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How do you teach color in the virtual world?  Color is best explained when you can mix paint.  However, when students are virtual, it is difficult to teach the concept of mixing the primary colors to make the secondary colors.  But it is possible. It is the year of virtual or hybrid learning. Are you a teacher or a parent during the 2020-2021 school year?  You know where I am going with this.  It is the year of virtual or hybrid learning.  I am sure you can relate if you are parent.  Being a teacher to my children has been difficult.  It put a differentRead More →

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It is Valentine’s Day! Today is Valentine’s Day.  Four years ago my son was in kindergarten. Along with entrance into kindergarten came all the school parties. Store bought cards were out of the question for these celebrations.  So, I got to business, drawing several images.  My son enjoys reptiles and sharks.  Of course, I focused on sharks with hearts for Valentine’s Day.  I designed and drew three different images of sharks with hearts.  These sharks with hearts for Valentine’s Day cards were very fun drawings. But they were not my son’s work. He had to make them.  So there were not sharks with hearts forRead More →

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It is that time of year. You know what time it is. When chocolate, flowers, cards, and yes those hearts come out to play. Love and kindness are abounding. Now there are plenty of activities and art lessons in books and posted online with the heart theme. And yes, there are several well known artists that use the heart symbol in their artwork. Yet, here is one heart art lesson that get kids excited. This one heart art lesson that get kids excited are an extension of many more that I have used over my years of teaching. Let us put our heart into theRead More →