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Preschool Printing Lesson with Wassily Kandinsky

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Wassily Kandinsky cover by Mozart Piano concerto No.23 A major 1st. movement

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can look like anything

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looks like what it is

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Students will learn about the life and art of Pablo Picasso. They will focus on Cubism and Abstract Art. The students will create abstract guitars using oil pastels.

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The Lines Song | Art Songs | Scratch Garden

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A line is a dot that takes a walk.

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A shape is created when lines meet.

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I will be able to identify and create line and shape.
I will be able to identify and create Abstract Art.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:

Why do we need line and shape?

Agenda:
1. Learn about Artists who use Line and Shape in Abstract Art.
2. Look at line and shape in Artwork.
3.Create our own artwork using line and shape.
4. Define what lines and shapes we used in our artwork

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This is a great lesson I do every year with my Kindergartners and I never get tired of it! It is a great lesson to teach about geometric-vs-organic shape. First, I read them the book "Jeremy Draws a Monster" by Peter McCarty. It is an excellent book about a boy who draws a monster who is not a very good friend. The students then decide that if they were to draw a monster they would make a nice monster, even if they looked mean. I just love the answers they have for everything!

I give each of them a piece of string and we practice making ORGANIC shapes with it. They usually call them blobs, but by the end of the class, they've got it down pat: ORGANIC.

Then they take a black crayon and trace around the string. This will be the basic shape of the monster.

We then discuss the elements that will make up our monster: will he be mean, nice, silly, scary, or happy? How do we make a scary mouth? What do silly eyes look like? I also have each student make up a pattern on the monster's skin. This is good because I can't tell you how many of them just scribble over the whole thing green (we do this in the beginning of the school year---so yes, there is a lot of scribbling still occuring).

I just love these guys! They are all so unique and colorful...and the students are incredibly proud of them! It's a win-win lesson plan because there are no defining shapes or characteristics...monsters can look weird because they're not real!

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This is a great lesson I do every year with my Kindergartners and I never get tired of it! It is a great lesson to teach about geometric-vs-organic shape. First, I read them the book "Jeremy Draws a Monster" by Peter McCarty.

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I love doing this project with my second and third graders. It's a great way to teach organic shape and symmetry...creativity and imagination are of upmost importance as well! This is also a great project to do at the end of the year when you feel like you're "losing" the kids--they always perk up when I tell them we're making monsters or aliens.

Start with a folded sheet of paper. To make sure the pieces come out symmetrical and not in two pieces, I tell them to point the FOLD toward their BODY. They then write their names on the paper (if they have a shorter name with extra space, have them use their last initial too).

I then have them draw a contour line around the top of their name. They cut on that contour line.

When they open up their "name", they have a unique organic shape that resembles an alien or monster body. I have them draw details in pencil, trace in black sharpie, then color in marker.

I have students say they make entire "families" of aliens at home (using Mom's name, Dad's name, their dog's name, their brother's name, etc.) This is also great for a "rainy day" project at home or at school.

I know this isn't a new concept or anything, but sometimes it's nice to be reminded of simple lessons that can be pulled out of the "vault" in a pinch for a lesson. It's also a great way to teach symmetry, organic shape, contour line, geometric shape, etc. A win/win if you ask me!

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I love doing this project with my second and third graders. It's a great way to teach organic shape and symmetry...creativity and imagination are of upmost importance as well! This is also a great project to do at the end of the year when you feel like you're "losing" the kids--they always perk up when I tell them we're making monsters or aliens.

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A line is a dot that takes a walk.

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Watch the fish swim look for lines and shapes

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Watch the fish swim look for lines and shapes

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Beautiful Real Colourful Marine Fish Aquarium! Relaxing Natural Sounds