A is for Abstract
Abstract art is art that does not attempt to represent external, recognizable reality but seeks to achieve its effect using shapes, forms, colors, and textures.
We went on a bear hunt using many types of lines to create abstract art.
We went on a bear hunt using many types of lines to create abstract art.
B is for Butterfly
We learned about butterflies and how they have different shapes and colors. We learned that butterflies are symmetrical, which means they are the same on both sides.
C is for Color Wheel
The color wheel is a very important tool used in art It is a circle with different colored sectors used to show the relationship between colors.
We used a short video to get an introduction of the color wheel, then we made our own! Click here to watch "The Color Wheel"
We used a short video to get an introduction of the color wheel, then we made our own! Click here to watch "The Color Wheel"
D is for Dot.
We read the story The Dot by Peter Reynolds. The main character Vashti is doesn't think her art is good enough, but her art teacher shows her that even a little mark that she makes it amazing. The Kindergarteners loved this story! On paper plates, they drew something that they wanted to work on and get better at so that they can "Make their mark."
Here is the animated version of The Dot
E is for Emotion
We read the book My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss and learned about our emotions and how we
express them. Each emotion can be represented by a color. We discussed what emotions went with each others. We then drew 4 different faces with black crayons and wrote the emotion above it. Then the
students used watercolor to paint their spaces with what they thought went with the correct emotion.
F is for Flower
We read the book Flowers by Vijaya Khisty Bodach. This books talks about the basics of the a flower and the parts of a flower. While reading this book, we covered some words and see if students could figure out the missing word by the picture and context clues. Then we looked at the different textures of the middle of the flower and created our own flowers with textures in the center using tissue paper.
G is for Green Giraffes
We read the book Giraffes Can't Dance by Giles Andreae and Guy Parker-Rees. In this book, we learned that everyone may not be good at the same thing, we may have to find our own song to "dance to." Students also learned to mix blue and yellow to make the color green. We combined the 2 ideas and made awesome green giraffes!
We also watched this Scholastic Interactive video of the book!
https://vimeo.com/33829782
We also watched this Scholastic Interactive video of the book!
https://vimeo.com/33829782
H is for Hands of Hues
I is for Icicles
J is for Jasper Johns
Jasper Johns is a famous artist known for creating abstract artwork that uses letters and numbers. Students were able to chose either to create their own work of art.
K is for Kandinsky
L is for Landscape`
We looked at many types of landscapes including waterfalls, deserts, meadows, forests, and more. For this lesson, we began by painting the background to create a sunset. Then on the 2nd day, we did printmaking! We used sponges, cardboard, and q-tips to create different parts of a landscape. We used a sponge to create the soft looking snow, cardboard to print the bare trees that we see in winter time, and students could use q-tips to create fresh snow falling.
M is for Mona Lisa
Mona Lisa is probably the most famous painting known around the world. There are many stories about her and her smile. Mona Lisa was painted by famous artist, Leonardo DaVinci.
He was an artist, inventor, writer, and scholar. The students know Mona very well because I have a poster in the classroom for reference of how a voice level 1 should be in the classroom.
Students drew and painted a "Myself as Mona" painting.
He was an artist, inventor, writer, and scholar. The students know Mona very well because I have a poster in the classroom for reference of how a voice level 1 should be in the classroom.
Students drew and painted a "Myself as Mona" painting.
N is for Names and Newspaper
O is for O'Keeffe and Orange!
Q is for Quilt
We read the story The Keeping Quilt by Patricia Polacco and learned about what quilts could be made for and from. Together, each student created their own quilt square of something that described them or the things that they like. I put all of the squares together to create a classroom quilt!
R is for ROY G. BIV
And Rainbows! (creating art for their music programs!)
S is for Silly Seuss Fish
We read One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss for this lesson. Dr. Seuss is one of my favorite authors, artists, and illustrators. Students always have fun learning about Dr. Seuss.
T is for Texture
Texture is the way that something feels. We discussed what different textures were: rough, smooth, furry, silky, and many more. We then created an abstract artwork by doing a texture search in the classroom and did texture rubbings to create different effects.
V is for Van Gogh
W is for Warhol (Andy Warhol)
Andy Warhol is a very well known POP artist. He created images of popular items and people
with bright colors. He often created duplicates of his subject matter-soup cans, people, flowers,
and more. For this lesson, we created our own Warhol flowers.
with bright colors. He often created duplicates of his subject matter-soup cans, people, flowers,
and more. For this lesson, we created our own Warhol flowers.