My position as a travel Art teacher requires that I travel to 3 elementary schools on a 3 day rotation. The assigned schools are all located on the east side of our town. Our students come from low socio-economic families and many are immigrants not only new to our city but to our country.
I am always greeted with smiles, hugs and questions about what we will be creating in art that day.
They are amazing in the way they interpret the world around them! They bring a perspective to their work that is uplifting by truly integrating a part of themselves and their life experiences.
By sharing their life experiences, you just can't help but want to give them all that you have in time and resources!
My Project
My students come from homes where their funds are used for basic life items. Books are a luxury.
I want to share with my students a print rich art room to not only learn about how artists create, but to give them the opportunity to hear, follow along and then read a book, on their own, about artists or how to create art books.
To be able to provide books as a way to spark art ideas, I can easily travel with these books to each campus to start artworks or rotate this book library and supplies to each campus throughout the year in my 'art stations' areas.
Books are so vital to learning. This art book set and supplies can be the impetus to a really great time in art with 'words' as our guide!
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