Teaching is a work of Heart :)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
22 years of teaching...
MY TEACHING STYLE
Art, Craft, English, Maths, Yoga, Meditation, Food Awareness, Gardening
HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT
Best Art Teacher Award ( Northern Zone) in Pidilite Art and Craft Contest in 2010. Faculty, The Art of Living
MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY
Commercial Art
ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
www.treehut.in
Teaching is a work of Heart :)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
22 years of teaching...
MY TEACHING STYLE
Art, Craft, English, Maths, Yoga, Meditation, Food Awareness, Gardening
HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT
Best Art Teacher Award ( Northern Zone) in Pidilite Art and Craft Contest in 2010. Faculty, The Art of Living
MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY
Commercial Art
ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
www.treehut.in
Has 10 templates with beautiful patterns for kids to color or paint.
Children from all grades just love Pattern Art and each child comes up with a unique Art work.
Benefits of Pattern Art as seen in my students
•Children learn to work independently
•Become calm and happy
•Learn to be patient
•Handwriting and strokes improve
•Self confidence improves
•Creativity improves
•Those who did not enjoy Art earlier, develop a liking for Art and soon want to learn new things.
•Excellent for left and right brain coordination
Creativity is a Divine Quality :)
Great for a quick bulletin board, door display, early finishers, sub plans and more.
Has 7 cute gift tags to print.
Words used are:
Thank you for making this year colourful
You shined this year
Thank you for making this year amazing
Will miss you my dear child
May God Bless you
It was a treat having you in my class
Has 8 templates of gift baskets with beautiful ornamental patterns.
Just print, color/paint, embellish, cut, fold and stick to make a beautiful Diwali craft.
Don’t forget to display these colourful baskets in your classroom before letting the kids take it home with some goodies.
In india we usually gift mithai, sweets, kheel, batasha, laiya, cheeni khilona, dry fruits, cookies, chocolates, diyas, clothes, torans or Diwali banners for doorways and other Diwali décor.
Ocean, Mosaic Art Project 2
has 16 sheets for kids to enjoy Mosaic Art and improve their motor skills, calm their minds, develop thinking ability and aesthetic sense.
Samples of Art Work, directions and Mosaic Samples included.
Has 21 pages for kids to color/paint and improve their motor skills, calm their minds, develop thinking ability, develop aesthetic sense and enjoy the activity too.
Each picture is divided into 4 parts.
A fun collaborative art activity that surprises all the children once the pieces are put together.
Apart from water colors, these pictures may also be used for q-tip painting, finger printing, collage making, crayon coloring, marker coloring, wax resist painting, mixed media and more according to the teacher and grade level.
1.Spring Mosaic Art Painting Project is yet another fascinating art project for kids to enjoy.
2.It has 20 pages
3.Children may color or paint the pictures and fill in other colors in the different Mosaic backgrounds.
4.Can be done in wax resist too.
5.Things that may be used: water colors, acrylic colors, color pencils, wax crayons, markers, plastic crayons, glitter pens, sparkle tubes and other embellishments.
This book includes:
16 pages with samples, worksheets and history of rangoli.
Mostly, 6-pointed star-center starters to create an amazing variety of rangolis.
How to use:
Rangolis are a great way to challenge children to use symmetry and free flow of ideas in an individual or collaborative artwork. One child can begin with the center, and another can add a successive whirl, promoting acceptance of each other’s ideas, team play and sense of collective pride in the finished artwork.
Rangolis pinned to the bulletin board bring a happy feel to the class.
Diwali is a good time to use Rangoli, but every day Rangoli is great stimulation for left and right brain coordination.
Daily rangolis are great morning starters, to start the day on a calm yet enthusiastic note.
Use colored markers directly, no pencil required. This is an eraser free art where children soon become confident with the strokes as it is quite easy to do despite it looking difficult as there are clear and easy steps.
Benefits:
Children learn to work independently, become calm and happy, learn to be patient, handwriting and strokes will improve, self confidence will improve, creativity enhances, motor skills improve and those who did not enjoy Art earlier, develop a liking for Art and soon want to learn new things as Art is therapy for the mind and it improves our thinking ability.
Mosaic Scrapbook Digital Paper, Set 2 has 20 colors of A4 size bright colored good quality papers.
Uses: Scrapbooks, Bulletin Boards, Borders, Craft and more.
Ancient India Art Project Madhubani, Flower Motifs, includes:
40 pages with samples and worksheets with 5 styles of Madhubani Flower Motifs. For each flower, it has
1.1 sheet of trace it
2.1 sheet of complete it
3.1 sheet of draw it
4.1 sheet of color it
5.1 sheet of handmade paper texture with frame, for the children to draw the Madhubani style flower.
6.History of Madhubani art from Mithila and Ayodhya and how to use it.
Has 5 kite banner templates with beautiful designs to color in A4 size, but can be enlarged according to your need. Has space for the child to write her/his name too.
Just print, color/paint, embellish, cut, and hang in your classroom to make a beautiful First Day bonding craft.
Children will surely love this collaborative art project and be proud and happy to see their work beautify the class.
