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Where the Wild Things Are

Anonymous — Fri, 17 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT

I am so excited to be able to share the work of one of my co-workers! Her name is Jo Ann Hamer, known to her co-workers as JoJo! JoJo is a middle school art teacher now, but used to be our Kindergarten and First grade Art teacher until our district decided to make some moves a few years ago. JoJo had such knack for working with our Kinders and First graders, she would get them to do work that I never imagined a child that age was capable of! I asked her to be a guest writer for our blog and she was a nervous because she has never blogged before! I told her not to worry and to just think of it as sharing with me, what she did with her kinder classes. So, when she agreed to write, I was super happy to get to share her talent with each and every one of you!

JoJo has decided to share one of her FAVORITE lesson plans for Kindergarten:

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Where the Wild Things Are

The Focus of this lesson: reading, imagination and painting process and brush care

Materials Needed: Book: Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

18 X 24 white or neutral construction paper 80# (heavy is better for tempera paint)

Black tempera paint (day 1)

Colors of tempera paint (day two and three) I use old frosting cups to hold paint because it will not tip over it is a cylinder, plus you can leave at the easel and cover it with the lid!

Brushes/ water cups at each easel/ hand wash buckets around the room with towels

Easels (optional but truly the BEST way for Kinder age)

Day 1:

Procedures:

Introduce the book and Ask children if they have ever seen this book before.

Read story, talk and keep the topic light regarding the wild things…

Notice in the book: The yellow eyes of the wild things.

· Talk about their facial features and exaggerate…

Ask children if they have ever seen this book before?

At the Easel you:

Paint using black paint your Wild Thing
As you paint talk about the shapes you are using, circle, triangles a smile line, nose holes, hair…
Tell the students they will be only painting with black paint today and then let them paint their own Wild Thing
Show them how to clean their brush in water cup at end of class.

Day 2

On day two have students watch you paint with bright colors, your Wild Thing
Let them do the same with their art.

THEN...
(Day 2 or 3)
Share and Reflect:

Students can share their art
While they are sharing ask them:

Tell us about your Wild Thing
Does your wild thing have a name?
If you were to change anything on your painting, what would it be?

I hope you enjoyed this lesson on Where the Wild Things Are by JoJo. She has so many wonderful Art ideas for Kinder and I plan on having her share them with you on my personal blog Kindergarten Hugs and also through Pre-K and K Sharing throughout the upcoming months!

I have been trying to talk her into writing her own blog to share her talent and love for Art! Maybe all the love and support she gets from Pre-K and K Sharing will help her make that leap!

Carie is a kindergarten teacher from Illinois who writes on the 17th of each month. She shares her experiences and ideas from her classroom, writing about reading, writing, math, Art, and several other fun and exciting things!

Carie also writes her own blog:

Kindergarten Hugs

Carie Ramirez

Cool kids crafts: design your own t-shirt

Anonymous — Wed, 15 May 2013 11:00:29 GMT

I’m thrilled to be joined by Jeanette from artchoo.com today, who’s here sharing a cool kids craft idea using a sticker resist technique. This project combines art and experimenting and lets your child create a masterpiece they can wear!

Here’s how to make sticker resist t-shirts:

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Four New Art Project Ideas for Grades K-6

Anonymous — Wed, 15 May 2013 04:07:42 GMT

Looking for new art project ideas? Here are four new (to me) art project ideas from my fabulous creative colleagues, Kelly and Nancy. Kelly’s ‘Stained Glass’ Kelly’s ‘stained glass’ sun made with watercolors and black glue. Kelly from Skyline School brought these beautiful ‘stained glass windows’ made with fluorescent liquid watercolor and black glue. As [...]

Homemade paint recipe with spices

Anonymous — Mon, 13 May 2013 11:00:30 GMT

This homemade paint recipe with spices is as much a delight for the nose as the eyes! It’s super easy to make and great for both sunny days when you’re painting outdoors, or dark days when your senses need a boost. Here’s how to make it.

Homemade paint recipe with spices

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Drip-drop nature painting in preschool

Anonymous — Sun, 05 May 2013 21:46:45 GMT

Along with new growth comes an invitation to spend our morning hunting for different colors of nature and creating our own drip-drop nature paintings.

Beautiful butterfly fold-overs

Anonymous — Wed, 01 May 2013 09:04:51 GMT

Our children love to create fold-over paintings. So it was no surprise that they all really enjoyed making these beautiful butterfly fold-overs to decorate our classroom.

Our names in watercolor

Anonymous — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:00:37 GMT

A child's name is very special and this simple watercolor activity turned out to be a fun and colorful way for our students to focus on the letters in their name.

Bright and beautiful water bottle flower painting in preschool

Anonymous — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:00:36 GMT

Painting up bright and beautiful flowers with a water bottle and a fork! A super simple and yet amazing way to put a little spring on the art wall!

Flower painting at the easel

Anonymous — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 03:23:11 GMT

My class did such an amazing job exploring this flower painting process at the easel that I just can't help but share our latest experience!

Activities for toddlers :: art and crafts

Anonymous — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:00:52 GMT

Welcome to day two of our week long series dedicated to the lovely, playful and sometimes willful stage of childhood that is toddlerhood. Yesterday we looked at sensory play and today we’re got some of our favourite ideas for arts and crafts. They’re ideas which are just right for two- and three-year olds (but also . . . → Read More: Activities for toddlers :: art and crafts

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