Square one art ideas kindergarten

Our students are so excited about having the opportunity to participate in Square 1 Art again this year! It is a program where each child de...

Exploring the painting experience as we continue to take a look at the shape of a square!

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Square 1 Art kindergarten Art lesson I always do my Square 1 Art at the beginning of the year so families can order things in time for Christmas. This can be a challenge since kindergarteners have limited skills at the beginning of the year! I came across this lesson here The Clever Feather. I printed off hearts on each cardstock the company provides for the students. My only direction was to fill the whole page with color. Since it was the first two weeks of school I had to teach the basics…

An elementary art teacher blog with art projects and lessons, DIY projects and outfit photos as well as clothing I have made myself.

Cat squeegee painting is SO FUN! Use a squeegee and acrylic paint to make a cat scrape painting -- it's soooo easy and they look so cute!

My Kindergarten Art To Remember Project for this year was a lot of fun and I think they turned out adorable! Here is how we did it! I saw this post from @Raising.Kinley and thought, yes!! I want to do that with my Kindergarten! So... I did. The video below is how it worked for my class. The kids did a great job. They did not eat them (that I know of)... I brought the kids back in small groups so I could watch them closely. It went well. The only change I would make next time is I would leave…

The sun will come out! Do you need to reintroduce a warm and cool concept in a colorful way? Here is a fun lesson that incorporates line and color. My students really enjoy creating these adorable suns. Here Is What You Will Need: Adding the Lines With a sharpie, create lines to represent the rays of the sun and waves in the sea. HINT: Using a straight edge or a ruler will help create straight lines when making the rays. Add wavy lines to represent the water. Adding the Paint With a good…

A blog by Melanie Lloyd (From the Pond) about classroom activities and printables for K-3 learners.

The Kindergarten artists and PreKinders also created some artwork inspired by Mondrian. The PreKinders glued down black lines creating squares and rectangles they then colored some of their shapes …