Teaching Resources & Download
Lesson Plans
below you will find my sources of inspiration as well as lesson plans i created during my time as a student teacher.
Lesson Plans
Sgraffito Lesson
This lesson is designed for grades 9-12 and focuses on using the sgraffito method on ceramic artwork.
Coil Pot Project
This lesson is designed for grades 9-12 and focuses on hand-building a coil pot.
Hanging Mobiles
This lesson is designed for 1st grade and is inspired by Alexander Calder's hanging mobiles.
Section Title
Every website has a story, and your visitors want to hear yours. This space is a great opportunity to give a full background on who you are, what your team does and what your site has to offer. Double click on the text box to start editing your content and make sure to add all the relevant details you want site visitors to know.
If you’re a business, talk about how you started and share your professional journey. Explain your core values, your commitment to customers and how you stand out from the crowd. Add a photo, gallery or video for even more engagement.
Resources
Whitney Museum
The Whitney Museum acts as a great source of inspiration when it comes to creating lesson plans.
Brooklyn Museum
The Brooklyn Museum is home to some amazing art and artist exhibitions that have often inspired my work as an educator.
Portland Museum of Art
The PMA is a great resource for students and community members. The PMA also acts as a great source of inspiration.
I'm Your Neighbor Books
"I’m Your Neighbor Books cultivates welcoming behaviors and builds a sense of belonging in all our communities by increasing access to and engagement with Immigrant and New Generation children’s literature".
Author & Educator Kellie Doyle
"Kellie Doyle Bailey is a trauma-informed speech-language pathologist, mindfulness educator, and emotional intelligence coach. She brings to her work, a deep knowledge and understanding of mind and relational sciences deeply rooted in neuroception".
Love Lab Studios
"We are a children’s art studio, at the core we believe that art, creativity and joy are necessary as tools for co-creating a better world for all. Our studio was born as a social art project designed to serve + sustain itself. This is an experiment, really. One we take seriously and put lots of care into. Thank you for being on this journey with us".
Invent To Learn
"In this practical guide, Sylvia Martinez and Gary Stager provide K-12 educators with the how, why, and cool stuff that supports making in the classroom, library, makerspace, or anywhere learners learn".
Activity-Based Teaching in the Art Museum: Movement, Embodiment, Emotion
"Activity-Based Teaching in the Art Museum offers diverse perspectives on embodiment, emotions, empathy, and mindfulness to inspire imaginative, spontaneous interactions that are firmly grounded in history and theory".
The Power of the Adolescent Brain
"In this thought-provoking book, Thomas Armstrong looks at the power and promise of the teenage brain from an empathetic, strength-based perspective—and describes what middle and high school educators can do to make the most of their students' potential".