The Medium

So there is this silver marker that appeared in the instructor's drawer. I'm not really sure where it came from or who is the owner. The children are not supposed to use it. They like to go and get it anyway. They start out trying to put ink on paper. They usually end up scribbling all over the table with their "tags". I have named it "The Graffiti Marker." The marker makes them very expressive. I can't bear to throw it out. Good thing for magic erasers!

Glitter Continued

Even after making all the Rock Star Gingerbread we still had some glitter left. The children discovered writing with glitter and glue.

The Start of the Holidays

It's officially the holidays! So we got out the glitter. My students started sprinkling it on their illustrations. Then one student poured it all over the gingerbread icon she was painting. She declared she had made a"Gingerbread Rock Star" The rest of the students joined in on the trend. We had glitter everywhere!

Zen Illustrations

I've tried my own tactics at maintaining a sane classroom. My friend gave me this sheet called Zen Dots. It was one of her undergraduate exercises at the School of Visual Arts. The children love it as well.

The Rules

My students get a little bit crazy sometimes. So the Director asked that I go over the rules. I didn't really think it would be effective to lecture the children. So I told them they needed to write their own rules. Only problem is some of them are in first grade. So I told those student they could draw their rules.