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Classroom Practice

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High School ClipCard | Figure Abstraction

High-school students draw human figures and then transform them through simplification and abstraction.

1 April 2026High School
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Middle School ClipCard | Clay Mini-Golf Course

Middle-school students design and sculpt mini-golf holes using clay, focusing on artistic design and functional structure.

1 April 2026Middle School
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Elementary ClipCard | Flower Quilt Block

Elementary students investigate quilt design, pattern, and composition by creating nine-square flower quilt blocks.

1 April 2026Elementary
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Early Childhood ClipCard | Recycled Material Assemblage

Young students create assemblages using at least five types of recycled materials and apply a monochromatic color scheme.

1 April 2026Early Childhood
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Art Read Think Day: Illustrated Dictionary Pages as Visual Voice

Middle-school students create illustrated dictionary pages to share with the community, exercising their literacy, language, and communication skills.

1 April 2026Middle School
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Meeting Individual Needs | Advocating for Artists with Disabilities

Megan Bye demonstrates how students of all abilities can fully engage in art when provided accessible tools and supportive spaces.

1 April 2026Meeting Individual Needs
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Editor's Letter | Advocacy

SchoolArts editor-in-chief Frank Juárez shares four advocacy practices that have shaped his career and highlights this issue’s articles.

1 April 2026Advocacy
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Strengthening Connections through Advocacy

Elementary students transform their school walls through collaborative art projects that celebrate individuality and bring their community together.

1 April 2026Elementary
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Advocacy in Focus: Picturing the Impact on Student Engagement

High-school students in Amanda Tutor’s photography club advocate for a full class, gaining skills and recognition far beyond the classroom.

1 April 2026High School
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Meeting Individual Needs: Buddy Crafts: Making Inclusion the Focus

An art educator designs an inclusive curriculum where students with disabilities and their non-disabled peers collaborate as equals.

1 March 2026Meeting Individual Needs
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Point of View: The MOST Contemporary Art

An artist and educator discusses how students engage more deeply with contemporary art when it reflects their shared time, place, and community.

1 March 2026Contemporary Art
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Middle School ClipCard: Mixed-Media Constellations

Students research, draw, and embroider constellations onto painted mixed-media backgrounds.

1 March 2026Middle School