Crayon Queen

Posted on 11/05/09

Painting used to be a pain when I first started teaching 100
years ago...well, almost. Here's how I do it. I use the 3oz
cups with lids (they look like the one salad dressing comes in
for take out). You can get them through Nasco. I have every 2
kids share colors. Sometimes I begin with 2 colors say blue
and white just to see how the class handles paint. You can
learn a lot from that. Six of these cups fit on one styro
tray. So if you need to pass out six colors, you put the tray
between the kids. I let kids have a brush for every color. I
also wash the brushes myself because #1 they don't get them
clean enough and #2 their art time is precious and I would
rather them have art than wash brushes. Kids get sponges to
wash the tables and I have large dry towels that I wash and
bring from home to dry the tables. Watercolors, not a big deal
but if you fill the water cups before the class comes it
helps. Also as you dump the painty water out, fill them with
water so you're all ready for the next class.

On 11/04/09, Neens wrote:
> Are you tired of seeing my name yet? I'm sure you are and I
> want to apologize first. As mentioned, I am a first year
> art teacher (3rd year teacher) and my student teaching
> experience was not in an art classroom...This causes major
> complications for me as to be expected. I have no mentor or
> support, so you guys are my lifeline and I couldn't live
> without you! HAHA! It's true.
>
> If I may ask yet another question...this time we are
> talking paint.
>
> I am having a REALLY hard time giving a lesson, getting out
> painting supplies, having them paint and clean up in such a
> short amount of time (K- 2).
>
> HOW do you do painting in your room? I mean the simplest of
> things such as how do you disperse your painting supplies,
> smocks, water containers, etc. What is your cleanup routine
> for this? How do you cover the tables? (plastic covers and
> newspaper are not my friend!:) ) How do you a lot your time
> (10 minutes for lesson? 15 minutes for painting? etc.)?
>
> I will take all of you ideas and gratefully grovel at your
> awesomeness! :)

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