Welcome to the Art Room! Our bright and cheery displays are outside the room and right across from our fifth grade neighbors. The entire length of the hallway outside the art room is full of kids' work on vibrantly colored bulletin boards.
When students enter the art room in grades 3-8, the first thing they see is the board and the Rashi core values on the wall. The board contains detailed directions, reminders, and project information.
In grades K-2, students enter the room and sit on the rug for the first 5-10 minutes of class for class discussions about famous artists and works of art.
Students are assigned to a table, and switch seats three times a year. Each table is named for a famous artist that we learn about in the course of the Rashi K-8 curriculum. All tables have basic supplies such as markers and pencils. Materials for the projects are displayed "buffet-style" on a table at the center of the room and students take turns getting their supplies.
If students finish early, they can check in to the "Sponge Center" to soak up extra time. This center for anchoring activities features drawing books, artist biographies, stencils, and free-drawing supplies.
During messy units, smocks are always available for the students!
I had a little too much fun making this poster.
We are very lucky to have three big sinks for washing hands, supplies, and tables. Learning how to use and to take care of art materials and tools is a significant part of the Rashi art curriculum.
At the end of each class, we wrap up and students receive feedback on their transitions, engagement, cleanup, and listening skills. The Smiley Spectrum system- chart shown below- allows them to earn points, or "wows" and when they earn seven, we have a Messy Art Day, with three choices of messy art activities including splatter painting, marbling, and paint blowing.
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