My students need books and additional art activities in our Art Centers to continue practicing skills and reading about art.
$520 goal
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
Each child develops at their own pace, with their own interests and attention spans. In my art room, the lower elementary students (grades K,1, and 2) are given an opportunity to explore their art ideas or read about art in a center that relates to our learning goals.
My students are each unique, some Kindergarteners have had preschool and are ready for a full hour of art, while others are coming to school for the first time.
My first and second graders always either need practice or need a challenge. Having art centers allows me to have both challenges for higher level students and practice time available for students who need the extra support. For the past three years I have been building my centers and teaching students how to choose a center after their project is finished. My students love the opportunity to have a structured way to explore their own ideas.
Many of my students are English language learners, so having a classroom library full of beautifully illustrated books to engage them is so important. Over 80% of my students receive free or reduced price lunches, meaning my students simply do not have these learning resources at home. It is their favorite part of our class to be able to practice and master the skills we learn at their own pace.
My Project
I envision building my art centers to coincide with the units I teach. The art centers are a way for students to become confident in the whole group skills and concepts we are learning, such as symmetry, patterning, creating geometric forms, sculpting etc. while working at their own pace. As students finish their whole group lesson for the day, they are taught to choose a center or art related book. In the beginning, the students may choose as many as two centers after their art project is complete (we have an hour block.) But as the youngest students build their attention span their art centers become more complex and challenging. For example in the first few weeks of school, a sculpture center becomes a create your own coil pottery center. Essential skills are taught through centers that differentiate for each student. In the past few years, my students have been really growing through this independent exploration and I want to grow this part of my curriculum even more this year.
By donating books and materials to our art centers, you are helping create independent thinkers and learners.
Giving students choice and allowing them to grow at their own pace creates confident students that take ownership of their own education.
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