(These paper mache mushrooms really have little to do with this post, but I hate posting something without pictures. Plus, they are just fun!)I have an Art Room!!! Teachers went back to school this week, and I had a surprise. I now have an actual room in one of my three schools. For the past couple years, I have been traveling between three schools, and have been Art on a Cart. Finally, one of my schools gave me a room.
Since I began teaching, I have always been jealous of all those teachers out there who had the luxury of having shelves, tables, cabinets, and bulletin boards. In my imagination when I pictured my art room, I have always pictured a magical land of large paper mache mushrooms, a life size suit of armor, maybe even a castle. Unfortunately these grand ideas won't work, because I have to share the room with the PE teacher. All of my decorations need to stay on the walls, I can't have little kids breaking my paper mache mushrooms during PE class. However, I am incredibly excited about having a room.
I have been working hard this week trying to decorate and arrange the room the way I want it. I have it mostly decorated, but there is still one large blank wall in the back that currently has nothing on it. I need ideas. Does anyone have any suggestions for good art bulletin boards or decorations? I don't want to just randomly put up artwork, I want it to have a point.
When I get a chance to take photos of the room, I will post them.
Congrats on your room! I remember not having a room. When I finally got one, I had to share it with music. I laugh remembering - the kids always seemed to have dripping papier-mache raining down on them from the art clothesline when they were singing in music class! And I used the piano bench to distribute materials!
ReplyDeleteAnyhow - as for bulletin boards - here's one idea that I like to use: I have an "Artist of the Month" bulletin board where I showcase the work of a famous artist, and when possible, use the artist as focus of lessons that month. Or it can be used to focus on a STUDENT artist instead.
By the way - love the mushrooms!
Yay! This was me a few years ago too, graduating from a cart that was actually in another building too! I have to share with Latin, but since I have real cupboards and bulletin boards, who cares?? I'd save that bulletin board space for student art. Get it up as soon as you can! :)
ReplyDeleteYay! Don't know how you did it with a cart!
ReplyDeleteSo awesome! My principal came to me at the end of the year and informed me that if are numbers were high then I may loose my room. I had the fear in the back of my mind all summer. But everything turned out fine. Congrats on your room!!
ReplyDeleteI am glad that you did post your photos of the mushrooms. They are absolutely gorgeous. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteSuper!! What a great feeling. I have done both. But love my room. :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the room!!
ReplyDeleteHere are a few places to get some ideas...
I just posted my room:
http://tishalou.blogspot.com/2010/08/my-totally-awesome-really-cool-art-room.html
Mr E has some great boards:
http://artwithmre.blogspot.com/2010/08/art-room-bulletin-boards-2010_20.html
I also got some inspiration from Mrs. Jahnig's Blog
http://mrsjahnig.blogspot.com/
GOOD LUCK!
-Tisha