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Line
Variety Painting
Kindergarten students in Mrs. Brown's Art class talked about
the different kinds of lines and the names that go along with
them. They also learned the words horizontal, vertical, and
diagonal.
The students were then guided through the process of
creating image using oil pastels. Mrs. Brown gave them a type of
line and a direction and the students had to draw that line, and
then switch to a new color to get ready for the next line.
When they were finished drawing lines the students used
brightly colored tempera paints to fill in between the lines.
The result was a classroom full of very colorful
paintings!
MACF: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.1, 2.2, 3.2, 5.1
Shape Puppets
Students created hand puppets made from legal envelopes and cut
pieces of paper. They reviewed the names of geometric shapes and
used those shapes to create the puppets. At the end they added
detail to their puppet with crayon or marker.
MACF: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.4, 2.5, 3.3, 5.1
Magical
Water Mixing
&
Tissue Paper Collage Leaf
Students
reviewed the three primary colors: red, yellow, and blue.
They experimented with color mixing by overlapping
colored tissue paper and predicting which new colors would be
created!
After their tissue paper collages dried, the students
worked in pairs to trace the shape of a leaf and cut it out.
They discussed the parts of a leaf and drew the veins.
At the end we were left with a collection of beautiful
and colorful fall leaves!
MACF: 1.1,
1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.1, 3.1, 3.2, 5.1, 10.1
Harvest
Corn
Students
talked about the first Thanksgiving between the Pilgrims and the
Native Americans.
Corn was given to the Pilgrims by the Native Americans
and it was one of the first crops that the Pilgrims grew in
America.
The kindergarteners were shown examples of multicolored
harvest corn and they described all of the colors that they saw.
They practiced their cutting and gluing skills when they
created their own harvest corn collages. When all the artwork is
put together it becomes giant field of Kindergarten Corn!
MACF: 1.1,
1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.1, 2.5, 2.6, 3.1, 5.1, 8.1, 10.1
Handpainting
Students traced the outline of their hand with oil pastel.
They then reviewed the three primary colors and used those
colors to paint the shapes inside their hand. They chose their
"favorite" secondary color to paint the background.
this project helps the students to practice their fine motor skills,
and experiment more with paint.
MACF: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.1, 2.2, 3.2, 5.1
Pumpkin
Patch
Students practiced their cutting and gluing skills by
creating several pumpkins and making creative
"carvings" in them using color construction paper.
MACF: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.4, 3.2, 5.1
Clay
Pinch Pots
Students used clay for the first time to create small clay
pinch pots. They started with a ball of clay and made a hole
using their thumb. Then they pinched around the outside edge to
shape their pot. After they were dried and fired the students
painted them with tempera cakes.
MACF: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 5.1, 5.2
Self
Portraits
Students in all
grades at Hemenway School create Self Portraits in Mrs.
Brown's art class.
Self Portraits are a great drawing project because it can
teach students to draw beyond just what they think they see...
but to draw what is really there.
All students were given a mirror to observe their facial
features and look for small details.
As children grow older they progress through the 5 stages
of artistic development (named by Viktor Lowenfeld).
Kindergarteners are usually somewhere between the "Scribble Stage" and the
"Pre-schematic Stage".
As the students grow older they work their way through
the artistic stages of "Schematic", "Dawning-Realism"
and "Pseudo Realistic." Though
it can sometimes be tempting, it is very important not to rush
young children through the early stages of artistic development.
Students in Grade K, 1 and 2 are full of creativity, and
it is important to let students take their time so they can nurture
their creative development. There is plenty of time in grades 3
and above to begin teaching them about the more technical
aspects of drawing.
MACF: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 4.2
Name
Design
Students practiced writing their name and then filled in the
space around their name using a variety of lines and
shapes. Mrs. Brown challenged the students to fill in
their whole paper.
MACF: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 3.2,
5.1
Snowman
Collage
Students practiced their cutting and gluing skills when
creating this seasonal picture of a snowman. They started by
using the words "Small, medium and large" to cut out
three circles. Then they used their extra paper to make the
snowflakes. They added details to their snowman by using only
cut paper, no markers or crayons were used.
MACF: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.4, 3.2, 5.1
Winter
Mittens
Students used mitten tracers to trace the shape of a mitten
onto the colored paper of their choice. They were then asked to
design a mitten using shapes and lines. They used construction
paper crayons to add bright colors to their project.
MACF: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 3.3,
5.1
Crazy Line Drawing
Students drew one lone loopy and crazy line that covered
most of their paper. They then filled in the shapes with as many
colors, shapes and patterns that they could think of. This
project gives students a chance to review key art vocabulary,
and also a chance to practice their gross and fine motorskills.
MACF: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 3.3,
5.1
Fairy Tale Drawings
Students imagines their favorite fairy tale or childrens
story and they drew a picture of the story. Simple drawing
lessons are important during the beginning stages of artistic
development because they give children a chance to practice
using materials and it allows them to make different kinds of
marks. As students grow older they will fine-tune their
drawing technique.
MACF: 1.1, 1,2 1.3, 1.4, 2.1, 2.3, 2.4, 3.1, 5.2
Rainbow Collage
Students reviewed the primary and the secondary colors. Then
they drew a large rainbow and practiced their cutting skills by
collage pieces of colored paper along each on of the
stripes. We discussed the significance of why the colors
were arranged in this order and the students discovered that the
secondary color found between each primary color is the color
you get when you mix those two primary colors!
