A Treehouse for Me
As I am entering the later part of my art teaching career, I am trying to figure out how I can both continue in art education and fund my retirement. Plus, in a year or two I will probably start subbing in art classrooms and will need an arsenal of good lessons to teach. I've started putting together art sub lessons in PowerPoint as if I were going to substitute teach from them. They've taken hours of work to put together and most of them have been tested in the classroom.
I am going to be selling them cheaply so that when you need an emergency lesson plan you can buy one from here: Jan's Shop at TeachersPayTeachers A lesson that has taken me hours and hours to work on, you can download in a minute. You don't have to spend all those agonizing hours writing your own art sub lesson plans.
The lessons all use the most simple supplies: crayon or marker, pencil or pen, and paper. All your sub has to do is to read each slide.
Since my subs most likely don't feel comfortable using my technology, I have created the slides so that you can print out each slide. The sub will just bring the class close as if they were reading a book to the class, and they will show each slide that has been printed.
This particular lesson was written with third, fourth, and fifth grade students in mind.
Kindergarten Art Sub Plan
This is a lesson that I created years ago and it has been an old
favorite. It goes with the book/poem "The Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat." I wrote it specifically for primary art subs. It's over at
TeachersPayTeachers.
I tried to make it as simple as possible. If you have the book and simple supplies, you are ready to take a day of leave. = )
This is a great solution to a day when you have an emergency and need a sub lesson immediately. Everything you need is here.
Loopy Line Fish as an Art Sub Plan
This is a find from Art Project Girl. She says it should take a half-hour or so. Coupled with a book or video about fish, you could add on the needed time. Or you could give this to your sub in case they need something to fill in the time.
Another easy way to prepare for an art sub is to go to my shop, Art Sub Plans. I have created complete lessons in which all your sub has to do is read the slides and follow the directions. They are full of visuals and are created to be used with the most simple supplies. Pencils, paper, and crayons are all your students will need to create imaginative works of art.
These are perfect for those emergency absences when you do not have the time to write detailed plans but want to leave quality plans for your subs.
Kindergarten Art Sub Plan - Wheels
This is a kindergarten lesson by Rina at the blog, K-6 Art.
She gives such good directions, I think a sub could do this one.
Mazes - Art Sub Plan
Mazes is a lovely sub lesson from Art is Basic. It would be excellent for middle school and upper elementary. I think with some tweaking, it would be fun for younger ones too.
