Artists Who Teach

Welcome

So Glad to Have You Here

Preview

About Your Instructor Jacqui Grantford

Outline of Course Curriculum

House Keeping

Week 1: Starting Out

Why is Learning Art Important for Kids?

Why is Teaching Art to Kids Important to Us?

Where Can You Run Classes and What Types of Classes are There?

Why is Behaviour Management So Important?

Body Language

Student Well Being

Five Key Tips

What's in the Art Kit?

Homework (Don't Worry - You'll Love It)

Bonus Activity: Working With Limestone

Week 2: The Importance of Language

Week 2: Seeing It in Action

Choice Diversion in Action

Always Reminding in Action

Sandwiching Comments in Action

Praise the Good in Action

A Little More Praise in Action

Week 2: Homework and Quiz

Homework (Easy Peasy) and Summary of Our Language Toolbox

Quiz

Bonus Activity: Creating a Patterned Tree

Week 3: Magic Tricks

Introduction

Week 3: Verbal and Non-Verbal Cues

What are Verbal and Non-Verbal Cues?

Animal Faces in Action

Clapping in Action

Hocus Pocus in Action

Non-Verbal Cues in Action

Week 3: Positive Affirmations and Rewards

Positive Affirmations and Rewards

Raffle Tickets are the Best

Doing a Raffle Draw in Action

Week 3: Monitoring Sound

Week 3: Homework (Uggh), Quiz (Fun) and Bonus Activity (Woo-hoo)

Worksheet

Quiz

Bonus Activity: Working with Wire

Week 4: Behaviour Management

Establishing Rules

What can We Expect and Plan For?

Here's What Could Happen, Oh My

What are Some Good Rules to Have?

Adding to Our Toolbox

When Do We Need All These Skills?

Using Our Space

Week 4: Some Rule Making in Action

Making Some Symbols in Action

Getting the Kids to Clean Up in Action

Week 4: Homework (You'll Love it) and Bonus Activity

Quiz

Homework: Except it's Not

Bonus Activity: Drawing a Dragon

Week 5: Let's Get Creating

Stages of Artistic Development at Different Ages

Week 5: Activities Age 5 to 8

Sample Activity: Glue Art

Sample Activity: Rainbow Mountain

Week 5: Activities Age 8 to 11

Sample Activity: Picasso Guitars

Sample Activity: Clay Castles

Week 5: Activities Age 11 to 14

Sample Activity: Surrealism

Sample Activity: Clay Hand Bowls

Week 5: Lesson Plans

Sample Lesson Plans and Why We Need Them

Creating Plans From What's Around Us

Now it's Your Turn

Week 5: Seeing Some Activities in Action

Drawing a Monkey in Action

Working with Clay in Action

Bonus Activity: Working with Cane

Week 6: Making it Work - Sample Term Plans to Make Your Life Easier

What Should Be in a Term Plan?

Junior Term Plan Already Done For You

Middle Term Plan Already Done For You

Senior Term Plan Already Done For You

Now it's Your Turn

Week 6: How to Get Students and Keep Them

How to Get Students

Google My Business to Get You More Students

Heaps of Places to List Your Classes For Free

Paid Ads to Get Students

Reasons Kids Stop: So You Can Stop That Happening

Keeping Students

How to Price Your classes

So How Do You Price Your Classes?

Week 6: Homework (And a Bonus Activity to Make You Feel Better)

Homework

Bonus Activity: Drawing an Eye

Week 7: Managing Things

The First 10 Minutes of Your Class

Helping Kids

Safety and Accountability

What Do You Do If You Get a Really Difficult Student?

Dealing with Parents

The Word That Should Never Be Uttered

Week 7: Seeing it in Action

The First 10 Minutes in Action

Getting the Materials in Action

Helping Around the Class in Action

Signing Out in Action

Week 7: Homework, Quiz and Bonus Activity

Homework

Quiz

Bonus Activity: Making a Skinny Faced Mouse

Week 8: Extra Handy Things to Know

Tips to Make The Kids Art Look Good

Looking After Supplies

Other Handy Tips

Homework: You Will Really Love This One

Bonus Activity: Working With Resin

Bonus Module: Art Games

Art Games