Following the circle art, I wanted to lead K and 1st through guided drawings. I have found that guided drawings help build confidence in young artists, as they realize "I can draw a house!" or whatever it is that we draw. So that is what we did. First grade drew a "silly city" and Kindergarten drew a house (both lessons I do every year). During these guided drawings we talked about Line as an element of art, and students learned how to draw different types of lines. Through tracing their pencil lines with black Sharpie marker, students got to see how media affects line quality, which is a standard. We also talk about craftsmanship and how the black Sharpie helps our work look neat, especially when we color it in with crayons. Following the guided drawings, K reviewed Line with a quick hand out that I created. We worked through the different types of lines together, and this served as review as well as a formative assessment activity. Kindergarten Line Painting Windsocks In the same class as the handout, students got to practice painting these different types of lines. In the next class, we took these paintings and turned them into windsocks. We looked at Japanese koinobori and compared our windsocks to those. I got this lesson idea from Art Is Basic. Students learned two basic paper sculpting techniques- folding and rolling, which created zig-zag and curly paper lines. These were attached with glue as the streamers that hang from the bottom of the windsock. I stapled the rolled up painting for the students, and tied the string to the top so it can be hung up. |
Mrs. Carter
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