Beware of the supply closet!
Today I tasked myself with organizing the supply closet.
After making friends with the custodians on my way in (so nice and
helpful! score 1- new art teacher) I learned that just recently did
they go through the 20+ years of accumulation in there. To be fair, it
was pretty organized, and I am sure I could have gone the year without
doing it, but as the new kid, I want to make sure I really know what I
have to work with. Plus, organizing the materials to the way I feel I am
going to work, will make it that much easier. (I have totally hid all
of the 3D materials behind the door!)
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| Before I attacked! |
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| After Day1 |
I have started to make piles of like items to be placed together on a shelf. I am debating if I should make a library with all of those books. My concern is that they are either instructional or have naked people and would need to be set aside anyhow.
Check out all that yarn!
And it is totally covered in a thick coating of dust. Its tragic. I hope
I have enough courage to try weaving on some cardboard looms.
My thought is to organize left to right, 2D to 3D. I have plenty of cupboard storage in the classroom as well, with one so far dedicated to paper, and two others for kids' work. That leaves me two to organize and possibly rearrange. I know the kids are in middle school, and therefore more capable, but I am thinking that caddies with markers, crayons, everyday essentials, etc.to be stored in one of those cupboards, (more accessible) will save some time during our short 50 minute periods.
You'll notice a bunch of empty spaces in those pictures and thats because its all been placed here:
You'll notice a bunch of empty spaces in those pictures and thats because its all been placed here:
Spread out over the front four tables, ready to be sorted tomorrow.
I have to say, I am pretty excited to paint with my middle school friends. In those plastic bags on the bottom left of the bottom picture, are never before (seemingly) used liquid watercolor!
Also sorting today I found all of this:
I have to say, I am pretty excited to paint with my middle school friends. In those plastic bags on the bottom left of the bottom picture, are never before (seemingly) used liquid watercolor!
Also sorting today I found all of this:
Tons of wack- a- doo assorted wire! I will have to make a wire based
sculpture or perhaps turn a gesture drawing into a wire statue.
Finally, I found some of these:
Finally, I found some of these:
I think they have to do with hook and rug, or perhaps jewelry making, as I found others in a box of those things, but I really don't know what it is. Do you?
