On Friday. I asked kindergarteners about some of their favorite things. What do they like to do? What's their favorite place to go? Favorite food? Book? Movie? Once they had their answers, they were asked to turn their idea into a symbol. For instance, if someone liked ballet, instead of drawing a ballerina dancing, they could just draw the ballet shoes. I asked them not to label these, because their symbols are meant to tell us about them.
This coming week, they will wrap up their collages with symbols from their culture. Please look in your child's pony mail on Monday for a worksheet to complete with your child. Since culture is a complex concept, it is very helpful for parents to talk to their child about their culture before hand. After this, we will begin our Around The World Unit, and practice art traditions from every continent. I'm looking forward to "traveling" with them!
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On Friday, I talked to the kindergarteners about symmetry because their project for the day was to learn how to draw and cut a symmetrical heart to add to their collage. After showing students some cut out symmetrical shapes and explaining how the body and face are symmetrical, they set out in pairs to find symmetry around the room. Below you can see photos of students testing various objects to see if they have matching sides when divided in half. From there, students did a very impressive job at folding their paper, drawing half a heart and cutting it out. This heart is a background to their family portraits, which they continued to color, cut out and add to their collage.
On Friday, the kindergarteners continued to make pieces for their collage about them. Setting their people portraits aside, we talked about common things in a neighborhood. Each class came up with the same essentials- places to live, eat, shop and learn and play. From there, I had students cut and glue shapes to build where they live, where they like to eat, where they learn, like to play and shop. They're saving room for more art at the bottom! Students also worked to label each place. Looking good!
The kindergarteners started the new year practicing something that is still difficult for me- drawing people. I revealed that over the next few weeks they will be making parts of a collage about themselves. I emphasized all of the details that encompass a full body portrait, from the eyebrows, nose and ears to the often forgotten shoulders and necks. The students drew themselves and their family memebers. They look great!
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