Arts Integrated Lesson on Shapes- Kindergarten
Overview
This lesson can be done in two 30 mintues whole group sessions. It could be done in a face to face setting, or used for virtual learning. This lesson analzyes the work of Piet Mondrian while reviewing 2D shapes.
Lesson Plan
Mondrian Art Lesson & Shape Review
Lesson duration: 2- 30 minute whole group activities
Age: Kindergarten
Introduction:
- Print pictures of Composition with Red Blue and Yellow, and other works if preferred, by Piet Mondrian
- Pass the picture to each student in the classroom, around a circle, and ask students to make observations about the composition.
- If a student needs guidance, guide them using these questions:
- Do you see any familiar shapes in the picture?
- What colors do you observe?
- Are there any overlapping areas?
- What types of lines do you see?
- Do you see any corners?
- What types of colors do you observe? (pastel, primary, secondary)
- If a student needs guidance, guide them using these questions:
- After discussion about the composition, pass out a piece of white construction paper, foam shapes, and a pencil. This works best to have a class set of foam shapes (rectangle, circle, 2 sizes of triangles, square)
- Demonstrate tracing the foam shapes and overlapping some to create shapes inside of shapes.
- Once all students have traced their shapes in pencil, trace over their shapes with a black marker
- Pass papers back out (possibly the next day) and have students color with primary colors, changing colors where the shapes overlap.
- Individually assess students by having them identify one of each of the shapes from their created art. (rectangle, square, triangle, and circle). One extension could be to have students count how many of each shape are in their picture and fill in a worksheet to hang with their art.
- Display their art work in the classroom or hall