You may recall from an earlier post that the curriculum format has changed to CHOICE BASED art making.  The model is called TAB- Teaching for Artistic Behavior.  The Drawing, Architecture, and Fiber Arts Studios are available now.  Drawing is the first studio that is introduced using the TAB model, because after all, everything with art begins with a LINE.  There are a variety of supplies and materials in the drawing studio for making shapes, freehand designs, observational drawing, and how-to draw example pages.  There is an art library for everyone to use to spark ideas and inspiration.  New to the Drawing Studio are rubbing plates.  The plates are great for adding texture in the work such as a brick background, or to include botanical elements like leaves and flowers.  The most popular plates with kindergarten are the giant insects!  In the Fiber Arts studio are practice weaving materials for the youngest artists.  These are great for fine tuning motor skills.  3rd-5th are working on yarn weaving.  The architecture studio has modeling clay, soft sculpture building materials, and sets to practice attachment skills such as notching and clamping. Below are photos of students working with the materials in the studios. 

ARCHITECTURE STUDIO:  Kindergarten using the Brain Flakes set which helps students learn "notching" and how two parts attach.  Of course it fine tunes motor skills too!

FIBER ARTS STUDIO- 5TH GRADE WEAVERS

DRAWING- 2nd Grade using templates and how-to draw pages

FIBER ARTS- Close up of 3rd grade Weaver. 
This student is interweaving a second color with a block he has done.

DRAWING STUDIO- 2ND GRADE