Oh the stories I tell

I am not sure any of you know this but I tell some great stories toy students.  And of course all my are true.   Well of the stories I told student in the pass is that I live in mushroom house.  They all want to know how I get in it.   

Well one oft student made mushroom house a few weeks ago at home. She brought it in to me.  It is now part of my permanent collection in my art room.   

There is even a spot for my Unicom but it is invisible.  

Chirping

Hey you all I have done I have gone to Twitter.  I will be chirping, tweeting, and singing art education things.  Maybe even random thoughts, Ideas, things that are going on in my life.  So please follow me on Twitter @cdotandrew. 

Wondering

I have made a few post in the last few week. Waiting for someone or something to make a comment and nothing.  I know I am not the best blog writer.  But I figure someone would reply.  I am questioning if it is even worth doing this blog anymore?  Or is it just better to do Facebook and twitter?  

It been a while.

Well I see it's been over a month since my last post a lot has been going on.   We had our art show in the building first time in many years all school 800 and some pieces hung up on the walls it was outstanding.  We had a lot of positive feedback from the show can't wait to do it again next year. 

Question....help....

This goes out to all you elementary teachers using iPad in your room.  I am wondering how do you use them.  And does it meet you curriculum goals.  

Do you just use the iPad to for data and stuff.  

Or does the student also use them.  

Let me know please.  

Thanks

Bring on the mess!!!!

Well I started some of my clay projects.  Doing a few new ones and a few oldie but goodie ones.  

So here are are winter plates I had my 2nd grade do.  They could draw anything that dealt with winter or cold stuff.   I rolled out slabs one for the plate and one for them to make their picture.   

Coming from a clay background. I hate to waste clay.   I found 50lbs of hard clay. So I am bringing it back to life.  A bucket of water and two homemade plaster bats.  It's alive.  

I will post another picture of are plates when they are all done.  

Over and out. 

Mr. R

The power of the coat.

So this is a funny story.  The new art teacher at my school got boxes or brand new lab coats.  And let me tell you they are very powerful.  So one of my Kinders class they call me Mr. Rohde.  But when I put the coat on I transform to Dr. Rohde. No training/schooling needed.   

Anyone want to send snail mail

I am going to be doing a project with my 4th graders where we make postcards that deal with are state.   I was looking for a few people that would like to make a few postcards trade them. Let me know if that is something you would like to do.  

You better watch out.

We all know that Cassie Stephens is one of the best dresses art teachers around.   But I think I could give her a run for the Tuseday only title for best dressed.  Because every Tuesday is bow tie Tuesday.  So this is a challenge to all the male art teacher come on and step it up on Tuesday and join in on the fun.  Come on Mr.E. You know you want to do this.  

Start your engines.

Well first day back.   I moved room I am no longer in no mans land.  I have a lot of work to do in the new room that might take a few years to get it where I want it to be.  So my next few post will be showing some of the things I have done to it.    

This is one of the things that I have done for my tables.  

Also I will be have a give a way soon. So please stay tuned in. Thanks 

Review for Classroom Friendly Supplies

Hey you all. I hope you all are enjoying your summer vacation.  So like I said in my previous post I am working on the order for next year.  As many of you it is hard to find one that does a great job.   So I googled “Worlds best pencil sharpener”  And this is what popped up www.classroomfriendlysupplies.com. So I clicked on the website and checked it out.  I contacted them, and they sent me one of their pencil sharpers to review.  

So first of all it is made of metal which is great there is a clear plastic tray which you can see all the shavings for easy clean up.   To sharpen a pencil you have to pull out the silver part and pinch the two black tabs and insert the pencil. You don’t even have to hold the pencil while sharping it.  Then you just turn the crank. While you are sharping it you will feel when your pencil has come to a great point.

This week I teaching summer school so it is not getting the full abuse like it would during the regular school year. 

One of the other summer school teachers need to sharpen pencil I introduce her to 

www.classroomfriendlysupplies.com pencil sharpener.  After I showed her how to use it she sharpened about 20 pencils.  She thought it was great and their should be one in every classroom. 

On their website they say it is very quite when sharpening pencil.  I notices that it is a little loud when you first start sharping it then it get pretty quite after that.  I think this pencil sharpener will work great with older grades 3-5 with a little training on it.  I feel that grades k-2 will have a hard time and a lot more training on it to use it. 

There are few things that bother me about it.

1.        When teaching are I order different size of pencils a little bigger ones for the younger students. The Classroom Friendly pencil sharpener will not sharpen those pencil.  And I am not sure there is a way to fix this with their design.

2.       When you get a pencil sharpener from them it comes with a little clamp that can attach to any table.  But it comes lose.  I wish I would come with something that you can permanently attach it to a table or counter.

3.       Teaching art I sharpen any kinds of pencils all day along.  I wish they had a bigger disposal tray.

Beside those few things I think this is a great pencil sharpener and I would recommend this product to anyone.

Here is a 5% discount code  It expires on Sep 3. Anyone can simply enter this code when checking out. 155CD

Also here is a video about the Classroom Friendly Supplies Pencil Sharpener

I would like to thank the people over at www.classroomfriendlysupplies.com for sending me this awesome pencil sharpener. 

Big News

For the pass 11 year I have been number 2.  The second art and computer teacher.  I finally made it to number 1.  I am going back to just teacher art. 

My school hired another art teacher so Mr. K.  Will be joining us.  I am really excited about this.  I can't wait to see what we come up with.  So please stay tuned in for all the mess.  

Thanks 

Mr. R

Ordering.

Hey everyone.

I am in the process of getting my order in for next year. So I had this thought. 

So my question to all of you.  Is there any great new art products out there you really would like to have in you art room. Or is there anything you can live without.  

I'm back

I'm back, back again to make messy with the kidos again.   So now that my student teacher is gone and moved on. Tune in for the messy.  

Having a student was a great learning for him and I.  It was a lot of work but well worth it.   I wish him all the luck. 

My favs

Ok I am going to steal this from my friend Ted from artwithmre.  So in the next few weeks I will show you all some of my favorite things I use in my art room. 

On of my favorite things is the C-Thur ruler. I love to use this rule with my students and I also use it with my personal art work.  

It is 2" wide and 18" long. All the square on it make it easy to find the inch marks and even half inch marks.  This is a must have in my art room.  

Getting my first....

Ok so I am getting my first student teacher.  Do you all have any advice, tips, and tricks for this. I would love to hear them. 

Thanks so much and please stay tuned in to the mess. 

AOE winter Conference

I would like to thanks everyone at AOE and all the art teacher that put in the time to make videos for all of use.  I still watching all the video of all great stuff.  I feel really great to finish up the year. 

Thanks again. 

Mr R. 

Might get new stuff up

Well they weather has been a mess and we been missing a bunch of school.  So when we do get to finish a project they will get posted. Stay tuned in. 

Need help with iPad

Ok my assistant principal gave me an iPad 1 to use in my art room.  

So I am wondering all those who have a iPad. How and what do you do with it in your art room. Please let me know. Thanks so much. 

Is this a thing of the past

Ok I am just wonder is there any life out there.  Are blogs the thing of the pass. Does anyone still look at these things.

Just my thought of the day.  

I know I haven't posted in a while. But I fell like no one looks my my blog beside Philly.