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Bravely embracing creativity
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Welcome to Artful Mommy! I'm Monica Lee, an art teacher and artist. I created this space to share projects and activities that will foster creativity at home, and at school.
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What I Learned Moving from High School Art to Elementary, and Beyond
This post is going to be different from my usual art project posts. I want to shed light on something I’ve seen far too often: elementary art teachers are simply not valued the way high school art teachers are.
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Jun 24 min read
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Art Supply List for the Elementary Art Teacher
Today I want to help everyone out! Keep reading to see my list of materials that are must haves for a basic art class!
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Sep 23, 20244 min read
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Painting a Color Wheel - What are the real Primary Colors?
Hey there, fellow artist extraordinaires! Guess what? I stumbled upon a mind-blowing revelation not too long ago - brace yourselves - Blick
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Jul 12, 20245 min read
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Jungle Design: An Exciting Second Grade Art Project that Explores Creativity
Recently I completed a project with my second graders that was super creative, successful and fun.
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Apr 19, 20243 min read
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Alphabet Art, one of the best first grade art projects!
I've seen different variations of this project on the internet and decided to give it a try with my first graders. Alphabet Art is an...
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Apr 12, 20242 min read
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Fourth Grade Abstract Trees in Oil Pastel
This was SUCH a fun and successful project. I introduced my fourth graders to the abstract art of Wassily Kandinsky. Kandinsky is most...
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Feb 29, 20242 min read
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First Grade Colorful Bug Illustrations
Coming up with projects for the first graders is always the most challenging for me. I avoid crafts and draw alongs. Instead I focus on...
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Feb 23, 20243 min read
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Painting to music, a fun and engaging elementary and high school art Project!
This art project is based on the art of Wassily Kandinsky and the children's book "The Noisy Paintbox." This is a fun project for grades...
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Jan 18, 20243 min read
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Second Grade Clay Family Plaque
This project has been a second grade art project for many, many years at my school. Kids and parents love it. There is a lot of prep that...
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Nov 7, 20232 min read
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