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Thursday, March 8, 2012

Doodle 4 Google

As some of you know, I 'm also a former art teacher so I love children's art work. Below is a link to the Doodle 4 Google art contest. It is open to students in the United States "to use their artistic talents to think big and redesign Google’s homepage logo for millions to see."
The them is "If I could travel in time, I'd visit…"

One lucky student artist will see their artwork appear on the Google homepage and take home some cool prizes--and as a special bonus, the winning artwork will appear on a limited edition of Crayola's iconic 64 box!

http://www.google.com/doodle4google/

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Kairos Kids' Agape--Too Cute

Oh boy!
I took this picture of one of the cards a child made for Angola Kairos #50. We always need stuff like this for the ministry. It can be mailed to POB 74514 Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4514

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Cut Outs and writing Practice Sheets

Below are links to the cutouts I promised some of you. For new teachers who do not have email, I am sending through your principals so please have patience with me, principals!
As a reminder, they are used instead of coloring sheets for children who will need tactile accomodations. Example: If the sighted peers are coloring pumpkins for the fall, use the cutout patterns at the links to fold and cut using contruction paper, printer paper or craft paper. Then allow the children to color the cutout on a textured surface. That will make the crayon on the paper have texture and the child can feel where he/she has colored.
Let me know of any other shapes you'd like to see.

Some examples of textured surfaces that can be used for coloring are:

window screen taped or stapled to a board
canvas board
plastic light covering for the fluorescent lights [look up and see what kind is over the lights in your class. You can get a sheet for a few $$ at Lowes or Home Depot]
sand paper
sidewalk

Visual Impairments Specialist
Ms. Kathy

Friday, April 2, 2010

Peeps are at it Again

Marshmallow Peeps Yellow Chicks 5ct.Each year there's a Peeps diorama contest. When I didn't see this year's results announced I went lookin' fer it. LTMS! OH! for my Chinese blog followers who are not blocked, my Spanish readers and Irish friends, Peeps is a marshmallow candy in the shape of baby chickens named for the sound made by--guess what?--baby chickens! There are also Peep bunnies nowadays, which they didn't have when I was a kid.
Here's a link for some smile inducing diorama's featuring our soft, comfort food friends: PEEPS Winners

This link is for Peeps at the movies: PEEPS AT THE MOVIES

How to play Peep Duel? Click here for a Peep at some fun. (sorry) {:^G}

Here's an article with photos from the Washington Post: Best of the Culturally Literate Peeps.

You may prefer modern art to dioramas with these Peep modernists.

If you'd like to enter next year's contest, the official Peeps web site is at http://www.marshmallowpeeps.com/. All I ask is that you make sure to let me know if you enter and send me a photo of your creation. You know I love strangely creative stuff like this. Hee hee!

I'd write more but I'm too pooped to peep.

Oh, no she di'n't say that!

Saturday, May 16, 2009

CEC SmartBrief article: Artists with disabilities say they express themselves through art

Artists with disabilities say they express themselves through art
Artists with disabilities whose works were recently displayed at a California nonprofit say art gives them an opportunity to express themselves despite other challenges. "From my observation, people with disabilities are still looked upon as not so much 'disabled' anymore but more 'less-abled,' " said Matt Givans, 27, a college student with dyslexia who gets in touch with his Native American roots through his drawings. Appeal-Democrat (Marysville-Yuba City, Calif.) (5/13)