Week of 11/14/22 - UTK, K and 1st grade

 UTK, kinders and 1st graders started another rotation this week. We focused on shapes across all grades.

UTK created overlapping shapes and filled them with patterns.

Kinders had a class discussion about the painting Basic Shapes by Steve Heriot. They noticed the different shapes, their sizes and colors. Students drew shapes incorporating overlapping using pencil first and then used daubers filled with black watercolors to create a variety of shapes. They then added tempera paint of different colors inside. My emphasis was on having them use the space on the paper effectively and draw the shapes big. Students that finished painting had the option to create dots around their shapes as an extension.

 

1st graders created 3 houses using geometric and organic shapes inspired by the story The Big Orange Splot. They also added "snow" using white paint because when it is less than 65 degrees in San Diego, it is officially winter!! I had students use handmade paper for this lesson and each house had to be at least 3 stories high. I enjoyed seeing the variety of shapes in each student's works!