Line Paintings

After drawing and creating lines with string Kindergarten student learned how to paint lines with tempera cakes.  We created 6 lines on our paper and then painted in between them to fill the page with color!

Harold and The Purple Crayon

Kindergarten began the year by learning about line.  We learned the poem Larry the Line which is about a snake who can twist his body into all different kind of lines.  We even got a visit from Larry himself!  After practicing drawing some lines, like vertical, horizontal, diagonal, curvy, spiral and zig zag, we read the story Harold and the Purple Crayon.  We noticed how Harold used all the lines we just discussed to create his pictures.  We also discussed how Harold did not draw on paper but right in the air!  Students then used purple yarn dipped in glue to create their own lines that hang in the air!

Blowing Lines

Kindergarten students began their year with a discussion about lines.  We named and drew lines together on the smartboard.  Next we thought about how an artist can create a picture of something we can't really see...the wind!  We looked at many paintings that showed the wind, paying particular attention to the kinds of lines the artist used.  Students created their own wind portraits by drawing different lines on their paper!