Kindergarten : Patterned Paper Flower Pots

Mrs Davis Kindergarten room

The last Kindergarten project combined all the things they had learned about color, line, shape and pattern.  They started with some pre-cut shapes and then cut up the shapes to create flowers and patterned pots. 

 Finished Flower Pots

Kindergarten shape collage

After learning about color and line we moved on to shape.  In this class our focus was geometric shapes.  The students were given pre-cut paper triangles, circles and squares which they used to create abstract geometric designs.  Before they began the project we looked at examples of abstract art.  We talked a bit about shape, contrast, pattern and how art didn't have to represent something from real life.  Other than demonstrating some basic techniques including how they could make larger shapes by combining smaller shapes, I didn't do much in the way of modeling. This project was meant to be an opportunity for them to create their own individual designs using only simple shapes and a limited color palette. 

                                       Some examples of finished projects

Here's a beautiful art display Mrs Davis made for her classroom

Kindergarten: Color and Line

 
Color Wheel
The Kindergarteners learned about the primary and secondary colors.  They used Q-tips to mix and paint the colors onto color wheels.



 



Abstract Line Collaboration
 After a discussion on line the students worked together to create an Abstract "Line" collaboration using colored popsicle sticks.

Abstract Line Collage
After some practice making patterns with the popsicle sticks they were ready to make their own line collages using paper strip "lines".  They worked primarily with straight lines and were able to tear the paper to make shorter or dashed lines.