Frequently Asked Questions

1. Who runs Party in the Art Room?
Amanda Koonlaba, Ed. S. leads the brand as the founder and owner. Amanda is an educator, presenter, and artist with years of experience in multiple realms of the field of education and the arts.

2. What services do you offer through Party in the Art Room?

  • Downloadable lesson plans and art games.

  • Professional development workshops and speaking engagements.

  • Artful Literacy Centers™ packs for enhancing literacy through art.

  • Free resources (free art lessons, guides, games).

  • Amanda Koonlaba offers additional artist and educational leadership services as an individual at amandakoonlaba.com.

3. Who are your resources designed for?
Party in the Art Room offers resources for all creative educators no matter what subject, age group, or context their work involves. Art teachers, general education teachers, home educators, and school districts aiming to integrate creativity into learning will all find our resources useful.

4. What’s included in your online shop?
A variety of digital downloads such as:

  • Art games (dice-roll activities)

  • Creativity challenges

  • Theme-based lesson plans (holidays, artists, seasons)

  • Professional development materials

Party in the Art Room is also on Teachers Pay Teachers and Amanda Koonlaba’s books are on Amazon. (Amazon Affiliate Link)

5. What are Artful Literacy Centers™?
These are ready-to-use activity kits combining visual art and literacy to boost language skills through creative expression. They’re designed for elementary classrooms and some are available for free download.

6. Do you offer professional development or speaking?
Yes—Amanda offers PD sessions, workshops, and speaking engagements for schools and districts focused on arts integration and classroom strategies. Additionally Amanda Koonlaba and Roxie T. Clayton are the cofounders of Creativity First which hosts a roster of teaching artists in all art forms who are available to work with schools and organizations.

7. Are any free resources available?
Yes—there are a ton of free art lessons, games, and guides (like math/ELA integration prompts, Van Gogh art game, and literacy centers) that teachers and homeschoolers can download available throughout the site. Just click on any blog post and you’ll find tons of free goodies!

8. What makes Party in the Art Room unique?

  • Creativity First Methodology™ — developed over the course of decades in successful classrooms by Amanda Koonlaba and Roxie T. Clayton, prioritizes imaginative thinking through the arts. All Party in the Art Room content is built on this unique methodology.

  • Engaging, meaningful material for whole-child learning.

  • Tailored for both specialists and non-specialists using standards-aligned lessons.

  • Any content developed by Party in the Art Room can be adapted across grade levels and for any learning environment with strong alignments to educational standards in all subjects.

9. How do I get started?

  • Browse and purchase resources from the online shop.

  • Download free lessons and guides.

  • Inquire via the “Let’s Talk” contact form for speaking or PD opportunities.

10. Who benefits from these services?

  • Teachers gain ready-made, standards-based art lessons.

  • Homeschool families get creative, simple-to-use activities.

  • Administrators and school districts seeking engaging PD and integration strategies.