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What is Sulphite Paper?

ashley — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0000

Have you noticed “sulphite paper” listed frequently in our material lists and ever wondered what it is? If you have, don’t worry. You’re not alone. When I first began teaching, I wasn’t too familiar with common practices and materials for teaching art to children and one of the most nagging questions I had then was

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Managing Artwork with Student Portfolios

Patty Palmer — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:30:00 +0000

One of the most overwhelming aspects of being an art teacher is managing all the artwork. Of course, you don’t have to manage it at all; children can take their art with them when they leave class. But for me, I like to keep all of the art created in the art room in the

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Watercolor & Pen Flowers | Easy First Day of School Art Project

Patty Palmer — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Looking for an easy first day art project that you can do on the first day of school? This simple line drawing teaches radial drawing, shape, line and watercolor techniques. Not bad for the first day, right? I’ve done this lesson with my third grade students but fourth, fifth and even sixth grade students would

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5 Art Rules to Simplify your First Day

Patty Palmer — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 03:00:00 +0000

5 Art Rules to Simplify your First Day Ahhh… the first day of school No doubt you’ve already been into your art room putting new art supplies into rainbow colored bins, throwing out all the junk that you stuffed into drawers last June and dreaming about all the perfect students you’ll be teaching. If you’re

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Creating your own Art Curriculum

Patty Palmer — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Every year I attempt the same thing: create an art curriculum for my readers. It’s the request I get most often. New art teachers want to know how to plan our their year. Seasoned teachers want to change things up. Wouldn’t it be great to just print out an art curriculum complete with multiple lessons

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How to Incorporate the Four Seasons Art Curriculum in Your Classroom This Year

ashley — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:23:00 +0000

As a teacher, your days are packed full of teaching, duties, meetings, e-mails, prepping and planning. It’s a lot! At Team Sparkle, our days are also packed with things like meetings and e-mails, but we spend much of our energy in planning lessons and curriculum’s that help ease some of the burden of your planning

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How to Teach Value

Patty — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0000

If you’re looking for an easy approach to teaching kids art, there’s no better system than using the elements and principles of art. This is the fifth tutorial in our series Connecting with the Elements – How to Teach the Elements & Principles of Art. This week I’m talking about VALUE. What is Value and

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How to Teach Color | Elements and Principles of Design

Patty — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0000

The third tutorial in our series, CONNECTING WITH THE ELEMENTS – How to Teach the Elements & Principles of Art, is color. How exactly do you describe COLOR and why is it important? After teaching children about Line & Pattern and Shape, there are many different paths you can follow when using the elements of

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