Miss Art of Teaching

I've been thinking of ways to make theory more fun AND to encourage class participation when it comes to discussion time. I don't want the same students to be giving me the answers. I want the whole class to contribute. What works: I downloaded the free PDF file from 'Expressive Monkey' on Teachers Pay Teachers. The resource is called 'Ping Pong Art Critique'. It provides a list of 32 questions to help facilitate class discussions on ANY piece of artwork. For example: -What title would you give this art? -What feeling or emotion did the artist create? -Where did the artist create contrast? -Does this art tell a story? -What would you change about this art? -Would you display this art in your house? Why? Why not? You can either purchase real ping pong balls and write the questions on top or simply print and laminate the resources. I decided to save money and go with the second option. I passed out one ping pong ball per st...

I love my free pencil notepad birthday gift from Kikki.K. I have used it as a classroom decor and also as a teaching resource. By simply laminating the 'pencils', I am able to prolong its life. I am still planning out how to use it in the most effective way as a teaching resource. I will probably make it into a 'matching' game where students have to organise the pencils according to the features of the four frames and the conceptual framework. I am planning to use it for different topics.