"Free Create"

There is never a dull moment and there is always something to do in the art room!

No matter how hard I try to predict and schedule when my students will finish a project... there is always some sort of extra time that some students will have.  Sometimes there is an extension project using the same concepts and materials as our main unit of study.  If there is no extension mostly everyone enjoys 'free draw' meaning they can use the drawing books from the bookshelf, are encouraged to use their own imaginations.

Working hard on the 'sheet of the week'

This year I have added a few things to our 'free' time.  There is a coloring 'sheet of the week' that I have already finished and put on display.  The 'sheet' can go home, always a bonus!.  There is also an 'idea of the week', which is a drawing prompt that can be completed and turned in for me to hang in the art room.

We have a few puzzles and games too.  The puzzles are problem-solving based, like tangrams.  Games require logic skills.  Soon we will have a building area too, where we can use straws and connecter to create structures.

Students are also welcome to read any book from the bookshelf and find a comfortable spot in the room to enjoy the book.

1. Playing Square Up
2. Coloring the 'sheet of the week'
3. Reading a book