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EXPLORE ART Projects: Jasper Johns Alphabet

It's been awhile since I've posted a famous artist inspired explore art project. Here's a project Cy worked on individually and I also held a class on. Jasper Johns Alphabet art... Read more

Stages Knowing: “So, What Should Answer Be?!”

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Stages of Knowing: “So, What Should the Answer Be?!”

Baxter Magolda (1992) describes four stages of knowing. The first one is the stage of Absolute Knowing. When students are in this stage, they think that there is only one right... Read more

LATEST ARTICLES BY PAPERBLOGGERS

Art Journaling 136, Tissue Paper Fall Leaves

Fall leaves are made of lots of fun curvy shapes, so I had my art journal students trace them today to make a tissue paper collage of maple, white oak, elm and... Read more

The 06 October 2011 by Kathybarbro
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SMART Celebrates 20 Years Helping Kids Learn to Love Reading!

Nearly half of America's adults are poor readers, or "functionally illiterate." They can't carry out simply tasks like balancing check books, reading drug label... Read more

The 19 October 2011 by Jean Campbell
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Batik-esque Maple Leaf Drawing

Today I combined two past projects – how to draw a maple leaf and making a batik-looking watercolor and crayon drawing. The key is to use cheap copy paper.... Read more

The 26 October 2011 by Kathybarbro
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Book Sharing Monday:What's in the Witch's Kitchen?

We love Nick Sharatt's books here (I have written about them here and here) Just in time for Halloween I chose What is in the Witch's Kitchen for the Book... Read more

The 24 October 2011 by Smilinglikesunshine
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Pumpkin Festival Photo Op

My school's biggest annual fund raiser is our Pumpkin Festival. With Halloween themes galore, I decided to blow up my mural of “The Scream” to create a fun phot... Read more

The 15 October 2011 by Kathybarbro
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Kids Crafts:Foam Butterfly

My daughter loves watching Mr. Maker on CBeebies. She has been asking to make the foam butterflies he had featured so the other day we finally got round to... Read more

The 28 October 2011 by Smilinglikesunshine
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Book Review:Operation Alphabet

I was recently sent this book for a review. We were delighted when it popped through the door.Operation Alphabet recounts the story of a small boy Charlie... Read more

The 22 October 2011 by Smilinglikesunshine
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Study Shows BPA in Canned Foods That Target Children

Susan Brady, Health News, recently reported on a study documenting the presence of BPA in canned foods that target children. A new study by the Breast Cancer... Read more

The 04 October 2011 by Jean Campbell
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Cardboard Box Play

Oh you gotta love, the joy that a cardboard box can bring! They took turns hiding in it, pretending to be sleeping in it, being a "jack-in-the-box". Read more

The 19 October 2011 by Smilinglikesunshine
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Pastel Indian Corn

Fall is full of colorful imagery, be it pumpkins or leaves or corn. For some reason, glue drawing on black paper with chalk pastels, seems to bring out the... Read more

The 15 October 2011 by Kathybarbro
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Student Butterfly Art

The 23 October 2011 by Kathybarbro : Family,
No one in the world knows how to make a computer mouse

The 14 October 2011 by Stevemiranda : Debate, Society
Ceramic Halloween Pumpkins

The 07 October 2011 by Kathybarbro : Family,
‘Lucky 13′ Tips for a Safe Halloween

The 25 October 2011 by Jean Campbell : Community, Family,
{My favorite Children's Book:Manana Mama}

The 08 October 2011 by Smilinglikesunshine : Family, Parenting,
{My favourite Children's Book: Muddling Along}

The 09 October 2011 by Smilinglikesunshine : Family, Parenting,
Applause Worthy Preschool Science =)

The 02 October 2011 by Kristin1219 : Family,
Creating a problem where none exists

The 03 October 2011 by Stevemiranda : Debate, Society