week 10 reflection 2nd week field

What: I have been learning about how a classroom works and how I could integrate art in my classroom.

So what: I have learned through one of our lessons about art, that you have to allow for creativity. The teacher was long on her lesson beforehand, we had to deal with equipment that didn't work and we did not have the time to finish. We were able to make the turkeys eventually. Using line, shape and texture we were able to make some fun projects. All of the kids loved the idea of being creative. It is interesting that each students personality comes out in their art. Some kids wanted to do the bare minimum and just finish. Some had to have it perfect and make it look like the example, and some turkeys were made very unique.

Now what: I can see a little clearer about how hard it can be to plan some type of art into your lesson. I can also see that once the decision is made to put art into a lesson, the students minds are awakened.
Our teacher is very good at keeping her classroom in order, but there is little to no art. I would be a little board in her classroom. I know that I have quite a lot to learn when it comes to teaching, but I know I want to be more rich in my lessons.