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Special Education Program at Wallace Elementary School in Hoboken, NJ

I started as the art teacher for special education students at Wallace Elementary School in the summer of 2021 and will continue through 2024. My students range from pre-k through 5th grade. It has been incredibly rewarding and challenging artistically. If the art projects are too simple the students will be finished in five minutes, but if they are too complex or the paper pieces are too small, they cannot complete the task. Some of my students are autistic and it’s through guidance and consistency that they are learning and growing. 

Below is a gallery showing some of the art projects we have done together with many more on the way. These are my designs and I pre-cut the paper pieces ahead of the classes.

Below is a gallery showcasing some of the fabulous art created.

Earth Day flower art by kids
simple snail design from cut paper
snail design, a bit more complicated from cut paper
snowflake coloring, using positive and negative spaces
vegetable garden from cut paper, markers and weaving yarn
Beehive on a branch with bees kids art
seahorses from cut paper
abstract art created from different size circles and then split
ice cream sundaes with sprinkles from cut paper
frog habitats with lotus flowers, lily pads and eggs
Dinosaur landscape from cut paper
cows in white, black, pink and yellow using cut paper
Lizard camouflage art by kids
dogs and cats in the snow from cut paper and cotton balls