ART for 1170

There are a couple of things I love about this lesson.  At this time of year most of my first graders have learned to tie and can't wait to show off that skill.  They help the other students who are just learning and when they "Get it" it is so exciting. I also like that it supports the classroom teacher's lessons in symmetry.  I try to bend the carpets when I display them so the POP off the board. Sorry for the 2 week hiatus. What is it about this time of year?  Art show, taking down art show...seems like non stop. I think this is true for all teachers.

I usually spend some time in first grade talking about symmetry. This year I decided to start in kindergarten. We made symmetrical Butterfies and using liquid starch, attached tissue paper. The next week we cut out our butterflies and placed them on blue paper and then added details with crayons.

A terrific lesson I saw on DeepSpaceSparkle.com (a wonderful site with great lessons)  This lesson starts with a white piece of paper folded in half. The students draw HaLF a vase on the fold and cut it out. Then they paint the vase with blue tempera cakes. When the vases are dry, glue to the yellow paper and use liquid tempera to mix the paints and add the flowers.