Mondrian inspired artwork –1st Grade
This fun art lesson also connects to math! While revisiting what the primary colors are, first graders also learn about the life and artwork of Piet Mondrian, continue to learn about various lines (horizontal and vertical) and learn about geometric shapes while creating their artwork.
After reviewing the artwork and life of Piet Mondrian, students created their own Mondrian inspired creations!
On day 1- Students first stamped black lines on 12×18″ white paper using a cut piece of cardboard that had been dipped into black tempera paint. We reviewed horizontal, vertical and diagonal lines. We discussed how the stamped lines had to connect and touch each other in order to create a shape- rectangles, squares, triangles etc.
On day 2- Students then carefully colored in a chosen selection of shapes with primary colors, (using markers), leaving some shapes white.
Learning Goals:
-Learn about the artist Piet Mondrian and his artwork
-Be able to identify primary colors, and use them in their art
-Be able to identify and create horizontal, vertical and diagonal lines within artwork
-Be able to Identify and create shapes within artwork
-Understand that shapes are lines that connect
MIXED MEDIA WINTER SHEEP BY MY SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSES
DAY 1
Students painted snow along the bottom of their construction paper with white tempera paint using a paintbrush and then dipped their fingertips in white tempera on a plate, to make the snowflakes.
They then sponged on clouds at the top of their paper using a mixture of white and black tempera paint (I swirled the two together just a bit on a paper plate ahead of time).
Then they painted some bubble wrap with white tempera paint and we let it dry until the next class.
DAY 2
Students glued on 2 strips of black construction paper for the sheep’s legs, brown strips for the fence, then cut out a cloud shape for the sheep’s body from the previously painted bubble wrap and glued down on the paper with a glue stick.
Then we glued on the pre-cut black face, then added google eyes!
These turned out so adorable! These would be great to create with Kindergarten or 1st grade as well!
