Kindergarten

Welcome to the Kindergarten Art page!  Here you will find project descriptions of each project that has been completed along with picture examples.

The Dot

On the first day of art class your child listened to the story, The Dot by Peter Reynolds.  They were shown how to paint with watercolors and draw circles with crayons and oil pastels. Each student made at least one dot that was then added to a larger 'collaborative' work of art outside each art room at Pleasant Gap or Marion Walker. This lesson was lead by our student teacher, Ms. Terrizzi (pictured in the black shirt).

Still Life Paintings

Students in kindergarten created these beautiful still life paintings. They started the lesson by looking at vases with faux flowers, and drew what they saw using a pencil and circle templates. Next, they traced their drawing with sharpie and colored the flowers, vase and table with crayon. Finally students looked at how Vincent van Gogh used lines within his artwork. They added a few lines to the background as inspiration, and then added a watercolor wash.

Line Monsters

Kindergarten students used their imagination and practiced their cutting & gluing skills to create these scary, silly, or happy creatures. They began by painting stripes using watercolors. When the painting was dry they added a variety of lines on top of the painting. Finally they cut their paper into a monster shapes and let their imagination guide the expression.

Texture Rubbings

Students learned about texture, where it can be found and how artists use texture within their work. Students then collected nature items from outside such as leaves, sticks and rocks. They put these items under their paper as well as texture plates and used a peeled crayon to rub them. The texture transferred through the paper and made some really cool designs! Students completed two of these-- one where watercolor was added in the end.

Clay Snowflake Ornaments

Students in kindergarten had their first experience with clay while creating a these ornaments. Students rolled clay into a ball, flattened it, and used a snowflake stamp of their choice. The clay dried and then it was fired in the school's kiln. Students then used glaze (a special paint for clay) and it was fired again to give their ornament that glassy look. They are already talking about using clay again!

Cool Art Day (Makerspace)

On cool art day students got to choose from a variety of art making stations. Some of their choices for this makerspace day were legos, play doh, marble run, scented marker drawing, mega bloks, silly scissors/ hole punch collage station and more!

Portfolios

Students in all grade levels learned about the importance of maintaining a portfolio. They discovered that portfolios are a way we can document growth and ability and they are a good way to keep ourselves organized. Each student got to decorate their own portfolio using drawing videos, reference photos or their own imagination. Throughout the year, when a student finishes a work of art, it goes into their portfolio. At the end of the year, each student takes home a whole year's worth of art making!

Polar Bear

Students started this lesson by learning some facts about polar bears and also looking at how shadows, when cast on snow can look blue or purple. To create a better understanding of this concept, students listened to the story, Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner. Students first drew their snowman, practiced pattern making in the scarf and hat and added some warm or cool background details. This was all done with a variety of markers and crayon for the shadow.

Snowmen Portraits

Students listened to the popular story, Sneezy the Snowman by Maureen Wright to gain inspiration for this lesson. Students practiced drawing snowflakes and used a resist method for the background (oil pastels and watercolor). They experimented with paint sticks, bingo daubers and watercolors for the scarf and put it all together by practicing cutting and gluing.

Cupcake Collages

Kindergarten students viewed the art of Wayne Thiebaud who created art about sweets and treats for most of his art career. Then they practiced their cutting and gluing skills by creating these delicious cupcake collages!

Self Portraits

Students learned about self portraits and view some famous artists and their self portraits. After that, students were instruction to draw themselves from their head to their toes wearing their favorite clothes. Students used pencil, sharpie and then cut it out. To add a pop of color, they used oil pastels in the background and added a watercolor wash. When dry, they glued the self portraits on top.