The Art Studio turns to T.A.B.

The art room is up and running as a full choice studio! So far only the drawing and painting studios are open, but the variety and quality of work coming out of the art room has continually impressed me. For more information on TAB, go to http://teachingforartisticbehavior.org/ or http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/links/toolbox/TAB-CHOICE.htm

Here are a few highlights from the past two weeks:

   - a 4th grader approaching me, saying he’d like to learn how to shade with pencil better. I announced an impromptu lesson to the class, and a few others joined us to practice shading a flower pot from observation.
    - a 1st grader who usually rushes to be the first completed, instead spent an entire class period drawing on a single 6”x9” sheet of paper.
    - a 1st grader who drew people with a single circle and four lines for limbs, sat down to draw a favorite cartoon character from observation quite successfully! I had no idea he was ready for such a high level of drawing, and never would have provided the opportunity at such a young age.
    - a group of Juniors collaborating around a table drawing planets on black paper with oil pastel, discussing best ways to blend the colors to create the illusion of a sphere, and essentially teaching each other.