First graders refreshed their knowledge of the primary colors, horizontal, and vertical lines by creating a “Mini-Mondrian” during one art class. The next art class, we mixed the primary colors of paint (red, yellow, and blue) to create the secondary colors (green, orange, and violet). When the papers were dry, we cut out a …
First graders looked at the artwork of artist Wassily Kandinsky for inspiration and some shape review. . Students chose their own shapes to draw using a crayon-resist method with watercolor paints. We talked about how Kandinsky painted to try and show how music made him feel. After we were finished with our shape paintings, …
International Dot Day (a celebration of Peter Reynolds’ book “The Dot”) is September 15th (ish). Kindergarten, First, and Second graders celebrated Dot Day by reading “The Dot” and creating their own unique dots to decorate the art room door. Stop by the art room during open house to look for your child’s unique dot!