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Painting... on the First Day of Art?!?

7/10/2018

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It's summer and teachers everywhere are planning what they'll do during the new school year.

I'm planning on what I WON'T do anymore.

During the first week of art classes in my elementary art classroom, I used to spend a lot of time on rules. And procedures. And assigned seats. Don't forget the fire drill and lockdown drill procedure!

After a few years I noticed that my young students were bored.
"When are we going to do ART?"
"Are we painting today?"
​"What kind of art are we making today?"
And many of their behaviors made it perfectly clear that they were NOT engaged. You know what I mean, right?

So, a few years ago I saw that Ted Edinger tweeted about having his students paint on the first day of art. Say what? PAINT ON THE FIRST DAY? Surely, he was kidding.

Nope. He wasn't. And I decided I was going to do it too.
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They loved painting on the first day of art! Before each class I made sure all the paints, tables and supplies were ready. I quickly went over the class list, showed them their seats, and then intro to paint! We painted dots like Mr.E did and we hung them up.

Want to be crazy like me and Mr. E? Just make sure all your students know to bring their smocks in right away and be prepared for some excited young artists!
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    Amy Traggianese

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