In Kindergarten students start learning about the Elements of Art. The Elements of Art are Shape, Line, Form, Color, Texture, Value, and Space. The students are exposed to different kinds of media like crayon, markers, watercolor and tempera paint. Below is a list and short description of the different project we do in Kindergarten art:
The first lesson of the year is making a mark. We read the book "The Dot" by Peter Reynolds and then make our own dot. The students bring this project home to share.
The second lesson is learning about all different kinds of Lines. The students learn about straight, horizontal, vertical, diagonal, broken, zig-zag, loopy, curvy, wavy, scalloped and many more kinds of lines. The students then practice the lines and bring home their own line collection booklet.
Next we move onto shape. The students read the book "When a Line Bends a Shape Begins" by Rhonda Gowler Greene. The students then practice shapes on two worksheets.
After learning about lines and shapes the students make a crazy hair portrait. The students trace a head and neck on a black piece of paper and add features using shapes for the eyes, nose, mouth, etc. The students then use all different kinds of lines to make crazy hair.
We next read the book "Clink" by Kelly DiPucchio. Clink is a nice story about an older model robot who eventually gets to go home with a boy who takes good care of him. The students make their own robots by tracing an outlet cover. They use the traced outlet cover as the head and body of the robot. The students add shapes for the arms, legs, feet and hands. The students also trace the outlet cover to make a friend for their robot. The final step is to add a background and color it in.
The next project we do is based on the book "The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin" by Joe Troiano. The students then use different shaped pumpkins to make a pumpkin patch.
We then read the book "Harold and the Purple Crayon." The students discuss all the different kinds of lines and shapes Harold uses to draw his story. The students then use a purple crayon to draw a story either using their own ideas or borrowing ideas from the book. After they are done drawing they color it in with crayon.
The next lesson is on hibernating animals. We read the book "Over and Under the Snow" and discuss different animals and how and where they hibernate. We also talk about the subnivean zone. The subnivean zone is the place under the snowpack that provides protection and insulation for animals during the winter. The students then create a bear and cut and glue it to a piece of paper that has snow and a cave on it. They make the bear look like it is waving goodbye to go into the cave to hibernate. The students add snow with a q-tip and paw prints with a crayon. We next work on Self Portraits. We discuss the differences between a Self Portrait and a Portrait. The students then use a tracer to trace a head and neck on a piece of skin toned paper. The students then pick a colored piece of paper to glue it one. They add yarn for the hair and use colored markers for the eyes, nose, mouth and shirt.
The first lesson of the year is making a mark. We read the book "The Dot" by Peter Reynolds and then make our own dot. The students bring this project home to share.
The second lesson is learning about all different kinds of Lines. The students learn about straight, horizontal, vertical, diagonal, broken, zig-zag, loopy, curvy, wavy, scalloped and many more kinds of lines. The students then practice the lines and bring home their own line collection booklet.
Next we move onto shape. The students read the book "When a Line Bends a Shape Begins" by Rhonda Gowler Greene. The students then practice shapes on two worksheets.
After learning about lines and shapes the students make a crazy hair portrait. The students trace a head and neck on a black piece of paper and add features using shapes for the eyes, nose, mouth, etc. The students then use all different kinds of lines to make crazy hair.
We next read the book "Clink" by Kelly DiPucchio. Clink is a nice story about an older model robot who eventually gets to go home with a boy who takes good care of him. The students make their own robots by tracing an outlet cover. They use the traced outlet cover as the head and body of the robot. The students add shapes for the arms, legs, feet and hands. The students also trace the outlet cover to make a friend for their robot. The final step is to add a background and color it in.
The next project we do is based on the book "The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin" by Joe Troiano. The students then use different shaped pumpkins to make a pumpkin patch.
We then read the book "Harold and the Purple Crayon." The students discuss all the different kinds of lines and shapes Harold uses to draw his story. The students then use a purple crayon to draw a story either using their own ideas or borrowing ideas from the book. After they are done drawing they color it in with crayon.
The next lesson is on hibernating animals. We read the book "Over and Under the Snow" and discuss different animals and how and where they hibernate. We also talk about the subnivean zone. The subnivean zone is the place under the snowpack that provides protection and insulation for animals during the winter. The students then create a bear and cut and glue it to a piece of paper that has snow and a cave on it. They make the bear look like it is waving goodbye to go into the cave to hibernate. The students add snow with a q-tip and paw prints with a crayon. We next work on Self Portraits. We discuss the differences between a Self Portrait and a Portrait. The students then use a tracer to trace a head and neck on a piece of skin toned paper. The students then pick a colored piece of paper to glue it one. They add yarn for the hair and use colored markers for the eyes, nose, mouth and shirt.