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Get inspired to bring more creative thinking into your paper mâché projects, from small-scale sculptures to bold, collaborative builds that celebrate imagination over perfection. We’ll show you lesson plans, practical strategies for classroom management, materials, while highlighting how project-based learning and STEM helps students experiment, problem-solve, and create meaningful work.
Teaching animation can be challenging; introducing simple flip-book exercises on the first day of a rotation helps students quickly build confidence and grasp foundational animation principles. From this hands-on start, learners progress to basic digital techniques—such as animating objects in Adobe Express—reinforcing timing, motion, and sequencing. The course also exposes students to a range of animation software, explores how the arts inform animation practice, and highlights potential career pathways in the field.
Develop exciting photography lessons for your art class or start a Photography Club with this framework. Sample lesson topics like composition, point of view, lighting, etc will be discussed and we will look at examples of successful photo shoots using easy-to-find items for upper elementary and middle school. Tips for finding cameras, managing behavior, photo uploading, critiques, and editing will be shared. Give your students a tool for creativity and observation by unlocking the power of photography!
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What do you do when a student enters the art classroom with big feelings they are struggling to regulate? Have them make art about it! This workshop explores three stories where elementary-aged students used artmaking techniques to work through their emotional state in the art classroom, including techniques such as ‘angry scribbles’ and ‘containment folding’. Participants will get to try out these artmaking techniques during this workshop and leave with a resource on how to implement this in their own classroom.
Elementary students are capable of extraordinary leadership, service, and artistic excellence when given meaningful opportunities to shine. This session shares the journey of piloting a new National Elementary Art Honor Society designed to recognize young artists while fostering creativity, citizenship, school pride, and community service. Workshop is presented by four NEAHS Pilot Program leaders from Georgia.
Come and learn about Georgia's Dot Man, George Andrews. Participants will learn about the life and work of George Andrews and get to create work inspired by his style.
“Teacher, what do I do?... And where do I find…?” If you are an art teacher and these questions drive you crazy, you’re not alone! My name is Brandy Ruhl and I have been an elementary art teacher for 24 years, but my passion has been rooted in the T.A.B./C.H.O.I.C.E philosophy for the past 17 years. I describe my teaching style as “teaching on the choice spectrum,” but this workshop is designed with all art teachers in mind. I will cover tips/tricks/hacks to manage art media and procedures that will save your time and sanity while actually helping your students learn to become more self-sufficient and community-focused.
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Looking for meaningful ways to encourage creative thinking without adding hours of prep? In this hands-on workshop, participants will experience a collection of quick creativity challenges inspired by classroom practice and Crayola Creativity Week. These low-prep activities take only 1–5 minutes, encourage risk-taking and experimentation, and can easily be expanded into full lesson experiences.
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Discover practical adaptive art strategies that make inclusion achievable and sustainable in today's art classroom. This session will provide simple accommodations, visual supports, and collaborative routines that help art teachers effectively utilize paraprofessionals and peer helpers while promoting student independence. Participants will create a customizable support packet that can be updated for each project to ensure consistent and meaningful support for diverse learners.
This presentation explores how elementary students connect ancient and contemporary landmarks through creative artmaking. Participants will examine a watercolor lesson on Stonehenge and a mixed-media collage project on Carhenge while discovering ways to incorporate art history, creative inquiry, and process-based learning into the elementary art classroom. No participant materials are required.
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Get ready to roll into a fun, hands-on lesson as you create Japanese inspired sushi sculptures, using a variety of media and recycled materials! In this make-and-take session, you’ll use simple mixed-media techniques that is tried and true and LOVED by students! Leave with a ready-to-teach lesson that’s easy to implement and big on engagement. We’ll also roll into a few additional ideas inspired by Japanese art and culture to extend learning in your classroom. Don’t miss this chance to bring this lesson back to your classroom that your students will devour!
