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Students learn the primary colors. They listened to the book Mouse Paint by Ellen Walsh. In the story three mice get into three primary colors of paint and make new secondary colors.
Students learn what happens when two primary colors are mixed together
Collage paper fish
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Kindergarten Valentine Projects
Above: Ms. Aldridge's class painted watercolor hearts
Above: Mrs. Meherg's class Kindergarten Valentine animals
project idea from: http://krokotak.com/tag/valentine/
Mrs. Gantt's class used a (new to me) medium in the art room. Read below for more details and see link for more information.
Brusho Crystal Colours are very versatile watercolor ink crystals that can be used in many different ways. I taped a cut out paper heart to the middle of students' papers. Then each student used the spray bottle to apply water on the paper around the paper heart. I made a small hole in the top of each container of color crystals. Students sprinkled the crystals onto the wet paper and papers vivid, vibrant, colors appeared on the paper. It was magical to see their reaction to the colors. After the papers were dry, we removed the paper hearts and students used solid tempera paint to color in the heart shape. (See link below for information about Kwik Stix)
https://www.dickblick.com/products/brusho-crystal-colours/
https://www.dickblick.com/products/kwik-stix-tempera-paint-stick-sets/
Kindergarten Shapes
Students created these fun shape characters in the art room. First, we talked about shapes that have names and shapes that they might know. I showed them some shapes are flat (2D) and other shapes that have form (3D). A few kindergarten friends could even tell me the names of some 3 dimensional shapes such as a sphere, cube and a cone. We then watched a story titled, Tangled by Anne Miranda. (See link at right) A story about different shapes that get tangled in a jungle gym. All the shape characters have different eyes, noses and mouths. Students began by cutting and "collecting" shapes, then adding faces. I provided them with a sample paper that had different faces, and there were sample drawings on the board. Next, they glued the shapes down onto paper and added arms and legs. I loved the personality the students added to their shape characters.
Kindergarten students learn about American artist Wayne Thiebaud.
Wayne Thiebaud was an American painter best known for his still lifes of edible treats and everyday objects in his singular illustrative style. His most popular subject matter includes colorful cakes, slices of pie, candy pieces, such as lollipops, and the winding streets of San Francisco.
Wayne Thiebaud's, Three machines, (picture right) is the inspiration for this kindergarten art project. Students were given a paper with a printed circle and they used solid tempera paint sticks to add gumball circles to fill their paper. They cut out a red paper base and then chose a construction paper color to assemble the pieces.
link for paint stick info: https://www.dickblick.com/products/kwik-stix-tempera-paint-stick-sets/ (link to solid temera paint)
Ms. Aldridge's class shows off their gumball machine art project.
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