TAPBB result Stuff From Laurie Bellet

In honor and in memory of Judy Kaskel. Last year, Carol Oseran Starin retired her column of collected Jewish teaching...

by Laurie Bellet I’ve been writing this column — ideas on art projects and how to integrate quality arts education...

by Laurie Bellet With the sound of typewriter keys in the background, a group of students clustered in front of...

by Laurie Bellet The other day, I gave a group of early childhood teachers a wonderful way to make charoset...

by Laurie Bellet The 7th grade student, scanning a book, called out to her classmates, “Is anyone sitting on Frida?”...

by Laurie Bellet I write this as I am flying home from my holiday weekend, spent directing the Art Studio...

by Laurie Bellet What makes a house a Jewish home? This question is frequently posed to children in religious school...

by Laurie Bellet It is that time of year when many thoughts, and sighs, turn towards report cards. We don’t...

by Laurie Bellet The other day, I uncovered our family baby carriage, polished the chrome, and folded the blankets neatly...

by Laurie Bellet The other afternoon, during ‘open studio’ time, I overheard a delightful conversation between two first grade girls....

by Laurie Bellet I recently made a “get-well” quilt with a 3rd grade class. The children were culminating a unit...

by Laurie Bellet Friday is sort of my day off, in that I do not have to go to work...

by Laurie Bellet Yesterday, I ordered 100 wood candlesticks. I suppose that it isn’t so surprising. After all, I do...

by Laurie Bellet I have the incredible luxury of being a full time Art Specialist in a Day School. Over...

by Laurie Bellet I having been asked recently for project ideas to create functional, beautiful hanukkiyot that are fire safe...