After an enjoyable year-long hiatus in the world of fundraising with The Nature Conservancy, I'm back to teaching kids ART! It has been an invigorating return with new lesson plans, new kids, and new energy in a whole NEW TOWN! I'm posting some of our early lessons here.
First, an oldie, but goodie. Kandinsky circles are a great way to introduce paints to little ones (K-1). We look at Kandinsky's paintings and then talk about concentric circles found in nature like tree rings, bulls eyes, and ripples in water. Then I demonstrate proper use of paints. Making concentric circles in different colors gives kids the opportunity to use many colors, but concentrate on doing it properly (since they're not focused on a creative image). The results are literally no-fail... and I never say that.
Next, I came up with a fun lesson for Kindergarten while reading my daughter a book at bedtime, On the Night You Were Born. It is full of affirmations. I thought it would be fun to make affirmations to put around the school. Also, there are buntings all over Pinterest so I thought an affirmation bunting would be super fun to create. We did rubbings with crayons on rubbing plates then painted in resist. The results are quite cute. They might have been more legible had I done it with an older group, but I'm a sucker for true KID ART!
This one says "You Are Fabulous!" Other affirmations say "We are special every day", "This is a fantastic day," and "Today you are amazing!"
