I love the art of Lordy Rodriguez. I mean, what's not to love? It's imaginary maps created with fun visual patterning - straight up eye...

One of the things I love most about getting ready for our projects is digging into different artists. I have always been an Art History...

Last year at around this time, the kids and I were out in the desert looking at art, thanks to the incredible Desert X Biennial. We saw a...

Each week I try real hard to introduce some new music into the ears of my little ones. It can be a challenge, particularly when they are...

Our first encounter with Torkwase Dyson's artwork was almost a year ago. We were living in the desert and spending a few days a week out...

I've got a project for you that combines Art and Literacy, and can be scaled up or down to meet the needs of students of all ages and...

The past couple days have been nonstop rain. Mostly the kids don't mind and are perfectly happy to spend the majority of the day...

This week we've been exploring the artwork of Katie Paterson, a contemporary artist who blurs the lines between Art and Science - which...

Yayoi Kusama's art is so appealing to young ones. The colorful patterns, created through her obsessive art making practices, are just...

We love the book Watercress by Andrea Wang so much, it's our second round of reading it. The first time around, I was floored by the...

This year, as the holidays crept up toward us, I started to make the gift list. Well, actually, there's always two lists - the first for...

Every preschooler should hit up Matisse. His work is colorful and approachable. And he's an artist that left a unique mark on our visual...

For the past year, we have frequently found ourselves visiting the Island of Sodor. For those of you who don't have a toddler or...

As of late, we have been immersed in the world of Henri Matisse. It's a colorful, fun world to find yourself immersed in. And for...

When you think of toddlers and preschoolers doing puzzles, what picture comes to mind? A thoughtful child sitting on the floor, with a...

If I created a venn diagram of my teaching passions, Andy Goldsworthy would sit squarely in the middle. His work is equal parts visual...

Not long after Rémy turned one, we took a trip to the Emergency Room. It was a bad experience. The type of experience that sticks with a...

A large chunk of my time as a curriculum designer has been devoted to developing ways to teach emotional intelligence to adults. I've...

Mark Bradford is one of those artists that every kid should learn about. His artwork is a perfect illustration of art as a discovery...

Let me start by stating my deep love for Montessori. So much of what I have found within the teachings of Maria Montessori have...