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A New Home Office For this Teacherpreneur!

Friends, I received the most thoughtful, wonderful gift from my husband this past Christmas: a home office makeover! If you follow me over on Instagram,

New year, new office, new plans.

Siiiiigh. And so it begins! It’s a whole other year at my new school, and we’re Year Two into this everlasting COVID-19 pandemic. But this

Planning for Stop Motion Success with Grades 3, 4, 5 & 6 [+ Stop Motion Checklist Freebie Download]

If you’ve read any of my previous posts, you may have figured out by now that I am an advocate for cross-curricular learning, especially when

Art-On-A-Cart: Sanitary Measures

Those dreaded sanitary measures… can we all agree that they just SUCK?! Aside from having to wear a procedural mask and safety glasses from 8am

We’ve Moved!

I did it, I took the plunge! A little sooner than expected, though I’ve been looking forward to this moment for months. If you look

3 Ways You Can Integrate STEAM Into Your Classroom

When I first stumbled upon the concept of STEAM a few years ago, I was so psyched to see an alternative way for all my

My Top 10 Art History Picture Books For Kids!

*10. Sandy’s Circus: A Story About Alexander Calder. By Tanya Lee Stone, illustrated by Boris Kolikov. A playful introduction to Alexander Calder and his wire

Spark their Creativity with Art History

I don’t know about you, but as an art educator, I’ve noticed I usually have 3 types of art students in my classroom, regardless of

ART-ON-A-CART: First Week Back & Now Online

Here I am, now more than 3 weeks post-return(?) to work. Can’t lie, my first 2 weeks were TOUGH STUFF. All the tangible tricks &