In my elementary art studio, the first day of class happens over and over again every hour for the entire first week of school. And during that first week, my students are going over and over the rules and procedures in every space they visit. There’s so much to cover between room layout, handling various drills, creating social contracts, and assigning seats, so I love to get students engaged and smiling by having them create from the very start. One of my favorite lessons to get students creating and to cover important information is an art room scavenger hunt. This is our first class activity in second through fifth grades, and it ends with a beautiful collaborative mural for the hallways.
Capture students’ attention and engagement with lessons that lay the groundwork for a memorable school year! In this issue, students learn about art room procedures while participating in a scavenger hunt, identify key strengths and how they can use them, develop personal connections to drawing exercises through altered books, create abstract compositions during a virtual artist visit, and more.
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