Kindergarten Art program
One of the art lessons incorporated into the Kindergarten art curriculum is about Vincent Van Gogh..........here is a bit of information about that;
Kindergarten students, although very young, can enjoy success in Art that can not be matched! Wow, what wonderfully amazing works these students can accomplish when given the respect of believing they can. Of course, we must give them the many experiences of using the fine and gross motor skills to build up their ability to create through several different lessons, so we begin with those basic skills. Such as, how to hold the scissors correctly in order to cut with more precision, how to handle a paintbrush in order to create what they are intending, how to use tools properly and safely, how to take care of their materials, how to follow directives and basic knowledge of color and shape identification. This is all considered while teaching all of the art lessons I present to them.
Some of the other specific lessons I give to Kindergarten students are; The natural growth of a tree as they paint an Autumn tree, counting and listening skills as they create a Big Foot monster, primary color usage and how to mix secondary colors as they paint a fish in the appropriate setting of the sea and the study of Vincent Van Gogh's style of painting as we discuss the meaning behind 'The Starry Night' and then create their own version of that famous painting. Kindergarten is one of my favorite age levels to work with because they are so open to learning and experiencing new things and they absorb so much knowledge. Very exhilarating indeed.
ART.4.VA.E.2 Students will identify specific works of art as belonging to particular cultures, times and places.
Of course, the kindergarten Art program in Kent City provides many more exciting lessons throughout the school year and this was just one of them to share with you.
Some of the other specific lessons I give to Kindergarten students are; The natural growth of a tree as they paint an Autumn tree, counting and listening skills as they create a Big Foot monster, primary color usage and how to mix secondary colors as they paint a fish in the appropriate setting of the sea and the study of Vincent Van Gogh's style of painting as we discuss the meaning behind 'The Starry Night' and then create their own version of that famous painting. Kindergarten is one of my favorite age levels to work with because they are so open to learning and experiencing new things and they absorb so much knowledge. Very exhilarating indeed.
ART.4.VA.E.2 Students will identify specific works of art as belonging to particular cultures, times and places.
Of course, the kindergarten Art program in Kent City provides many more exciting lessons throughout the school year and this was just one of them to share with you.
You want to know about just one more project?.....okay....
Cutting and Painting/Primary and Secondary Colors
Through a discussion about the environment fish live in and the power of the three primary colors, they made wonderful underwater paintings. As we painted the fish, we discussed the shapes it is made out of and used the three primary colors only to complete the fish. Once dry, it was cut out and then they created the Setting (we discussed how similar a piece of artwork is to a story because the artist can develop a setting just as an author describes the setting) with additional painting. For the surrounding details, the students mixed their own secondary colors and painted with them. Primary colors create all the other colors in the world, depending on how you mix them, and that certainly impressed them.
ART.5.VA.E.3 Students will identify connections between the visual arts and other disciplines in the curriculum.
ART.5.VA.E.1 Students will explain how visual arts have inherent relationships to everyday life.
Through a discussion about the environment fish live in and the power of the three primary colors, they made wonderful underwater paintings. As we painted the fish, we discussed the shapes it is made out of and used the three primary colors only to complete the fish. Once dry, it was cut out and then they created the Setting (we discussed how similar a piece of artwork is to a story because the artist can develop a setting just as an author describes the setting) with additional painting. For the surrounding details, the students mixed their own secondary colors and painted with them. Primary colors create all the other colors in the world, depending on how you mix them, and that certainly impressed them.
ART.5.VA.E.3 Students will identify connections between the visual arts and other disciplines in the curriculum.
ART.5.VA.E.1 Students will explain how visual arts have inherent relationships to everyday life.