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K grade needs more time

by Hmmm

Nov 13, 2013

I am at a school where the K grade is there for about 25 minutes for art, total 'argh' on time constraints and trying to accomplish something. Setup and cleanup takes chunks of time from start to finish. Using cool color paints the boys hands and arms looked like blue smurfs as no time for them to wash their hands. Cleanup for water/brushes/artworks was pretty much done by me so students would remain sitting, so we could use max time for working.

Talked to the librarian and she thinks combining both K groups into 50 minute session may be in the works as long as the other related arts teachers approve. Larger class of kids but more time to work on art. I'm willing to give it a try just so the kiddos can work longer and finish a project.

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artme On 11/13/13, Hmmm wrote: > I am at a school where the K grade is there for about 25 > minutes for art, total 'argh' on time constraints and > trying to accomplish something. Setup and cleanup takes > chunks of time from start to finish. Using cool color > paints the boys hands and arms looked like blue smurfs as > no time for them...See More

Nov 13, 2013

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Hmmm Thanks for the cleanup tips, yeah the 25 minutes class once allowed just enough time present the new project (starry night w/painted background) to put their names on their papers and give them back to me. Five minutes to go in class, and it was not worth even getting the paint trays out. One mother already blew a fit because her son went home and ...See MoreThanks for the cleanup tips, yeah the 25 minutes class once allowed just enough time present the new project (starry night w/painted background) to put their names on their papers and give them back to me. Five minutes to go in class, and it was not worth even getting the paint trays out. One mother already blew a fit because her son went home and had blue hands with corresponding stained sleeves. No time to even really clean up properly.

Then the two K teachers then question me why their kindergarteners still cannot draw very well in their classes. Well, I only see them during a week for two 25 minute sessions and was hired about 40 days ago. "they cannot draw"...... go figure.

The librarian is still trying to get the K schedule re-worked, she does not even have time to do a lesson and a book checkout. So concern is growing in the related arts about the K schedule.

On 11/13/13, artme wrote: > On 11/13/13, Hmmm wrote: >> I am at a school where the K grade is there for about 25 >> minutes for art, total 'argh' on time constraints and >> trying to accomplish something. Setup and cleanup takes >> chunks of time from start to finish. Using cool color >> paints the boys hands and arms looked like blue smurfs as >> no time for them to wash their hands. Cleanup for >> water/brushes/artworks was pretty much done by me so >> students would remain sitting, so we could use max time for >> working. >> >> Talked to the librarian and she thinks combining both K >> groups into 50 minute session may be in the works as long >> as the other related arts teachers approve. Larger class of >> kids but more time to work on art. I'm willing to give it a >> try just so the kiddos can work longer and finish a project. >> > I have 40 minute art classes for k's- after many years with 30 > minute classes. I love it. I have just slowed the pace way > down and it's working great. Sometimes we start with a book > related to the lesson. For clean up with k's, I pass out baby > wipes and tell them to clean their hands first and then the > table. It works well. Older kids can handle the sink. 25 > minutes is pretty crazy. I hope you can work out a different > schedule

Nov 16, 2013

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