Every child has a sketch book. We make covers out of construction paper and the drawing pages are nothing more than regular copy paper. We stack eight sheets of copy paper on a sheet of construction paper and staple down the center into a book. I have not found a source for sketch books that I can afford. They go through them about one every month or so.
They use these while children are finishing up their lunch and cleaning up from lunch.
I also create opportunities for Free Art in combination with research and story writing. I stock paper that has a blank space on half and handwriting lines on the other half of the sheet. When the children finish a research using the Animal Question Cards they have an opportunity to create a drawing to compliment their work. Often I hear that they don't know how to draw something. I keep a few books that can assist them in drawing.
Who does free art in their classroom? What do you do to allow for free art?
