Art Is Expressive, Purposeful and Meaningful!

In selecting these art materials I have found them to be the most appropriate for my second graders. From my observations and research, I have chosen from a list that included 25 of the best kids art supplies. Many of my students come from low-income families that don't have access to art supplies that will enhance their overall education. I want to provide art materials they possibly could be unfamiliar with. The oil pastels, tissue paper, pompoms and pipe cleaners are valuable supplies that our school doesn't cover in our school catalog and provide numerous ways of incorporating them into a variety of art projects.

The Storex classroom caddy will alleviate unnecessary classroom space and clutter and provide an efficient way to store art supplies.

The Crayola Colors Washable Kids Paint as well as the Crafty Dab poster paint will be a safe method for protecting student's clothing. The use of Play-Doh will enhance the learning of math shapes and structure, participation in classroom projects.

The Crafty Dab Poster Paint provides a medium that is bursting with color allowing my students to explore new techniques and expand their creative talents. Play dough helps my younger students develop muscle tone in their hands and encourages prewriting skills. Furthermore, it's calming, provides for social development, promotes play through children's imaginations.

The material list will relate to different areas of study, including science and social studies. This will further their focus on how the expansion of ideas through the arts has a direct relation too what they're studying, learning about, and foster further knowledge.