Art For All: Inspirations for the NEW SCHOOL YEAR.

Ideas for the Art Room: After being in the same school district for 15 years I'm reaching out to new places to get ideas. My brain is done with those ideas I create on my own.... Time to use some Social Networking such as PINTEREST.
Here we go..... Kindergarten Display using self portraits instead of reproductions of famous pieces of artwork.

More hallway ideas:

Personal Learning Goal Idea: I'm hoping to have a Learning Goal that is connected to young children with Autism. So many children who have autism are extremely Visual. In the first years that I taught grades K- 4th grade I had an unforgettable student; we will call him Reed. During Art class he would enter class after demonstration and directions were given and caught on fast by just looking at the project. The art room can be an overwhelming place for a child with Autism. A visual overload in the art room can not always be controlled. After doing the assigned project, Reed would get some paper and taped each piece together the long way to extend his drawing space even before he started drawing. As Reed drew he talked about the numbers he encountered all the exit signs with numbers from his NYC trip over the weekend. Before my eyes I saw buildings, the George Washington Bridge that Reed drew. To get to my point I want to make the art room visually friendly for students with Autism.

Ideas to make the art room visually friendly: Pictures and Signs for all the Supplies, Supplies placed in neat containers and organized nicely.

Another idea is to create boards in the room for leaning as well. For the longest time we have had OLD pictures from some 60's collection to fill up the walls. They have finally found there way to the garbage. Here is a fun way to show what tints and shades. I already have paint samples from the paint
store.