Shawna K.
GOAL:
Our art projects get stored throughout the school year in portfolio covers made from posterboard. Typically our first day of the Art Masterpiece Program involves decorating the portfolio covers, which can be a little bit daunting for Kindergarteners. Staring at a large blank piece of paper can be intimidating.
One idea is to outline various intersecting shapes with black Sharpie and color them in.
SUPPLIES:
You will need: Blank posterboard, shape templates, black Sharpie pens, and crayons.
INSTRUCTIONS:
I used shape templates such as plastic bowls and plates in a variety of sizes (turned upside down), heart cookie cutters, rulers, drafting triangles, box tops, etc., for the kids to trace. The children were instructed to have their shapes intersect so they could color them in interesting patterns. They then spent the rest of the art session coloring.
TIPS:
Kindergarteners all work at vastly different paces. Some will agonize over every detail and others will make two scribbles and say they are done. If you do have fast workers, they can also work on the back side of their portfolios.
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