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Sketch Note Tips for Teachers

What are Sketch Notes? Sketch notes are visual notes where lines, symbols, icons, frames, bullets, and other visual elements can organize and structure the page.

A boy leaning, on one hand, looking up in the air. He is writing with the other hand and looks lost in thought. The text says, "Art Assessments with Writing".

Getting Students to Self-Assess in Art

How Do You Get Students to Self-Assess? Sample Assessments with Writing Using Smiley Faces In the first sample, students self-assess by coloring in the smiley faces using

I Statements for Kids in School

How to use I Statements for Kids Teaching and modeling “I” statements for kids is critical to creating a safe learning environment. I statements help

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Art Projects At Home for Kids

Easy Art Projects for Home Schooling or Distance Learning While you are working with your kids or students, if you need easy home

A close-up of leaves from a gratitude tree. The leaves are colored brightly and have flaps that lift to expose writing by students. The text says, "Thanksgiving Gratitude Trees From All Over."

Gratitude Tree Pictures from All Over!

The Gratitude Tree Story and Class Activity is a great lesson for teaching kids about gratitude around Thanksgiving or any time of

An opt art star with a wave pattern running across the entire page. The inside of the star is blue and white and the outside of the star is red and white. The text says, "Op Art Stars - Step-by-Step Demo".

Patriotic Art: Op Art Stars and Stripes

This patriotic art project is a great art lesson for 4th or July, President’s Day, Veteran’s Day, or Flag Day. I’ll show you

A cartoon monster drawn large on a piece of paper with a smile on its face and 2 sharp teeth hanging down from its smile. The monster has an implied texture made with water-soluble oil pastels. The text says, "Step-by-Step Demo - Monster Textures with Oil Pastels".

Monster Drawing with Textures and Adjectives

This monster drawing makes teaching adjectives a ton of fun! Kids will experiment with oil pastels and create textures to match adjectives like shaggy

Assessment for Learning in Art

Assessment for Learning in Art I read a blog post by Melissa Purtee that asserts that we need assessment for

5 students wearing backpacks facing the other direction. They are all pointing at something in front of them that we cannot see. The text says, "Getting Students Involved in Art Assessment".

Art Assessment that Involves Students

Even if you don’t LOVE art assessment (and who does?), here are some tips to make grading art easier and more

A sketch note diagram with "Ideas not art" written in the middles cloud shape. It is surrounded by other shapes to make a graphic organizer with the benefits of sketch notes written in the shapes. The text says, "The Visual Structure - Sketch Notes".

Sketch Notes – The Visual Structure

Sketch Notes for Beginners Before starting sketch note-taking, it’s essential to think about which visual structure you will use. Each design has advantages

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