October was a busy month here at school. Most of our upper elementary and middle school students were MEAPing regularly. I was asked to help monitor our students while they were testing. Some of our art classes were cancelled during the process. When I was able to see my Kindergarten kiddo's again we were in the middle of studying all aspects of color. Just like our other Elements of Art I want the students to gain an understanding of color early on, so that we are able expand on our knowledge every year. What I did not know is how much prior knowledge each student brought to the discussion before the lesson began!
Below are the photo's of the work the students have produced during our color exploration.
I started out by asking which colors on the color wheel were the primary colors, red, yellow, blue and which were the secondary, green, orange, purple. I then continued by asking which two colors create green, orange, and purple when mixed together. They all did very well. To explore color mixing first hand the students were able to choose a color combination. With the help of our teacher assistant and parent volunteer we squirted a very liquid mixture of paint on their paper. The students then blew the paint through a straw around the paper and watched the process come together. The following week we took our blobs and turned them into friendly creatures. The students added eyes, a nose, mouths, and limbs to their creature. They were also asked to give their creature a job, or the job they aspired to be when they grow up! A simple sentence was added to their paper, along with objects that related to their monsters profession!
We sectioned our color wheels off into six sections. With a black crayon I asked the students to complete each of the following in a different space.
1. Different examples of lines
2. Geometric Shapes
3. Organic Shapes
4. An example of a pattern
5. Practice writing their first name
6. Writing the numbers one through ten.
For each space I did not show them examples on their white board.
I started out by asking which colors on the color wheel were the primary colors, red, yellow, blue and which were the secondary, green, orange, purple. I then continued by asking which two colors create green, orange, and purple when mixed together. They all did very well. To explore color mixing first hand the students were able to choose a color combination. With the help of our teacher assistant and parent volunteer we squirted a very liquid mixture of paint on their paper. The students then blew the paint through a straw around the paper and watched the process come together. The following week we took our blobs and turned them into friendly creatures. The students added eyes, a nose, mouths, and limbs to their creature. They were also asked to give their creature a job, or the job they aspired to be when they grow up! A simple sentence was added to their paper, along with objects that related to their monsters profession!
This monster is a scientist! Complete with a purple potion and bubbles!
A building monster ready with a hard hat and belt.
Completing our color wheel / color discussion I took the opportunity to quiz the students on everything they have studied in art so far. A big part of our time together in art is focused on the ability to follow a set of directions and review their core curriculum material with a creative twist.
We sectioned our color wheels off into six sections. With a black crayon I asked the students to complete each of the following in a different space.
1. Different examples of lines
2. Geometric Shapes
3. Organic Shapes
4. An example of a pattern
5. Practice writing their first name
6. Writing the numbers one through ten.
For each space I did not show them examples on their white board.
