06 February - I know my shapes - kindergarten

From laughpaintcreate

Description: Students create shapes using foam shapes and spraying paint

Materials:

form shapes

watercolor paper

spray bottles set on mist

liquid watercolor red, yellow, blue

Books: “A Color of His Own”, “A Tiny Seed”

Discussion:

1. With the kids on the floor talk about shapes, have them list some shapes that they know, then show them the different foamy shapes

2. Then review primary colors with them, ask them what the primary colors are (red, yellow, blue) what is so special about them (they can be used to mix all other colors) then ask what color red and blue, yellow and red, blue and yellow make. Tell them those colors (purple, orange, green) are called secondary colors.

3. Tell them that the first step in this art project was to arrange the shapes on their paper. Talk about different ways they can arrange them, randomly, making a scene or object (like a house or robot) out of shapes, or making a pattern. You can mention that the way artists arrange things on their artwork is called composition. Encourage them to fill the page with shapes (We had a few who did one small object in the middle of the page) They usually spend a lot of time doing this step and come up with some creative and wonderful ideas.

4. Then tell them they would be getting spray bottles with paint (the primary colors) And they will be spraying the paper. Tell the to hold the spray bottles above the shapes, maybe about a foot away. They should be careful not to spray so hard that the shapes move. I also told them not to spray anything but the paper (not each other or their hair...)

5. They can add shapes after they have sprayed one color (so if someone sprayed red paint, they can add shapes on top of the red paint before they add the blue)

Some kids had problems pushing down the spray bottles so they might need help.

Project:

1. Dismiss kids to the tables. Have students arrange foam shapes on paper.

2. Students can spray different colors of paint onto the paper.

 

3. Let paint dry completely before removing shapes. Have kids come back to the rug and read books. A Color of his Own and A Tiny Seed are in the box. While you are reading have the teacher or another parent go around and dab some of the extra paint off.

  

6. Then send kids back to their seats and to carefully lift the shapes and put them down on the table. So the paint doesn't smear if its still wet.

7. Kids wash hands

8. For clean up, dry the shapes slightly with a paper towel. But I would suggest you keep the shapes you just used separate from the other shapes. They take a while to dry and I don't want the next class to get painty shapes.