The author and his third graders personalized their classroom by wrapping the tables and chairs in paper and decorating each one. (SJL)

Proposes that presenters at conventions should be performers amidst an active audience and demonstrate the ideas as they might actually appear in the classroom using a hands-on, visual approach. Highlights various presentation introductions that illustrate this visual presentation approach. Provides suggestions for convention presenters. (CMK)

Focuses on children's art projects in which students become phone artists. States that playing with phones in art class helps children create pictures with words. Discusses phones as artworks that students can disassemble, phones as sculpture, and phone-related items such as telephone books as art surfaces. (CMK)

Illustrates imaginative approaches to drawing that encourages children's line interests, line collections, and line markings, and helps children to see art everywhere with drawing possibilities in everything. Includes ideas for inventing line making tools and drawing machines, for using new approaches, or treating drawing surfaces and tools in…

Describes how a teacher can motivate students to be creative by dressing up, performing for them, hiding things, and designing visual experiments. Advocates that art teachers demonstrate that art class is a playful and exciting place to be. Suggests methods to encourage teachers and students to perform. (KM)

Argues that teachers should replace art history instruction with efforts to build in children a love for beautiful old objects. Suggests that children should be encouraged to examine family treasures and toys and share their discoveries. Describes several suitable classroom games, including tablesetting history, history to wear, and traditional…

Contends that art supplies can be obtained from discarded materials in the school, items from home, and other places. Maintains that students' creative supplies are what they save, what they wish for, and what they play with. Presents suggestions for creating art education supplies from a variety of everyday items. (CFR)