Math+Art=One Rockin' Lesson

Due budget issues last year I team taught math with one of our kindergarten teachers. We came up with this project that blended art and math. I showed the student Jasper Johns work and we reviewed number formation. Then we talked about line vs. shape, and numbers as shapes. We used oil pastels and fluorescent tempera cakes. (I love my fluorescent tempera cakes)

This is the display in the hall:)

Kindergarten Patterned Turtle Puppets

 At the beginning of year, the kindergarten teachers are working on shape and color recognition, plus patterning. This turtle's shell is a paper plate with a design created with pre-cut shapes. We cut the feet and tail from green construction paper. The heads are socks, we have collected, then we added eyes.

Paul Klee Faces

Paul Klee is always fun to introduce "Head of a Man" gets these funny looks. I ask what is this? A Head!! Why?? "It has eyes, in round shape" We use paper plates to trace the head, then talk about vertical, horizontal,  and diagonal lines, they add lines in the head, a neck and shoulders. At the end they add the eyes, nose, mouth and 3 other details like beards, and eyebrows. Lastly I let them add hair. Then we go over it with sharpie, and then we paint with neon tempera cakes. More pictures to come.