Petey (aka Peaches) 2005-2022
I miss my Petey so much. Not a day goes by where I don’t think about him since passing away in May 2022. He was the best dog anyone could ever have asked for. No dog will ever compare to him.
I love and miss him so very much xoxoxoxo
Hi! I’m Mollie, an art teacher from Boston, Ma. Teaching art is my dream job, I LOVE what I do and am continuously inspired by all my students. I’m excited to say that I will be going into my 11th year teaching art in North Attleboro, MA. I’ve been an elementary art educator since March 2013.
Before teaching in North Attleboro, I taught art as a long-term sub in Wellesley for a little over a year and worked as an after-school art teacher and wedding photographer.
I received my BFA with a concentration in photography from Montserrat College of Art and my Masters in Art Education from Mass College of Art & Design.
I currently teach K-5 between two elementary schools. This was my first year teaching K art in my district (2023-2024). Before that, they didn’t have art.
Each art class is 40 minutes long. I currently teach off a cart at one school and have an art room at the other, but next year I’ll be teaching in another room and sharing the space with the music teacher. I have had an art room at both schools at points, and taught off a cart at both schools at different points too. Lots of shifting around and moving from having a room to then having no art room. I hope to get both art rooms back soon (sigh). (More on this under my “ART ROOM/ ORGANIZATION” page).
Besides teaching art I enjoy spending time with loved ones, long summer days, going to my families lake house in Maine, plants, flowers, thrifting, drawing, photography, yoga, taking long walks, going to the beach, kayaking, paddle boarding, word games, watching funny movies, gardening and traveling to warm places.
My goal as an art teacher is to be encouraging and supportive and show my students that I am there to help them learn and grow artistically as individuals. To create a classroom where students drop all their fears and concerns at the door, and for them to know that the art room welcomes all learners with varying abilities and skill levels. Where students learn that it’s okay to make mistakes and that art requires practice, just like riding a bike or playing an instrument. To encourage them to explore fearlessly, and understand that we all learn through our mistakes and that we will never learn if we don’t try.
I believe that through play, exploration and problem solving within meaningful art experiences, students will develop their own creative voice to find confidence to work through any challenges in art, as well as in life.
Thanks for visiting my website!
12 Comments
Mollie,
I am writing to thank you for sharing your incredible art lessons. I am a fifth grade science and social studies teacher in California. This summer, I was invited to teach at a K-8 school in China, all expenses paid. I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to go to Asia, so I said yes! After months of emails and efforts to determine what subject and what ages I would be teaching, I was assigned to teach Western Art to one class of 1st and 2nd graders for four hours a day. Although I love art and first and second graders are cute, I had little experience with either. That’s where your fabulous art lessons came in…3d paper sculptures, Monet’s water lilies and the Japanese Bridge, Matisse’s cutouts…the students had so much fun learning about these artists and recreating your ideas. Now that I’ve returned home, I wanted to take a minute to thank you so very much. Your creativity shines through in all your clever projects and your generosity in sharing your ideas is so very much appreciated. My little artists had a ball. Thank you!
Wow! What an incredible opportunity!! Thank you so much for taking the time to write to me to tell me this! I appreciate it so very much and reading your note certainly made my day!! So thank YOU!
If you have any pics of their art I’d love to see! You can email me directly anytime!
Best
Mollie
Hi Mollie! I’m a soon-to-be art teacher. I just love your lesson plans and I am so grateful for your resourceful website! Keep up the fantastic work and thank you for sharing so much!
Hi Heather! Thanks so much for your kind email! And congrats on your new art teacher position!
HI MOLLIE,THIS IS CHETANA FROM CLASS 5,YOUR ART LESSONS HELPED ME IN MY ART COMPETITIONS……THANKS A LOT..
Hi Chetana! So nice of you to write that! That’s awesome! Which art projects did you submit for your art competitions and where were they? Hope you’re doing well and I wish you the best!
Thank you for sharing your art project ideas! I am wondering if you can share your plane template for the skywriting project? My email is llachler@3villagecsd.org. Thank you! Lisa
Thank you Lisa! I don’t have a template for the plane unfortunately for the hearts in sky writing lesson. I also don’t know even think I could share it with you, as it was another art teachers idea with modifications.
Sorry.
Hi Mollie. This year I am homeschooling my 8 year old son who is starting the 3rd grade. Creating a curriculum with no past experience has been a struggle. Thanks to you, I now have the tools for him to exceed in Art class. I greatly appreciate all of the work that you have put into your page.
Thank you so much Tiffany! I’m glad my website is helpful!
Hi – I love this project and would love a copy of your questions if possible so I don’t reinvent your wheel 😉
Hi Val,
Thank you, I’ll try to get them to you in the next day or so! You’re referring to the 2nd grade abstract self-portrait lesson?