11.06.2010

Mondrian inspired compositions

One thing that is great about the kindergarten and 1st grade core subjects is that there is so much overlap between what they learn in the classroom and what is in the art core. This was a simple lesson for 1st graders about horizontal and vertical lines and the primary colors. I cut black strips of paper and had students glue 5 horizontal/vertical lines anywhere on the page (accept the edges). Then the next week, they painted one square yellow, blue and red. It was great fun.







2 comments:

Chillygator said...

And my first thought was, "Piet Mondrain!" I wish these kids knew enough about art to know how freaking cool you are (o:

mom/Janet said...

I just can't get enough of these projects. Who would think something as simple as black lines and three colors could be so different.

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