MACF: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.1, 2.2, 2.5, 3.1, 5.1
When I grow up I want to
be a...
In this project students were asked to think about what they
want to be when they grow up. They then drew of a picture of
themselves in the future using their imaginations.
MACF: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.2, 2.4, 2.6, 3.3
Martin
Luther King Jr. ~
The Crayon Box that Talked
The
students learned about Martin Luther King, Jr. and the important
message that he shared with America.
They talked about the importance of accepting the
differences of other people and looking past outward
appearances.
They read the book, “The Crayon Box That Talked”,
about a box of crayons that is not getting along because the
colors do not like each other. In the end the crayons learn that
all the colors are important and they all get along.
After reading this story and talking about Martin Luther
King, Jr. the students each made their own crayon and together
they made a box full of lots of different colors!
MACF: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.1, 2.2, 3.3, 4.2, 8.3, 10.1
Abstract
Instruction
Students were given simple commands to follow such as
"Draw three straight lines" or "Draw two
circles". They used those prompts to create an abstract
picture. When we were done we looked at all the pictures in the
room and were surprised to see that even though they were given
the same instructions all the pictures looked different, and
that was okay!
MACF: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 2.6, 3.2, 4.3,
5.1, 5.3
Where the Wild Things Are
Students read the story "Where the Wild Things
Are" and then created their own "Wild Thing"
using construction paper and crayons. They were encouraged to be
creative and possibly combine parts from different animals. They
were also instructed to create friendly "Wild Things"
like the ones in the story.
MACF: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.3, 6.1, 7.1,
8.3
Positive
and Negative Valentine Hearts
Students created Valentine pictures using two different
colors of construction paper, and markers. They cut out a heart
shape from one paper, creating a "negative shape" and
used the cut out to form a "positive shape" on the
other half of the paper. We reviewed the new vocabulary
and then students decorated their Valentines in way they chose.
MACF: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.1, 2.4, 2.5, 3.2, 5.1, 8.3
African Plate Necklaces
Women from many African tribes will adorn themselves with
beautiful necklaces made out of metal or natural
materials. The students in kindergarten brainstormed
different things that they could make from an ordinary paper
plate. They were encouraged to think creatively. When they
came up with necklaces they were shown photos of necklaces from
different cultures. They created their necklaces using
mixed media materials from paints, to feathers, to beads. It
just goes to show that an ordinary paper plate can become a
gorgeous work of wearable art!
MACF: 1.1, 1.2,
1.3, 1.4, 2.1, 2.2, 2.4. 2.5, 2.6, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, 5.1, 5.2, 6.2,
7.1, 8.2, 8.3, 10.1
Owl
Collage
Students reviewed the word "collage" and what it
meant before beginning their talk about their new project,
creating an Owl Collage. They learned the word
"nocturnal" and discussed why we might make our
collages on a black paper background. We then drew the outline
of an owl and began filling in the area with torn paper to
create the owls body. After we completed that we added details
like the eyes and beak. This project gave the students more
practice with ripping, cutting, and gluing.
MACF: 1.1, 1,2 1.3, 1.4, 2.1, 2.3, 2.4, 3.1, 5.2
Leprechaun
Collage
This project gives students another chance to try collage,
but this time we incorporate new materials like glitter and
yarn. Students create a leprechaun using cut paper and glue.
They add small details like real yarn for the beard and glitter
in a few places to make it look like real gold. Naturally, this
project takes place around St. Patricks Day.
MACF: 1.1, 1,2 1.3, 1.4, 2.1, 2.3, 2.4, 3.1, 5.2
Classmate
Portraits
For this project students drew a small portrait of every
person in their class. We then exchanged portraits so every
student got 24 pictures of themselves back, all drawn by a
different classmate. The above example is a collage of the
pictures given to me by a class of Kindergarten students.
MACF: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 2.6, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1
Butterfly
Wings
Students
created a drawing of a butterfly, and they also learned about
mirror symmetry. This project gave students the opportunity
to explore the technique of using crayon and watercolor
resist.
MACF: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 5.1
Torn
Paper Portraits
This lesson was developed to teach children about the
sometimes fun and expressive nature of art. Each student
used torn paper, and wacky colors to create a portrait. The portrait
could be real or imaginary. The only rules were... no scissors!
The pictures came out very creative and fun!
MACF: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.1, 2.3, 2.4, 2.6, 3.2, 3.3, 5.1, 5.2
Georgia O'Keefe Flowers
Students
examined the life and artwork of American artist Georgia
O'Keeffe. They created paintings of flowers using crayons and
watercolor paint. They were told to think about using bright
colors and large flowers to create compositions similar to the
artwork of O'Keeffe. They also learned the anatomy of a
flower.
MACF: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.6, 3.1, 4.3,
5.1, 6.1, 7.1, 9.1, 10.1
Pattern
Snake
This is a fun project that gives students a chance to get
back to drawing. They create a curled up snake and fill the body
with many colors, lines and patterns. When they are done
coloring it in they can cut out the snake and let it hang down
unraveling itself!
MACF: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 2.5, 3.2, 3.3, 5.1
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