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My friends, I have a BRAND NEW COURSE and it is for ANYONE who is teaching art to kids. It is a course designed for anyone who needs art lessons whether you’re a general teacher, homeschool parent or mom, or an art instructor, this course brings you 30 exclusive art lessons that are fully planned and include video art tutorials using easy-to-access Art Mediums! I’m going to teach you 30 art lesson...

Let's learn about famous artist Frida Kahlo! As well, I'm going to give you 5 Frida Kahlo art lesson ideas that you can use to create art projects with your students in your classroom. No matter if your kids are primary or elementary, middle school, or in high school, I have some amazing Frida Kahlo art project ideas that you can use and I will even give you links to Frida Kahlo art resource is th...

So, the reason why I'm so pumped is that the response to the Artastic Collective has been amazing and so far I am seeing so many art teachers that are saying yes to the transformation for their year. The reason why they are experiencing a transformation is that they are saying goodbye to all that lesson planning all that searching on Pinterest or on Facebook groups trying to find ideas or jus...

It’s time to Make some Art with this FREE Virtual Webinar experience! Art Teachers, get ready because I’m hosting a limited viewing workshop called the Art Teachers Making Art: Pastel Extravaganza this August 2021! It is a completely free Professional Development workshop where I’ll teach you how to make 2 art lessons exclusive to the virtual webinar for FREE! You will only get to view them for a...

Art Teachers, in this podcast episode I’m going to give you 10 fresh and new art projects, activities, and ideas for Back to School in your Art Classroom! These are all ready-to-go ideas that you can use in your classroom that have a lovely Back-to-School vibe and will have your students in your art classroom exploring art mediums, experimenting, and being creative! I got you my lovely friends! Al...

If you’re an Art Teacher looking for a complete Art Curriculum full of engaging Art Lessons for your classroom, then you need to check out the Artastic Collective, the premium membership for Art Teachers that is going to help you level-up your Art Teaching game. First Year art teacher? New to teaching? Established teacher? No matter where you are in your art teacher journey, there is something for...

This is the Official Launch of the 100 Cartoons for Kids course where I’m going to teach 100 exclusive and premium Cartoons for Kids! Let your kids learn how to draw at home or in your classroom with 100 Cartoon Drawing Video Tutorials designed by Ms Artastic. Get the Ms Artastic experience without any ads or YouTube! Register for the course that is priced at $1.00 per lesson, and AMAZING deal and...

In this episode I’m going talk about the Pop Art Movement and I'm going to give you 5 Art Lesson ideas inspired by the Pop Art Artists of the time. Bring your pencil because I have things you should definitely jot down to help you with planning later! SHOW NOTES: https://msartastic.com/2021/07/05/5-pop-art-lessons-for-kids/ BLOG: www.msartastic.com

In this episode I’m going to give you 5 fresh and new ideas for Summer Art Ideas! These are all ready-to-go ideas that you can use in your classroom that have a lovely summer vibe and will have your students in your art classroom exploring art mediums, experimenting, and being creative! I got you my lovely friends! Alright, let’s get into it! Listen to the Episode and get the resources mentioned i...

In this episode I am going to talk about how you can bring YouTube into your classroom in some positive ways; ways that you can use it to teach new art making skills and techniques to your students, whether you’re in class teaching, remote learning, or if students are in class and need new skills or processes to learn and explore. Or maybe you want to visit a gallery but don’t have the budget… Or...

In this episode I’m going talk about who artist Ted Harrison is and I’ll give you some ideas for Ted Harrison Art Lessons that you can do with your students. Let’s learn about amazing Artist, Ted Harrison, and ideas for art lessons that you can teach that are inspired by his style of making art. Let’s get into it! “One curator said he didn’t want my work in his gallery because it was so simple eve...

In this episode I’m going to give you some fresh and new ideas for teaching art at the End of the Year and yes, this shall include End of Year Art Lesson Ideas! Now the best thing about the end of the year is that you officially can start counting down those days, tearing up your classroom and minimizing all the mess and clutter that accumulated throughout the year, and you can start re-designing...

