Kindergarten Element of Shape line, shape, color Objective The student will cut shapes from paper and discover how tracing lines around the shape creates new shapes. The students will also learn about using a color scheme. Materials White paper 12x12? No. 2 pencil (sharpened) eraser assorted colors of paper (scraps will work) color markers glue sticks piece of scrap paper for gluing Class Periods - 1 Make sure the students put their name and date on every project! LINE a dot going for a walk an area closed by a line Procedure (print this page to teach from) Step 1: REVIEW Begin by reviewing what a shape is. Explain that we are going to create a non-objective work of art. the work does not have a recognizable subject matter like a house or a tree or a person its made by using the art elements of shape and line Step 2: COLORS each student selects three colors of construction paper and the same three colors of markers. Maybe each table group should use the same three colors to save confusion. Step 3: SHAPES With pencil, lightly draw four of the same type of shape from one color paper (ex. squares on red paper) lightly draw four of another type of shape from the second color paper (ex. circle on yellow paper) lightly draw three of the same type of shape from the third color paper (ex. triangle.) For example, the student may have four red squares, four orange circles and three yellow triangles. Encourage the children to cut their shapes fairly large (2 inches or bigger - the size of their fist). Step 4: COMPOSITION Once they have all eleven shapes cut out, move the circle shapes around on the white paper to find a good placement for them - creating a good composition. Spend a couple of minuets playing around with the placement of the shapes. Each shape should be separated from the others (no overlapping shapes). Step 5: GLUE Once decided on the composition, glue each shape in place. Be sure the glue is on the edge of the cut shape so it stays stuck! ** To keep the white paper and the desk top clean of excess glue, rest the cut out shapes on the scrap paper to apply the glue - then apply the shape to the white paper. Glue all 11 shapes down. Step 6: OUTLINES (create patterns) Start, with one of the markers that is the same color as the cut paper shapes, begin outlining each glued down shape with that marker first with one outline - trying not to touch the shapes - leave a little space between the shapes and the lines GO AROUND ALL THE SHAPES ONCE Next - take a different color marker and outline your first line - with a second outline - DO NOT OVERLAP LINES OR DRAW OVER THE SHAPES GO AROUND ALL THE SHAPES ONCE Next - use the third marker and outline your 2nd line - with a third outline - DO NOT OVERLAP LINES GO AROUND ALL THE SHAPES ONCE NOTE - if you reach a spot where you cant pass a line without overlapping it - stop and go another direction Continue with this pattern until the entire white paper is filled with lines. Encourage each child to do their work carefully and completely. They have a tendency to claim being finished long before the paper is filled. Have them press on until the work is complete. Show enthusiasm as the new shapes emerge as the white space begins to fill up. Conclusion: Spend time looking at the works and talk about the different color schemes the students selected. Have the children point out the new shapes that developed as a result of tracing around the construction paper shapes. Display the work for everyone to enjoy. vocabulary line - a mark made by a moving point shape - an area closed by a line color scheme - the way colors are combined in an artwork: sometimes called a palette. composition - the placement of the elements of art pattern - the repetition of any thing