We did and artist study on Piet Mondrian this week. Our look at him was focused on his later work where he used primarily primary colours, black and white and horizontal and vertical lines.
We learned what they primary colours are (Red, Yellow, Blue) and how they are used to make different colours. The kids have practiced mixing colours quite often and most are starting to remember which primary colours make which secondary colours. The kids made colour pyramids; primary colours on the bottom and secondary colours on top. They also searched through the house for objects that were mostly made of primary colours.
We have been working on what horizontal and vertical lines are through our letter learning, as letters using those lines were the letters we started with. The kids practiced making straight lines using a ruler, making them free hand, placing squares and rectangles in the corresponding positions, and using their bodies.
The kids made artwork inspired by a variety of Piet Mondrian’s work. They used oil pastels, pencil crayons, crayons, popsicle sticks, rulers, black electrical tape, paper squares and paper rectangles.
They made popsicle stick art inspired by Piet Mondrian's variety of Boogie Woogie works. They used oil pastels to colour in squares and rectangles inspired by many of Piet Mondrian’s later artwork. They used horizontal and vertical shape placement and line drawing inspired by Piet Mondrian's Composition in Colour series. This was a great opportunity to practice proper pencil grasp as well.
The kids are doing so well with pattern making lately, they seem very interested, so we continue to work on more complex patterns (ABAB, AABB. ABC). They can continue and make their own AB patterns in colour, size, shape, even in the weather and food types. They can make an AB pattern out of practically anything. It’s almost turned into a game of sorts while we eat.
The kids did some fine motor work by stretching elastics over square blocks.
Our letters this week were Q and G.
We learned what they primary colours are (Red, Yellow, Blue) and how they are used to make different colours. The kids have practiced mixing colours quite often and most are starting to remember which primary colours make which secondary colours. The kids made colour pyramids; primary colours on the bottom and secondary colours on top. They also searched through the house for objects that were mostly made of primary colours.
We have been working on what horizontal and vertical lines are through our letter learning, as letters using those lines were the letters we started with. The kids practiced making straight lines using a ruler, making them free hand, placing squares and rectangles in the corresponding positions, and using their bodies.
The kids made artwork inspired by a variety of Piet Mondrian’s work. They used oil pastels, pencil crayons, crayons, popsicle sticks, rulers, black electrical tape, paper squares and paper rectangles.
They made popsicle stick art inspired by Piet Mondrian's variety of Boogie Woogie works. They used oil pastels to colour in squares and rectangles inspired by many of Piet Mondrian’s later artwork. They used horizontal and vertical shape placement and line drawing inspired by Piet Mondrian's Composition in Colour series. This was a great opportunity to practice proper pencil grasp as well.
The kids are doing so well with pattern making lately, they seem very interested, so we continue to work on more complex patterns (ABAB, AABB. ABC). They can continue and make their own AB patterns in colour, size, shape, even in the weather and food types. They can make an AB pattern out of practically anything. It’s almost turned into a game of sorts while we eat.
The kids did some fine motor work by stretching elastics over square blocks.
Our letters this week were Q and G.
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