Brenda

Posted on 7/11/09

On 7/11/09, hsart wrote:
> okay, so i've got this volunteer art teaching job at my
local
> middle school. incidentally, they are running an urban
summer
> camp, and i'm delegated to teaching art twice a week (10:45
> am-5pm)
>
> we have lots of materials: markers, construction paper,
color
> pencils, crayons, lanyard, popsicle sticks, but I could
only
> come up with oh so many lessons where the kids use these
> materials.
>
> since this is a "summer camp" the kids don't want to do any
> art. they prefer chatting and gossipping even though i've
set
> up some paints and paper for them to paint with.
>
> i don't think we'll be able to get any more materials. any
> suggestions as to how to keep them interested? (some kids
just
> love art. the others don't care because it's just a free
summer
> program for them)
>
> we're also going to work on an actual tile mural, but most
of
> them are not interested in participating in this project.
>
> any advice? thank you!

I use to have the same problem till we started adding things
from our room like zoo animals, farm animals, bugs, sea
animals, reptiles,small trucks and cars, spike balls,small
balls, marbles in a short cardboard box with paper in
bottom,kitchen scratchers, kitchen dish brushes,tooth
brushes,hair brushes,and the list goes on. If you put a small
amount of liquid hand soap or dish soap in the paint it comes
out of clothes and off the toys easy with warm water.
You can also add shaving cream, sand,corn meal and salt to
the paint for more texture to paint with.

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