student references in the art room

i find the most bestest organization ideas on pinterest - i've used many and have a zillion on my pinterest board - teach art -for elements and principles. found these great examples here:

one of my mantras in class is "use your resources!" so what i will say as a prompt is something like "where in the room can you find an example of_____ or a definition of_______ ". great support and habit foryoung artists to access for themselves information around the room.

 when studying any style or artist i will put examples up - for landscapes or still life or abstract - you get the idea - as artists it is great to have a starting point - any example - in pointalism or fauvism or cubism - seeing the art helps us create the style!

 yes i painted a color wheel - at the beginning of the year i did a huge color theory series - and i found my young artists had difficulty with warm and cool - complimentary etc.

i labeled the colors 1,2,3 - primary, secondary, tertiary. and guess what? 1+1 = 2 ) primary + primary = secondary - cool huh!

we also use it for sorting games for the littles and my older artists reference the table wheel often! do it and see! or better yet - have the kiddos do it!  

after we study an artists - i put the artists on the artist wall - and organize information by a picture - birth/death - iconic examples and then supportive literacy format by listing facts with 'main idea' and 'details' labels. works like a charm and artists reference this whenever i am referencing a style or artist.