The document provides tips and tricks for managing materials and student behavior during creative learning activities, including how to make a material caddy, suggestions for organizing and tracking tools like scissors, glue, and paint supplies, and recommendations for hanging student artwork, cleaning up, and including incentives to encourage positive behavior.

1. Amy Zschaber
azschaber@stancoe.org
Tips & Tricks
For Managing
Behavior & Materials
During Creative
Learning

2. Set Yourself Up for Success!

3. Tracking Sharpies / Pens

4. Tracking Scissors & Glue

5. Tracking Pencils

6. Tracking Other Small Items

7. The Pencil Sharpener

8. How-To Make a Material Caddy
You Will Need
-Blocks of floral foam
-Magic marker
-X-Acto Blade
-Masking Tape
-Colorful duct tape (optional)

9. Get the floral foam

10. Push holes in the foam

11. Try to keep to a staggered pattern

12. Cover the foam with masking tape

13. Cut “X” on holes with blade

14. Number & store markers

15. “Upgrade” to duct tape is desired

16. Glue Boxes > Glue Bottles

17. NO! METAL! RULERS!

18. Managing Other Materials

19. Organize So Students Can Help

20. Organize So Students Can Help

21. Organize So Students Can Help

22. Painting Set-Up

23. Painting Clean Up

24. Hand-Sanitizer Ain’t Magic

25. Getting Clean

26. Storing WIPs… When You Don’t
Have (enough) Drying Racks

27. Grocery Bag Portfolios
http://www.artbarblog.com/tag/paper-bag/

28. Hanging Artwork Tips
(In Order of Ease of Removal / Damage to Wall)
-Masking Tape
-Blue Painter’s Tape
-Foam Mounting Tape
-Removable Mounting Putty
-Glue Dots Adhesives
-Hot Glue

29. Non-Material Incentives

30. Community Incentives

31. Record Demos for Review

32. Creativity is Messy…And Loud
“Noise Down” App
BouncyBalls.org

33. Supporting ALL Students

34. Make Your Own Posters

35. Print a Poster Using Publisher
Musings from the Middle School https://goo.gl/d9SOKh

36. Outwit = Outlast

37. Humor is Important

38. Questions? / Comments
Amy Zschaber azschaber@stancoe.org