Welcome to Kindergarten Art!

Welcome to your very first year of art at North Lake!  Kindergarten is where young artists begin an exciting creative journey filled with imagination, discovery, and hands-on exploration.

In Kindergarten Art, every child is an artist. Our art studio is a place where students are encouraged to wonder, create, experiment, and express themselves while learning that there are many ways to solve a problem and share an idea.

Throughout the year, students will explore the Elements of Art, lline, shape, color, texture, form, value, and space.   We will do this through engaging projects designed just for young learners.  They will paint, draw, sculpt, collage, print, and build while strengthening fine motor skills, learning to use art materials safely, and developing confidence in their own creative choices.

Each lesson is thoughtfully aligned with the Wisconsin Visual Arts Standards and guided by Essential Questions that encourage students to think, observe, and make meaningful connections.  Through stories, famous artists, nature, and the world around them, students will discover that art is everywhere.

My goal is to create a classroom where every child feels safe to imagine, excited to create, and proud to call themselves an artist.  Together, we'll laugh, explore, get a little messy, and make amazing works of art while building creative skills that will last a lifetime.

Every masterpiece begins with a single line... and this is where the journey starts.

Essential Questions:

What is an artist?

Students will discover that artists are people who explore, imagine, create, and share ideas.

How can I use art materials to create?

Students will explore how different tools and materials help them make lines, shapes, colors, textures, and forms.

How do artists look closely and notice details?

Students will practice observing the world around them and using what they see in their artwork.

Where do artists get their ideas?

Students will learn that ideas can come from their imagination, feelings, experiences, nature, stories, and the world around them.

How can colors, lines, shapes, and textures show my ideas?

Students will begin understanding that the Elements of Art are tools artists use to communicate.

How can I show respect in the art room?

Students will learn that artists care for their classmates, artwork, tools, and creative space.

How do artists learn from trying?

Students will develop confidence by experimenting, making mistakes, and trying again.

How do artists share and celebrate ideas?

Students will learn that every artist's work is unique and valuable.