Crooked Buildings Cityscapes Using the work of James Rizzi, our local architect, Frank Gehry, and of course, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, as inspiration, 5th graders created a fanciful, foam core cityscape. This idea was born last Spring when I was given what seemed like A MOUNTAIN of foam core scraps and wanted to find a way to use them. I was also enchanted with the work of Rizzi and Gehry, so this project seemed like a natural. Students began with one large, one medium and one small foam core building and a background of illustration board. Then, switching to small brushes, they painted line or dot designs on their background.On Day #2, this week, using small brushes and straws as stamps, students added details to their work using flourescent and gold paint. The layers of foam core were glued on top of each other, giving each piece a lot of depth. I ABSOLUTELY LOVED watching the kids create these whimsical cityscapes and overheard one little guy saying, "I just love my city!!"
Inside the classroom, outside the box! Pass It On! District office building art display Each month, the art teachers rotate hanging artwork at our Green Bay school district office building. This sure makes the building look great for the staff that works there as well as visitors! It also gives great recognition to the students and their amazing work! Cool Cat Teacher Blog What Makes Education So Pinteresting? String the words “social” and “media” together in a sentence when talking with most educators and the conversation inevitably turns to the Big Three: Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. As teachers weigh the value of social networking in classrooms, several emerging tools have also begun to pique educators’ interest — or, dare I say, Pinterest? By now, you’ve no doubt heard about the online bulletin board that lets people post and share notes, pictures, infographics and other media with the network’s base of more than 10 million users. A recent report on technology news site TechCrunch says the majority of those users are women, many in the coveted 18–34 age bracket, which could explain the massive valuations pinned to the company’s rising fortunes — Forbes recently estimated Pinterest’s value at more than $7 billion. The Teacher’s Quick Guide to Pinterest 16 Ways Educators Can Use Pinterest Got the basics down? 25 Great Educators to Follow on Pinterest Still looking for ideas?
Creating Display Lettering I was asked the other day by a colleague what I thought the best way of creating lettering for a display title was. Presuming you actually want to make it yourself (i.e. and not use a website like then my actual preferred piece of software is Microsoft PowerPoint. The steps I follow are: Measure how much space you have for your lettering. The simplest way is to just get a couple of sheets of A4 paper and count how many of them in landscape orientation are needed to go from one side of the display board to the other (remembering to leave room for the border).Choose a suitable font for your lettering. A few extra tips I've learnt over the years that are also helpful are: I'm sure there are many other ways people have to make lettering, but I find this way the best because: every member of staff has access to PowerPoint (unlike Publisher) and Word Art can be enlarged up to very big sizes (unlike in Word).
Laura Candler's Teaching Resources - Free Printables and Lesson Ideas for Teachers! Snapshot: Blogger, Wikispaces, Kidblog and iPads Kia ora! The Virtual Learning Network (VLN), He kōtuinga ako ā-ipurangi, is an interactive resource provided by the Ministry of Education for all New Zealand educators. The VLN provides access to: The Learning Exchange is a brokerage site that enables connections between teachers and learners; joining clusters, schools, groups and individuals who are learning through online and blended programes. The VLN supports the work of the Māori Medium Kura Network and the VLN Community (VLNC), and promotes the concept of classrooms without walls, where learners and educators have the flexibility to connect with each other 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The learning exchange comprises of five areas of collaboration: Programmes of learning, Projects, Professional learning, Participation, Parents & Whanau. Find out more ... VLN Groups is a social network for teachers, school leaders and facilitators to connect, share experiences, and learn together. It includes the Enabling e-Learning community groups
Penguin Art We read several Nonfiction penguin books and then wrote 3 facts about a penguin. We tore paper to make a penguin in water. Here's a cute Fiction book to read: