I took my camera to school today. I can't, of course, show you pictures of the kiddos, but I can show you pictures of my work. I've made a few materials, posters, etc. for the classroom that I thought might be worth showing off. And here they are:

(Click on any image for a closer look.)

Biology materials:


Animal cell model. Air- and oven-dried clay, cake pan, clear paint, wire, paper, laminate, and glue.


Animal cell model with key, so the students can check their work.


Diagram of transcription and translation. Paper, sharpie, watercolor, laminate.


Diagram of transcription. Paper, construction paper, glue, black pen, laminate.

Reading/writing posters:


Writing workshop process poster. Poster board, sharpie, watercolor, laminate.


Rad Reads poster, for students and teachers to post 3x5 book reviews. Paper, sharpie, glue, laminate, staples.

Classroom organization:


"Let's play" poster, for announcing the cooperative game every Monday. Paper, sharpie, glue, laminate, dry erase marker. (Don't worry, it was an EXCITING version of Hot Potato.)


Class ambassador sign. Paper, sharpie, glue, laminate, staples.


Visual work record, clock option, for students to track how much time they're spending on what. Created using Microsoft Office.


Followup assignment board, to keep having a mixed-age classroom with flexible deadlines sane. (It's emptier than usual here.) Bulletin board, string, paper, sharpie, thumb tacks.

Teacher Work Showcase:
Back story: I set up a spot in the class bathroom where Ms. Lead Teacher and I can display our artwork, because we felt that displaying it in the classroom proper would draw attention to ourselves unnecessarily. But, y'know, we still want to put our work up somewhere. The bathroom seemed like a good compromise.


Overview of showcase. (Small watercolors on left are Ms. Lead's. All the rest is mine, including the title.)


Sugar skeleton. Paper, pencil, colored pencil, sharpie, laminate. This was a "finger work," something to do with my hands during a listening activity. I wanted to model spending a long time on one finger work by continuing to add more details/complexity.


Vertical line. Paper, pen, laminate.


Virtues shield. Construction paper, glue, laminate. We are having the students make shields that represent the virtues they think are strongest within themselves. This ties into our character education and social studies curricula. Here is mine, to serve as an example for the kids. It shows my enthusiasm (star), idealism (hills/horizon), and determination/purposefulness (path).



I like art projects.