Benefits
Children learn to work independently, become calm and happy, learn to be patient, handwriting and strokes will improve, self confidence will improve, creativity enhances, motor skills improve and those who did not enjoy Art earlier, develop a liking for Art and soon want to learn new things as Art is therapy for the mind and it improves our thinking ability.
Second Grade Social Studies, Word Search Worksheets has 219 words, 27 pages
Also has cute pictures to color alongside.
Excellent revision tool, learning spellings and useful for Homework Packet as children love word search challenges.
Additional activities like make sentences, find the meaning etc. may also be given.
Art Project, Pattern Art/ Pop Art Hearts, has 37 pages.
Instructions and Sample art work sheets included.
Children may make patterns with colored sketch pens, glitter pens or also color or paint or stick materials using their own ideas and teacher’s guidance.
Samples included are done by my students of Grade 3, 4 and 5.
Children from all grades just love Pattern Art and each child comes up with a unique Art work.
Benefits of Pattern Art as seen in my students
•Children learn to work independently
•Become calm and happy
•Learn to be patient
•Handwriting and strokes improve
•Self confidence improves
•Creativity improves
•Those who did not enjoy Art earlier, develop a liking
for Art and soon want to learn new things
Creativity is a Divine Quality :)
Drawing Farm and Pet Animals is an interesting way to teach kids how to draw their favorite Farm animals and scene. Farm elements and animals included are Cow, Sheep, Horse, Duck, Hen, Cock, Chicks, Dog, Farm Dog, Cat, Rabbit, Barn, Tree and fence and Wheel barrow.
Apart from drawing worksheets, I have also included samples for Farm background and complete Farm scenes for kids to observe and draw a complete Farm landscape with trees, fillers and animals. Child Art Work samples are also there. Children may focus on one animal or choose to draw all Farm animals at the Farm.
This book has 39 pages apt for Grades 2 to 5. These illustrations are hand drawn and meant for personal use in the classroom only.
Thank you
These are 4 sided paper lantern templates/tea light holders.
8, easy to cut and paste templates and step by step instructions given.
Children just color it, cut it, stick butter/tissue paper from the inner side and paste it.
Bhimbetka Cave Art Paintings Art Project from Ancient India
In ancient India, art was a part of daily celebration of life. The prehistoric caves of Bhimbetka in Madhya Pradesh in India, are a UNESCO World Heritage site. They are appreciated for their handmade artwork on walls and ceilings of rock shelter homes of our ancestors.
You may choose any material to use: brown paper, handmade paper, paper painted like a rock texture, rock paper texture or handmade paper texture templates given.
Children may draw with a pencil initially and then use colored markers, color pencils, water colors, wax crayons.
History and lots of photos of Bhimbetka Caves and a few hand drawn illustrations included. Observe the pictures carefully and you will find single or scattered motifs in parts of the caves. This book has 47 pages.
Benefits:
Children get a sense of history of mankind and how we have evolved over time. They may notice that art has not lost its value over thousands of years!
The composition, layout, free flow of design, promotes left and right brain coordination, and a sense of wellbeing and happiness is an immediate effect.
Children learn to work independently, become calm and happy, learn to be patient, handwriting and strokes will improve, self confidence will improve, creativity enhances, motor skills improve and those who did not enjoy Art earlier, develop a liking for Art and soon want to learn new things as Art is therapy for the mind and it improves our thinking ability.
Children love the challenge! They become self-motivated to complete a project, and are able to focus easily.
has 8 flower templates with beautiful designs to color in A4 size, but can be enlarged according to your need. Has space for the child to write her/his name and stick the photograph in the center of the flower too.
Just print, color/paint, embellish, cut and hang in your classroom to make a beautiful First Day bonding craft.
May be used for your classroom door or bulletin board or all about me activity too.
Children will surely love this art project and be proud and happy to see their work beautify the class.
has 19 posters to color/paint.
These inspiring quotes by Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji, may be used for
Bulletin Boards, Doors, Hallway, Project work, early finishers, sponge activity and more.
Lots of quotes with bold and easy to paint or color letters.
Let children draw illustrations if they wish to, on the same or a different sheet of paper.
You may also enlarge to A3 size for a larger print.
To know more about Yoga Day, please follow this link:
International Yoga Day, 21st June
has 31 posters to color/paint.
These inspiring quotes, may be used for
Bulletin Boards, Doors, Hallway, Project work, Early finishers, Sponge activity, Homework Packet and more.
Lots of quotes with bold and easy to paint or color letters.
Let children draw illustrations if they wish to, on the same or a different sheet of paper.
You may also enlarge to A3 size for a larger print.
Great for a quick bulletin board, early finishers, sub plans, sponge activity, homework packet and more…
Benefits
Children learn to work independently, become calm and happy, learn to be patient. Handwriting and strokes will improve, self confidence will improve, creativity enhances, motor skills improve and those who did not enjoy Art earlier, develop a liking for Art and soon want to learn new things as Art is therapy for the mind and it improves our thinking ability.
1.Has 8 templates of paper lanterns with beautiful patterns to color, cut and paste.
2.Material required: print out of the template, colored markers/paints, glue, and embellishments if needed.
A string to hang it in your class as they come out really colourful and beautiful, (then you may give it to the children to decorate their homes.)
Steps included.