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Cultivating Curiosity: The Joy of Teaching in the IB PYP
🌍 Cultivating Curiosity: The Joy of Teaching in the IB PYP As an educator in the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IB PYP), I’m often asked what makes it different — and why I’m so passionate about it. The answer is simple: it’s not just about delivering content; it’s about edifying young minds. The PYP
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A PYP Lens on an Age-Old Practice: Copying the Masters
A PYP Lens on an Age-Old Practice: Copying the Masters In a PYP art room, we don’t just make pictures — we make meaning. We explore ideas, cultures, techniques, and stories through creative inquiry. So when students ask, “Is it okay to copy someone else’s art?” it’s a perfect opportunity to dive into a rich
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Exploring Value and Composition Through Still Life: A Student Work in Progress
🎨 Exploring Value and Composition Through Still Life: A Student Work in Progress This week in the studio, our students dove into the foundational principles of value, contrast, and composition through still life drawing — and this beautiful in-progress piece is a standout example of those ideas in action. What I love most about this student’s work
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Big Smiles and Full Folders: Why Art Portfolios Matter for Young Children
Big Smiles and Full Folders: Why Art Portfolios Matter for Young Children One of my favorite moments at the end of every term is the day I hand out the children’s art folders. There’s a special kind of joy that fills the room — wide eyes, little gasps, and proud smiles as students flip through
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Every Shade is Beautiful: Helping Students Paint People from All Backgrounds
🎨 Every Shade is Beautiful: Helping Students Paint People from All Backgrounds Welcome! In the art room, we get the special privilege of helping students learn to see the world—and themselves—in new ways. Whether we’re mixing colors, painting portraits, or exploring different cultures through art, we’re also helping students understand people, emotions, and identity. One
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Exploring the Magic of the Rainforest: A Kindergarten Art Adventure!
🌿 Exploring the Rainforest: A Kindergarten Art Adventure This month in kindergarten, we took a deep dive into the lush, colorful world of the rainforest—and we brought it to life right in our classroom with a collaborative mural project that combined art, science, and storytelling. We began our journey with a question:“What animals live in
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How to Make a Simple Paper Plate Toucan with Kindies (5-minute Craft)
🖍️ Paper Plate Toucan Craft – Simple, Bold & Tropical! Brighten up your day with this easy, colorful toucan craft made from just one paper plate! This project is perfect for kids of all ages and uses simple supplies you probably already have at home or in the classroom. What makes this toucan extra fun?
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Exploring the Magic of Deserts: Data Collection & visualization and Numeracy in Early Years
🌵 Lesson Plan: Data Collection & Visualization through Desert Habitats Target age: 5–6 yearsDuration: 30–40 minutesLearning Areas: Science, Numeracy, Geography, IB PYP Sharing the Planet Learning Objectives By the end of this lesson, students will: Activity worksheet: the learners filled in the number of “raindrops” to represent their understanding of numbers and how much rain
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Exploring the Magic of the Oceans on a Submarine Safari
For the past two weeks, as part of our Sharing the Planet inquiry, our explorers set off on an exciting ocean adventure as we dived into the fascinating world of ocean habitats . To start, we made our very own submarine portholes using shiny aluminum foil to represent a real-life material like metal. We looked through the portholes to explore the
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Exploring the Magic of Polar Habitats and Animals Through Collage
Brrrrilliant Polar Collage! Creative Arctic & Antarctic Art for Kids Explore icy habitats with a hands-on collage using tracing, textures, and imagination! Looking for a creative way to teach young children about polar habitats and the animals that live there? This Brrrrilliant Polar Collage is a simple, sensory-rich art activity perfect for kindergarten and early
Rebecca
Growing creative, confident global thinkers through art and design.
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