So this week kindergartners are working with colorful construction paper crayons (which are so fun and so easy!) We took a sheet of black construction paper, practiced using our rulers to make straight lines (and it really doesn't matter if the lines are wobbly - sometimes I have found that the projects look even cooler that way). Students use 1 row at a time to make unique linear patterns using simple shapes, lines, and colors. It was a good time to revisit types of lines and geometric shapes. A lot of students even wanted to incorporate letters into this drawing which was a good idea. They practice writing letters so much in class, I like that they wanted to carry that skill over to my class. :) I reminded them that their was always room for more detail, and that they could always make their patterns more complex. This activity held the students' attention well and filled an entire 40 minute class with no clean up time. I'm sure some of my students would have even used an additional class to add more! Above was an example I made. It was projected at the beginning of class and students thought it looked very difficult. By the end of class they were pleased to see that theirs looked just as complex and "difficult". But they all felt it was really quite easy to do.
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AuthorI am a K - 5th grade art teacher at Wilson Creek Elementary and Anna McDonald School in Manhattan, IL. I am also a mother of two little girls (who share my love of art)! Archives
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