I am NOT an outdoorsy girl!
Exploring the outdoors has many benefits for your preschool students I was recently asked if I take the kids outside to play in the snow and the answer was, "Yes [...]
Six crazy cool ways to explore with snow inside the classroom
The weather here has been all over the place from well below freezing to beautiful blankets of snow. I am not a fan of the freezing but the snow.... well [...]
Experience the Inspiration of Process Art
I am so thrilled that you joined me for this series of articles and not just thrilled for myself, but I am thrilled for you and your students. You [...]
They Keep Mixing All the Paint Colors
They Keep Mixing All the Paint Colors I watched my little PreK girl dip her paint brush in the red paint, then the blue paint, then the [...]
Why Avoiding the Mess Creates More Stress
Why Avoiding the Mess Creates More Stress At the beginning of every school year, I come expecting my students to want to squeeze out tons of paint [...]
Things rarely go as planned in Pre-K
Even with the best planning, things rarely go as planned in Pre-K but this is actually a good thing. One of my favorite books to read before exploring the process [...]
Get Your Students to Stay Longer at the Art Table
Get Your Students to Stay Longer at the Art Table I can’t tell you how many times I have gone through the trouble of setting up a [...]
When is the last time your students gave you an idea?
Almost every single day, one of my students will say, "Mrs. Stewart, I made this for you." What they are giving me is an idea. I never know when one [...]
Ten Ways to Encourage Young Artists
Ten Ways to Encourage Young Artists I recently posted a 30 second video of my students painting at the easel. The video showed the children painting their [...]
Do Your Students Ever Ruin Their Own Artwork?
Do Your Students Ever Ruin Their Own Artwork? One of my four-year-old students made the most beautiful pieces of art. It was an unusually beautiful painting of [...]