Hi everyone! I wanted to share a few pictures with you of my family so you can get to know me a little more. Of course, if you see me around, make sure you say hi! :-)
The first picture was taken over Labor Day weekend. My daughters are 6 months and 3 years old. My 6 month old just started crawling yesterday!!! She's been working on it for a couple of weeks and she's now mastered it...my 3 year old is a great helper and loves going to preschool. My husband is a teacher, but in Lakota. We love going to Xavier basketball games (husband went there and played on the team for a couple years), Keeneland in the fall, the zoo and anything outside. I also have a side business in the direct sales world as a Designer for KEEP Collective, which is a sister company to Stella & Dot. I won't be making any posts about that, but if you are ever interested in some amazing jewelry, contact me or go to my website: www.keepcollective.com/with/sarahvarda
This week, students are learning more about famous artist, Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944) and his use of LINE in paintings. Kandinsky said, "music is the ultimate teacher." We discussed how Kandinsky let the music he listened to tell him how to paint. If the music was slow, he would paint slowly. If the music was fast, he would paint quickly. If the music was loud, he might paint sharp or straight lines. If the music was high pitched or soft, he might paint thin, curvy lines. On the carpet, students learned about different goes of line and practiced "drawing" the lines with their pointer finger in the air.
Students learned and drew 8 types of line:
-Up and down (straight line)
-Side to Side (straight line)
-Diagonal (straight line but can also be a different type of line since this is a directional line)
-Dotted
-Zig zag
-Bumpy
-Curvy
-Loopy
After students drew these line on their paper, they used liquid watercolors and painted the paper. If a student didn't finish this week, they will finish on their extra art day.
Kindergartners for the past two weeks have been creating and learning about Mexican Aztec Suns. Week 1, students looked at examples of Aztec Suns on the smart board and we discussed shapes and different ways to draw the rays of the sun. Students used black Sharpie marker to draw their Aztec Sun. I provided a circle shape tracer for students to use, then they drew a face, added the rays and finished by writing their name on the front. If students had time (most did), they painted their suns with Red, Orange and/or Yellow liquid watercolor paint.
Week 2, students finished painting their sun and started painting the background of their art with Green, Blue and/or Purple liquid watercolor paint.
Students also learned about art CENTERS. Art centers are available to students who finish early with their art. Each week, I will have options of centers that are open. Centers can include: Tangrams, Unifix Cubes, Colored Blocks, Popsicle Stick art, 3D foam Shapes, Drawing, Reading Books, and Pattern Clips.
We discussed how only 3 friends can be at a center at a time and some weeks there won't be time for an art center. It will depend how long it takes for everyone to get finished with his/her work after trying their best, following directions and taking their time.
