We really love and use Carla Sonheim's (http://carlasonheim.com/) "Drawing Lab for Mixed Media Artists: 52 Creative Exercises to Make Drawing Fun" It is part of the Lab Series and is perfect for teachers of all specialties!
In our last couple of sessions we have gone through the beautiful text to see what can be implemented in our classrooms and how. With state standards coming into play, it may not always seem easy to instill creativity in our students. However, it seems as if Sonheim understands educators and created some neat activities that easily incorporate many Language Arts skills. Using an activity such as "The One-Eyed Monster," teachers are able to differentiate how they could use that, some can use it for poetry writing, creative writing, and some even mentioned creating a monster so that students can come up with their own vivid writing words that can be used in their writing portfolio.
This past summer, I had the pleasure of sitting in one of Carla Sonheim's workshops. She was a very sweet woman with a real passion for her art. It is displayed in all that she does. If you are interested in some personal artistic development, I strongly suggest enrolling in one of her online courses, which you can find on her website.
Stay creative!
