It's already time for a new school year to begin (how did that happen?!).
Well, we're going to get the year started off right.
We do the usual, go over the rules and routines on the first day, but that gets boring after a few minutes (for Mrs. Fischer too). So we definitely will be getting our hands into some art!
I am making a point to show the students living, active, unusual artists on the first day. Both artists participated in ArtPrize at some point, giving them a connection to our community.
This year I want to really emphasize that art does not need to look perfect. I want kids to know that art can be our own individual outlet to tell a story.
Art teaches creative problem solving skills that carry over into all aspects of our life. So it's not about being "good" or "bad" at art, it's about TRYING and EXPERIENCE!!
Here are the artists we are looking at to get our year kicked off: