Pablo Picasso said, "Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up." My third-graders love to make lots of art!
I teach third-grade at a wonderful rural school in southern Mississippi.
Although most of my students come from lower income families, many are very enthusiastic about learning and love to experience new and different things. As a teacher, I try to enhance our lessons with many art projects and discussions about art.
My Project
My third-graders do not leave the classroom to go to an art teacher. Subsequently, most of the lessons I teach my students are integrated with some type of an art activity. I feel it is important to make students aware of the different types of art in communities and provide them occasions to make some of their own whether they create a poster or a more elaborate project. In addition, I weave art into multi-cultural lessons.
An example of a way I integrated art into a lesson is a writing activity my students completed this past Halloween. My third-graders constructed a unique monster using construction paper, glue, paper plates and other art supplies. Then, they named their monsters and wrote about them.
Because it is important to make learning fun and integrate art activities, I am requesting a variety of art supplies.
Wiggle eyes, markers, pom-poms, glitter, glue, and paint are a few of the items that I think would enhance our art activities. With your help, my students will have plenty of materials to use when they create their art.
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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