No More Painting

by brushes away

Dec 7, 2013

I teach middle school art and some of my students do not want to clean up. I have been trying them out with watercolors as a test and they aren't cleaning up enough. I'm ready so say no more paint until they learn how to clean up. What would you do.

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Teachers.Net Gazette On 12/07/13, brushes away wrote: > I teach middle school art and some of my students do not > want to clean up. I have been trying them out with > watercolors as a test and they aren't cleaning up enough. > I'm ready so say no more paint until they learn how to > clean up. What would you do.

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Dec 8, 2013

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Artteacherjane Since water colors require cup and brush rinsing, and no palette scrubbing (which is what I find to take the longest) I might pick one student per table to clean up their tables and then rotate daily. One person can rinse 5 cups/brushes quickly enough and won't have anyone at the sink from their group to horseplay with. You might even have some vol...See More

Dec 9, 2013

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Josie On 12/07/13, brushes away wrote: > I teach middle school art and some of my students do not > want to clean up. I have been trying them out with > watercolors as a test and they aren't cleaning up enough. > I'm ready so say no more paint until they learn how to > clean up. What would you do.

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Dec 9, 2013

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Hmmm.... Not a middle school idea but for little people painting (k-2) and cleanup time I want them sitting and not all heard up at the sink. So I do the bus boy routine, an old plastic kitchen basin. I walk briskly to every table asking for their water cups and brush leaving the wet project and paint palette on their table. Putting each water cup and brush...See More

Dec 11, 2013

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