Kindergarten pattern art

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Yesterday we went up to Oklahoma City so my daughter could receive a Poetry Award (she won 1st place in the 2015 Oklahoma Lore Youth Poetry Contest for 10th grade). Afterwards we decided to stop at the zoo for an hour. Last time we were there, Sullivan was all about the animals. In fact, he spent 20 minutes jabbering to the gorillas. In a dramatic turn of events, he went into hysterics when we entered the ape building this time. He started screaming "No monkey!" No monkey!" when the…

Use this collection of Paul Klee teaching resources and complete Klee Famous Artist Unit lesson plans to teach elementary art class.

These free craft stick pattern activity cards are the perfect way to introduce (and practice!) patterns in a colorful, hands-on way.

Morning Math Tubs are a great way to keep your kiddos busy while you are taking care of attendance, lunch count, and those other morning t...

Kindergarten Shape Castles

Patterned landscape art for kindergarten I'm always finding great ideas on Pinterest. You can find it here http://reliefteachingideas.com/textured-landscapes/ I just changed it a bit for my kindergartners. We discussed patterns in art and found patterns on each other's clothes. Students were so excited to find that many of them were wearing a pattern! This was also a great link to math. I taught them how to draw a landscape. You can click on the link above for directions. We discussed the…

This project was done almost at the end of our second quarter. Oh how they have improved since the beginning of the year! We viewed m...

My students have been learning about patterns this past week! We talked about patterns around the room, patterns on the 120 chart, labeling patterns, and pattern units. It was A LOT of pattern talk. I actually had never taught an explicit pattern lesson until this year, but these little ones needed it! After we did […]