Today in Kindergarten we read Mouse Paint. These Kindergartners are sharp and well-informed. They already knew all about what those mice were getting into! After reading about color mixing and discussing what we already knew... we looked at some of Joan Miro's paintings and decided that not only did he know about primary colors and how to mix them to make other colors, but he probably also knew how to play the shapes game!
TIME TO GET TO WORK!
The first thing we did was admire our mud paintings from last week. Then I gave a little demonstration. I drew a picture of myself using the shapes that I knew and liked. Then I added other members of my family. I turned my paper to make sure that the figures over-lapped and floated into each other. Then I received a palette containing red, yellow, blue and white paint. Using primary colors first, I painted a few areas of my picture in each of the colors. Then I began mixing paint to see what would happen. I painted in the rest of the shapes in my painting using the new colors I made. Kindergartners followed all of the same steps, but shared a palette with a friend. This way, they were able to work together to discover their new colors.
We are not finished with this project yet! Tune in next week for the exciting conclusion......
The first thing we did was admire our mud paintings from last week. Then I gave a little demonstration. I drew a picture of myself using the shapes that I knew and liked. Then I added other members of my family. I turned my paper to make sure that the figures over-lapped and floated into each other. Then I received a palette containing red, yellow, blue and white paint. Using primary colors first, I painted a few areas of my picture in each of the colors. Then I began mixing paint to see what would happen. I painted in the rest of the shapes in my painting using the new colors I made. Kindergartners followed all of the same steps, but shared a palette with a friend. This way, they were able to work together to discover their new colors.
We are not finished with this project yet! Tune in next week for the exciting conclusion......
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