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Each year, I tend to try something different for Valentine's Day.  I like to spice things up, don't you? Here are some from the pa...

Clouds. Aren't they amazing?  Cloud photography by Carolyn Cochrane   (visit her Etsy shop by clicking on the link) Tw...

These lovely cross-hatched animal drawings were made by my 3rd/4th grade class. The students used pictures from Zoobooks magazine for ref...

1.  How to Make Trillions of Dollars. .. or why American all tired and unhealthy and vaguely dissatisfied with their lives.  It explains ...

This past fall, my 5th/6th grade students participated in a join project with the Senior Center in our town.  The poppy...

This is an art project that I repeat every year, because it is such a great process for the kids... starting with an initial sketched idea, ...

Two of my classes made pictures frames like these :   They turned out really cute and I did not take pictures until after the kids glued...

The fourth-sixth graders made these glass fused pendants.  We are gluing the "bails" on the back to make neckla...