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A composite image. Center- A photo of a first-grade girl showing holding her drawing over the lower part of her face. She has drawn a vairety of lines and used shapes to make a drawing of a pencil. Left- A child's pencil drawing of a pattern using spirals inside of squares framed by short dark diagonal lines. Right- A child's pencil drawing of a character made out of squares, circles and triangle teeth & spikes.
Explore & Describe: Drawing with Pencil
Imbue an everyday tool with a sense of possibility by putting the kids (and their pencils) in charge. Visit this page for example videos and supports.
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Planning Details
Time
30 minutes
Space
Clear desks or tables
Materials
Sharpened pencils, Large sheet of paper for each table, More paper for each child
 
Student smiling and holding up a small puppet of a person she made with torn paper. Student looking at a background she made using lots of small torn paper pieces in many colors filling the page.
Explore & Describe: Torn Paper Collage
Experiment to discover what construction paper can do, and what ideas it can inspire. Visit this page for example videos and supports.
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Planning Details
Time
30-40 min
Space
Clear tables, or joined desks
Materials
variety of color 9 x 12 construction paper, optional glue sticks
 
A composite image 1) two children enjoy using the shapes to create eyebrows on their own face 2) a child copies the puppet face they've made by winking their own eye 3) two contrasting puppet faces made by the same child. One has spread out shapes that give it a suprised expression and one has the shapes squished together giving it a determined expression. 3) A child explains the two contrasting faces she made to the rest of the class.
Explore & Describe: 5 Shapes Many Emotions
Explore how small choices transform what is being expressed. The shapes are limited but the possibilities are endless. Visit this page for example videos and supports.
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Planning Details
Time
40-45 min
Space
Clear tables, or joined desks
Materials
precut black shapes & heads
 
First grade students expressing the vocabulary word
Quick Pose Warm Ups
Make tangible, physical connections to new vocabulary and concepts to prepare to work as artists. Visit this page to find supports & video examples using a variety of vocabulary pr...
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Find prompts and video examples for…
visual arts vocabulary
emotional vocabulary
elements of story
 
Teacher kneels at students' desks and listens with a huge smile on her face to a student, who is also grinning ear to ear, describing his drawing.
Notice, Describe & Ask: Visual Arts
This language protocol allows children to feel seen for who they are, while building their ability to speak for themselves.
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Integrate this protocol…
… to notice the variety of choices kids make when creating art.
…to describe kids’ artistic choices with specificity & equal enthusiasm.
… into any visual arts activity.
 
Composite image: 1) Student experimenting with yellow torn paper strips and crumpled blue paper 2) A student shows a dramatic example of what the feeling surprise could look like 3) A girl shows the puppet character she has drawn 4) a child wiggles his eyebrows to make the same face as the puppet he has collaged with 5 shapes.
Centering Artistic Choicemaking
Examples, tips and tools to help you support children in developing their choicemaking skills across expressive media
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Find tools for…
…removing barriers to choice
…focusing, clarifying and supporting choice
…assessing choicmaking in your lessons
 
Kindergartner admires the puppet head she made with a sad face and big eyelashes.
Working with Emotions
How can teachers support kids in working through the emotional highs and lows of their art making process?
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Find tools for…
…supporting joy.
…dealing with frustration.
…addressing emotionally charged content.
 
Group of students seated at desks working on drawn settings with colored pencils.
3 Phase Artistic Process
How can teachers provide young artists with a structure that builds the skills and mindset artists use to develop expression independently?
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Find tools for…
…observing and learning from students
…noticing and describing
…facilitating a process focused classroom
 
A student with extreme focus vigorously squeezes a bottle of glue that drips onto the headdress mask she is working on at her desk.
Observe & Support: Artists at work
Tools for educators to build their observation skills and support students to discover how they like to work as artists.
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Find tools for
…observing and learning from visual artists at work
…responsive planning.
…supporting a range of artistic working processes
 
A photo of a student experimenting with yellow torn paper strips and crumpled blue paper next to an image of the observation tool for Visual Artists at Work.
Observe & Support Tool: VisualArts
Use this observation tool to help you notice the variety of ways young visual artists choose to work during independent art making time.
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Use this tool to...
...notice the variety of ways your students choose to work as artists.
...reflect on what you learn
...find ways to support & offer new ways of working
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