Early finishers art elementary

There is no worse phrase in the art room than “I’m done. Now what?” It’s inevitable that some students will finish before others. While we can close the gap to some degree, we can’t avoid the reality of early finishers. If you teach middle school or intro high school classes you know it’s imperative for […]

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¨I´m done. What do I do now?¨ We hear those words in our art classroom ALL the time..I´ll be completely honest... It does not matter how I pace my art projects, there is always going to be someone who finishes earlier than I anticipate. It´s really challenging to predict how long a group of students

Art Teachers, in your Art Classroom you’re always going to have students finish before the rest, fast finishers, so let’s take a look at some ideas or routines that you can build into your classroom so that students know what to do when they’re done so they don’t have to ask you and so that you don’t have to instruct them on what to do EVERY time.

Six early finisher activities for students who complete their classwork long before everyone else. These activities are inspired by works of art with a focus on art history.

This month, the Art Ed Blogger’s Network is talking about how to enrich art class for students who finish early. I think this is an ongoing concern for most art teachers. Kids work at all different paces. Some students will finish their artwork lickety-split with half the class period left. Others will work on the same technique or project and spend multiple periods working on the same piece. So you will often have students at all different paces and at … Read more... →

Welcome back to school! Are you ready? We start our staff meetings tomorrow and then the kids come on Wednesday! With the new school year starting, I thought I would highlight some old posts that might be helpful to you. Create a Welcome to Our School bulletin board! Making a collaborative bulletin board display is a great way to start the year. I have some new ideas for this year, but here is an example from the past! Here are … Read more... →

Dawn Lynn on Instagram: "Attention Teachers! Are you looking for a game changing tool to spice up centers? Tackle sub plans? Occupy early finishers? Or integrate agency? Here’s my free art trading card printable! In our studio, I have them printed on card stock and don’t allow children to cut them up until they are complete. From paint splatters, big markers, and messy materials, this ATC handout won’t get lost on the drying rack. This Art Trading Card printable is worry free and saves…

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