every morning remind me of the learning needs of each of my groups that day which leads to far more successful lessons with each set of learners...<br />
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Nancie Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02351651846274437455noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302664325630064949.post-21670526032027169012012-08-26T10:07:00.000-07:002012-08-26T10:07:21.648-07:00The Importance of the First Day in the ArtroomSo in my last post, I shared my Special Needs checklist. While I wait for that form to be filled out & returned, I need to gather info on my own about my students. So I use my eyes and ears during that first class. <br />
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During that first meeting I watch to see how individual kids follow directions. Since I use <a href="http://handsheadnheart.blogspot.com/2010/07/assigned-seating-and-table-cards.html">assigned seating</a> on that very first day, I watch to see how the students handle my direction to find a matching card that shows where they will sit. <br />
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Are they focused on the task or easily distracted? If they didn't understand/hear my directions, do they ask another student, watch what others are doing or come to me for help? <br />
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Once seated, they'll fill out a sign-sheet at each table. On these sheets, I make notations throughout the class about what I observe: Are they listening? Following directions without prompting or re-focusing? Cooperating with those around them? Contributing to the class discussion or talking while I'm talking?<br />
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I have 2 activities planned once everybody is seated & signed in: <br />
1. A PowerPoint presentation that explains rules, rewards, consequences, fire drill & lockdown procedures and an explanation of off-limit areas in my room (storerooms, my desk).<br />
2. <a href="http://handsheadnheart.blogspot.com/2010/06/assessment-drawings.html">Assessment drawing</a> <br />
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Assessment drawings earn the following designations: E - Exceeds grade level expectations, M - Meets grade level expectations or L - below grade level expectations and sometimes LL for far below grade level expectations. <br />
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Behavior & assessment notes/scores are entered on the class list for that first day. As the Special Needs info arrives, that is also entered on the same sheet. All the data is used when I make out the permanent seating chart. More on that in the next post...Nancie Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02351651846274437455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302664325630064949.post-53620954129546247732012-08-25T20:28:00.000-07:002012-08-25T20:28:05.822-07:00An Ounce of Prevention...I'm a big believer in preventative discipline. One of the keys to that knowing your students. My planning for this starts before the first class...<br />
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To gather info, I created a Special Needs list. This document consists of a checklist for each teacher that contains their student names (copied & pasted off our district website). The categories on this list are: Resource (SPED), Speech, TST (our designation for students performing far below grade level but not labeled SPED), Gifted-Math, Gifted-LA (Language Arts - our school is the district magnet school for gifted), Non-reader, Monolingual/Spanish (80% plus of our student population is Hispanic), Fluent Spanish & English (these kiddos can help translate if seated next to a monolingual student and this also designates the student as an English Language Learner), Medical Needs (allergies, asthma, ADHD w/meds, etc) and new this year - Special Home situation (homeless, lives in shelter, newly divorced parents, etc.) There is also a 'Comment' section where teachers can explain anything not already covered in the list.<br />
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Kinder teachers have an abbreviated form since there is not a lot of info on their kiddos yet...<br />
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I hand each of my teachers their copy on their first day of class with me - the expectation that it will be filled out & returned asap. Some forms are returned that same day, some much later but I get all back within the first month of school. This information helps me form a picture of the class demographics and influences my teaching strategies for that particular group of learners. I send out the same checklist at the start of 2nd semester since our population is very transient plus the info for some students has changed since the start of the school year...<br />
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In my next post, I'll talk about how that info makes it way into my class lists (used for attendance & grades) as well as the seating chart.Nancie Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02351651846274437455noreply@blogger.com4