I started something new this year at Sun Path- much like Eagle Creek we are doing Artist's of the Month each month. The students can be picked for having awesome artwork, a good attitude, being helpful, basically going above and beyond in the art room.
My plan was to pick 1 artwork for each grade level each month and they will be framed and displayed in the office for the month. However, it doesn't ever seem to work that way! There is always some grade level that isn't done with a project. 1st grade always has something to display of course, but 5th grade spends so much time on their artwork that it doesn't work out. So the 1st month I did 2 first and 3 second, then the next month I picked some 3 fifth, 1 third, and 1fourth.
So my new plan of action is to pick an amount from the grade levels that are finished. However, there is always a class (or two) that is a little behind and I might not ever get to pick from them!
My question is how do I make it fair by the end of the year? Or does it not matter? It would be nice in the end to have about the same amount of students from each grade level..... For instance this month I have 2 first, 2 third, and 1 fourth grader.
I think if you give your best good faith effort to make sure each grade is represented - no one should be counting to make sure it is exact! And for those classes that are not done at the time you need to change out each month - just hold a few of their pieces until the next month.
ReplyDeleteInstead of artist of the month, I do "featured artists", then I'm not constricted to every month, and I can replace it when the right project comes up. Even though it is once a month, it is still a lot of work!
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