Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Kindergarten Neighborhoods

The kindergarten neighborhoods project was inspired by a photo I found on Pinterest. These had such an impact when displayed together at our art show! On day one we painted neutral colors onto wood blocks and printed them onto tan paper (thanks to the kind lady at Home Depot who cut the wood pieces and GAVE them to me!!). We printed by table rotation (5 colors) and I was so proud of my kids for listening and following through with this procedure. Whew!
On day two, we added windows, doors, chimneys, etc. using small pieces of mat-board dipped into black tempera paint. On the final day, the kids used oil pastels to add pops of color. Small sponges attached to clothespins were used to add a path of rectangles in the negative space (some classes used white paint and others used yellow-orange paint). 


















6 comments:

  1. One of the best projects I have seen this year! I love the one with the upside down house with the pink roof! The color pops finish them off perfectly! :)

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    1. **What a very kind compliment, Mrs. C** THANK YOU!!!

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  2. Love this project and will definitely give it a try with my kids, too! What a great integration of shape and you could easily turn it into a Math connection by having students count how many houses they print, how many windows they add, etc.

    Kim @ Art on my Hands

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    1. Kim, couldn't agree more!!! I think you will enjoy teaching this lesson. It's a great way to tie in neutral colors as well if that is part of your curriculum.

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  3. I LOVE these last lessons you've done. Wow. I adore this K one - what a great use of stamping. You rock!

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    1. Thanks so much Alison!! It's been a bit of a whirlwind, but we have been making some pretty cool masterpieces....

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