Kandinsky Circles

When students come to art on a Monday, it is a rotation day, and my classes are back-to-back with 25 minutes per class. These days, I usually have students finish up incomplete art, but since students didn't have anything to finish, I started something new.


Students were introduced to Russian artist, Kandinsky (Wassily Kandinsky) and looked at his art, Squares with Concentric Circles on the Smart Board. Students pointed out what shapes they saw (circles and squares) and the colors. Each student received a square piece of white paper. Circle shape tracers were provided for students. Each student needed to trace 1 big circle, 1 medium and 1 small. Then,  I had students draw a 4th circle in the middle to see if they were able to draw a circle. They finished by coloring the circles.


Students learned how to take care of the markers in the art room by listening for the KINDERGARTEN CLICK and always putting the marker back the "thumbs up" way (with the color/cap showing).


What I was looking for:
1. Can a student trace and draw a circle?
2. Can the student color in the lines?
3. Can the student hold a marker appropriately?