Leaf Prints

The 4th graders were getting tired of their weavings and were begging me to paint since all the other grades have been painting. I let them and the students in the lower grades who were already finished with their Kandinsky circles do some prints with leaves. The leaves have been falling so I thought... why not! They LOVED it! Some of them turned out really great! The kids love painting and this was just an extra painting project they got to complete. 

Kandinsky's Circles

While 4th grade was completing their Native American weavings, I wanted to start a painting project with my other grades. The kids never got to paint with the previous art teacher... I was prepared for an undertaking! Ha! I have Wassily Kandinsky's painting above my smart board so I wanted the kids to complete something similar. They still aren't sure what red and yellow make or what blue and green make so I encouraged them to mix colors and see what happens. I also have them white to mix with. We talked about what white would do when mixed in with a color and I demonstrated color mixing with the paint. I gave each student a 6x9 sheet of heavyweight painting paper. Being my first year teaching, I haven't decided exactly the best process for painting. I put trays with color on the table and had the kids share. They had a paper plate to mix colors on, a water bowl, and a sponge to blot their brush on after washing it. There was a process they followed each time and for the most part, they did good! Check out the photos below!