The kindergarten will learn about the primary colors. They are important because they help us make new colors.
Artists use the primary colors in their artworks. Doris Lee painted fruits. What fruits did she paint? Does color help you tell which fruits she painted?
We will draw fruits and paint them with the primary colors.
The kindergarten will learn that these are geometric shapes. Geometric shapes have names. Artists use shapes to create artwork. Can you find these shapes in this artwork?
We will learn that shapes can be used to make a collage. A collage is an artwork that uses glue and paper.
Look at the shapes and colors in these collages!
Our Superintendent, Mr. Hawkins, is inviting you to participate in his 2015 Holiday Card Contest. Each year, Mr. Hawkins sends holiday cards to people all over Woodford County. Your artwork could be on the cards! Here are the contest rules:
This contest is optional and to be done at home. Please see Ms. Baird if you need a sheet of copy paper or a paper copy of the rules.
The kindergarten will read Eric Carle’s The Very Busy Spider. We will learn how to use a variety of lines and shapes in our artworks. We will create artworks showing our favorite part of the spider’s farm.
Kindergarten: If you were a superhero what would your shield look like? What types of lines, shapes, and colors would you use? How would it show who you are?
We will with the WHOLE kindergarten to create one big superhero mural. A mural is an artwork that hangs on a wall.
This is a mural. It doesn’t show superheroes like ours will, what does this artwork show us?
Welcome, kindergarten! We’ll have so much fun creating art this year. We’ll learn about different types of lines. How many of these lines can you make? Can you find some of these lines on the farm?
Lines are so special in artwork because they help us make shapes. Here’s a song to help us remember that lines help us make art:
The kindergarten will learn about Plains Indian cultures while hearing The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush. Students will learn how Little Gopher used his talents and shared them with everyone. Students will create pendant necklaces based on Little Gopher’s artwork.
The kindergarten has been learning about the different reasons why people make artwork. We’ve learned that art can be made to be used, for celebrations, and now to tell a story. Eric Carle is a children’s author and illustrator. An illustrator is someone who creates the art that we see in stories. What does the artwork in this story tell you?
Here is how the chameleon looked at the start of our story:
Here is how the chameleon looked by the end! We will create a collage showing many different animals for our chameleons. Think about how your collage will help tell this story.
Kindergarten has been learning about functional art, such as pinch pots and baskets. They will learn that Appalachian artists make quilts, which are also functional. Functional art is art that can be used, such as quilts, pottery, and rugs.
Quilts often use patterns. Can you find patterns in these students’ quilts?
The fifth grade is preparing to do paper mache masks and we need some help! Please donate any clean buckets, pails, or tubs that you may have at home. Anything that will hold a glue mixture will work. An extra special “thank you” if you can donate the matching lid!
Ms. Baird's Art Class 