In a sun-filled church in Stamford, Connecticut, a small group of young students sit with their musical instruments. Among them are many instruments you'd expect to see in a classroom—like violins and...

Sheena Graham was educated in the Public School System of Ansonia, Connecticut. She received her B.S. in Music Education from Western Connecticut State University, and 30+from St. Joseph's and Southern CT State Universities. She became...

Melissa Salguero holds a Bachelor of Science in Music Education from the University of South Florida and a Master of Science in Elementary Education from the University of Bridgeport. Melissa started her teaching career teaching...

Art teacher Olusegun Adeniyi, who teaches at Caleb British International School, Lagos, Nigeria, is not only renowned for bringing out the creative side of his fortunate students with two decades of nurturing new talent and creating...

Nicole Paris was raised to be a beatboxer -- when she was young, her father, ed Cage, used to beatbox her to sleep at night. Now the duo is known for their beatbox battles and jam sessions, which mix classic rap beats with electronic...

Housing stability can be critical to children succeeding in school. Families in Transition-New Horizons provides housing for homeless families as well as “wrap around” services including social and case workers that help families deal...

A Word | POEM | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen From Jelly Boots, Smelly Boots A riotous celebration of words - silly words, funny words, words you only use in your own family, new words, old words, and the very best words in...

Words | POEM | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen From Jelly Boots, Smelly Boots A riotous celebration of words - silly words, funny words, words you only use in your own family, new words, old words, and the very best words in...

Before | POEM | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen From Jelly Boots, Smelly Boots A riotous celebration of words - silly words, funny words, words you only use in your own family, new words, old words, and the very best words in...

Orange | POEM | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen From Jelly Boots, Smelly Boots A riotous celebration of words - silly words, funny words, words you only use in your own family, new words, old words, and the very best words in...

As his Santa Ana family faces eviction, a young man stoically says, “I can just live in the van.” Like his family, many consider housing as something only those with money can buy. Others think it should be a right, but legal protections...

Jazz is pretty cool, right? Well, it's certainly got its good parts, anyway, and one of my favorites is the Walking Bass. It sounds really simple, especially compared to a lot of other jazz techniques, but as you might guess it's...

This art lesson is part two of a series on how to create Taxidermy Trophy Heads using Paper Mache. The lesson was created for 7th grade sculpture, but could be adapted for other ages. Products used in this video lesson...

This art lesson is part three of a series on how to create Taxidermy Trophy Heads using Paper Mache. The lesson was created for 7th grade sculpture, but could be adapted for other ages. Products used in this video lesson...

Why do we need art in school? While showcasing their artwork, students in grades 6-8 at Brambleton Middle School share why art is important to them over the backdrop of the lessons and art projects we have worked on this year in art...

This short tutorial shows you how to create a painting of the northern lights (aurora borealis) using watercolor brush pens as well as semi-moist watercolor paints.



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ed below!:

Mermaid...

Middle School Art Demo (Part 3 of the Abstract Ceramic Sculpture Series).





For CLAY, I always use Amaco White Art

Low Fire Clay.

For GLAZE, I like Amaco's F Series low fir
e glazes for SOLID colors
Or...

This tutorial will show you a mixed media technique that can be used in a variety of ways! First, I create a watercolor underpainting. Next, I draw a floral motif over the most interesting areas of the watercolor underpainting using...

This video will teach you use water soluble oil pastels and watercolor paint to create a quick and easy flower painting! Here are links to some of the supplies I use and recommend:

WATER SOLUBLE OIL