Hi there! My name is Kathleen McGiveron and you’re listening to the Ms Artastic Podcast and today I’m going to dive in on the topic of Social Emotional Learning and how you can teach it through art. Before we begin, let’s understand what Social Emotional Learning, or SEL is and what it can look like in the art classroom or through art!  SEL (Social Emotional Learning) is a process that both k...

In this episode I’m going to give you 5 Ideas for Earth Day Art Lessons that you can use with your own choice of art mediums or materials. We’re going to learn about Earth Day and reflect on what it means through creating art with the students in our classrooms.  Earth Day is an event that is celebrated every year on April 22nd and it is used to bring awareness and support to environmental pr...

Welcome to the Ms Artastic Podcast, I am your host and the creator of everything that is in Artastic Nation, Kathleen McGiveron. Today I’m going to be talking about something important, which is Art Teacher TLC. We can’t be there for the kids if we aren’t there for ourselves first. As we know, teaching consumes a lot of our focus power, energy, and emotions. Some years are harder than others, and...

Welcome to the Ms Artastic Podcast. I’m your host, Kathleen McGiveron and today we’re going to continue the talk about what it means to be an Art Teacher BOSS and how to become one. In the last episode I talked about the MINDSETS that Art Teacher BOSSES need to live by. Today we’re going onto the second part of this two-part series and I’m going to give you those real and raw strategies that will...

Welcome to the Ms Artastic Podcast. I’m your host, Kathleen McGiveron and today we’re going to talk about what it means to be an Art Teacher BOSS and how to become one. Let’s dive into it! Before we begin we have to understand what it means to be BOSS. Someone who is boss knows what they want, how to get what they want, and implements the process to get it. This is what it means to be BOSS! Essent...

This is a topic that I need to focus on as well. It is so often that we feel alone in our classrooms, offices, or studios... We show up, do the work, and go home. Sometimes we have colleagues, but it’s not all the time that we see them. As well, they may know you well, but they might not know what is happening inside your classroom, or your office, or studio. I think it is important that we remind...

Hey Art Teacher! In today’s podcast, we’re going to talk about Encouraging students to be creative! First, I’m going to share with you some ideas of how to fuel your creativity, which you can write down notes for then share in your OWN classroom. Second, I’ll talk about some Finish the Picture and Creativity Challenge ideas. These are all ideas that you can use or teach in your own classroom that...

Art Teachers, in today’s podcast, we’re going to talk about Inspiring your Reluctant Artists or Art Makers. Encouraging students to make art can sometimes happen easily and other times, it’s a challenge. You bring out, act out, or show your “hook” and BAM! They’re engaged and are wanting to do their best. Depending on the age or the student’s own personal experience with creating art, this is some...

Art Teacher, in today’s podcast, we’re going to talk about what to do with those Fast Finishing students. Now, there are two reasons kids finish fast. First, they finish fast because they are focused and on task and don’t spend time getting distracted or procrastinating. The second reason is that they just rushed right through. If you suspect some rushing, kindly ask the student to either add more...

Well my lovely friends, I just wanted to take the time today to share with you a little bit about a resource that can honestly… be a game changer for art teachers. Now, it is not everyday that art teachers get things that are shiny, new, and spectacular… but this IS!  To better support Art Teachers, I created the Artastic Collective. With the Artastic Collective, Art Resource Library membersh...

Well, I'm going to be starting 2021 off with a BANG! I'm going to be hosting a FREE Art Teacher Masterclass... As well, in this episode you can find out the secret start date for the Winter Enrollment of the Artastic Collective! So hit play on your podcast player and make sure you follow or subscribe to this channel! In this episode I'm going to let you know about these two amazing opportunities a...

Join me for my FREE Art Teacher Masterclass where I’m going to talk about: • Engaging your students • Inspiring Reluctant Art Makers • Exploring Art on a Budget • Increasing your Productivity • Faster Prepping and Grading Yes, I am totally going to be going in depth for a long while on these topics. I’m going to get you all pumped up for 2021 after this disastrous year and I’m going to help you st...

Teachers, let’s talk about creating happiness among your students in your art classroom. For me, this is so important. Right now, at this strange and unusual moment in time, it is essential. It is a major part of creating a positive learning space, creating a strong classroom community, building trust with ALL your students, and creating a classroom that kids WANT to be in. EPISODE SHOW NOTES: htt...