Kindergartners reviewed the different types of lines including wavy, zigzag, curlique, spiral, curved, etc. Then students folded and manipulated strips of colorful paper in all kinds of ways to make their sculptures. I was impressed with the ideas they came up with!
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March comes in like a lion which it sure has for us this year! Kindy and first graders listened to the excellent book The Happy Lion to learn about using manners and how to greet others politely. Next, I reviewed what pattern is and they painted a pattern around the lion's face using tempera paint. The following week the students learned how to curl paper strips and staple them on in a pattern to create a colorful mane for their lion. Masks are always a hit!
Kindergarten students enjoyed a lovely painting lesson. First students painted the bright sun surrounded by blue sky. Next they stamped on barren winter trees with black paint. What a successful lesson for our youngest students!
Kindy and first grade students enjoyed a quick social studies lesson on Native American tribes and the different types of homes each group had based on their climate. They learned that nomadic plains Indians used teepees to quickly move from one spot to another. Our young students created teepees of their own, then filled them with different kinds of lines and shapes. First grade took this a step further with a wonderful perspective lesson (placing their smallest teepees way in the background and larger teepees lower on the page in the foreground). Line is one of the basic elements of art and includes straight, thick, thin, wavy, zigzag, scalloped, curved, etc. Kindergarten focused on this basic element of art. First graders filled their teepees with a variety of colorful lines, cut them out, then painted a sun at sunset for a background. Beautiful!
This kindy lesson began with reading Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister. Next we talked about the importance of sharing and treating others kindly even if they aren't our best friend. This book is an excellent kick off to a deeper lesson on showing kindness to others and accepting others who might be different. (Week two I read Rainbow Fish and the Big Blue Whale and others from the series). I invited the students to also include other ocean friends for Rainbow Fish. They colored their fish in rainbow colors, painted the ocean in whatever wild whimsical colors they wanted, then added cut paper seaweed and a touch of glitter for the silver scale if they wanted it (most did). I loved the finger prints in the water and other carefree touches. This was a fun end of the year lesson for our kindergartners. I had students draw a huge fish, then use texture plates to color it in using warm colors. The following week we watched Eric Carle's video "The Picture Writer" where he demonstrates how he paints his papers to use in making his collages for books like The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Then students painted their own ocean papers using blue tempera and white for waves. It was a very engaging lesson!
Kindy and first graders enjoyed creating 3D paper hats. Our new student teacher, Mr. Fabinski (Mr. F for short) read The Hat by Jan Brett. The focus of this lesson was being kind to one another no matter what you look like. Next Mr. F reviewed the different types of lines: zig zag, wavy, spiral, etc. Finally, he demonstrated how to create different types of lines using folding and cutting techniques on strips of colorful paper. These were so successful that our second graders wanted to make some too! Kindergarten students heard a story called Little Elk Hunts Buffalo. This unusual story is "written" using authentic American Indian pictures such as were used traditionally in winter counts, or to record events. Most children immediately grasped the concept of telling a story with pictures and began their own story drawn on the front and back of a "deer skin" shirt. After coloring them, they fringed the bottom and sleeves, then eagerly rushed up to other classmates to tell their stories.
This was a one day kindergarten lesson I found on Pinterest or Deep Sparkle, can't recall which. I read Eric Carle's A House for Hermit Crab. After some discussion on hermit crabs and their unusual habits, it was time for a quick brain gym to wiggle fingers and warm up arms. Then, we practiced drawing spirals in the air. Finally, students went to their tables and followed along as I guided them step by step in drawing a huge spiral, the snail's tail and body. Students were invited to draw a hermit crab if they preferred, "artist's choice." Next they filled the snail shell with LARGE shapes in a pattern and colored those with crayon. We topped this off by painting it with watercolors. |
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AuthorMy name is Mrs. Krupa and I'm an elementary art teacher at Oxbow Elementary. I'm a professional harpist turned art teacher of 20 years. I'll share art lessons and ideas on these pages, what works and doesn't. Enjoy! Categories
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