….so far the biggest surprise at school has been how much I enjoy teaching the little ones art
I have to admit that I was a bit skeptical about teaching art to Kindergarten children but it has been very rewarding and so far it’s gone pretty smoothly. It really helps having the ECE teacher with me. There are 29 JK and SK students in that class and without her help I think it would be next to impossible to run the class without chaos.
Our first class involved making ‘dots’ or circles for International Dot Day and we learned a little bit about Wassily Kandinsky and how to use watercolours and oil pastels. In our second class we discussed the different types of lines that artists can use and I introduced Primary Colours. On a large piece of paper the children drew 4 or 5 different lines with black pastels and then using only primary colours painted in the spaces created by the lines.
Their teachers and I think they did a fantastic job. I’m also grateful that the two kindergarten teachers have hung the work for all to enjoy.
Mama Cormier 
These are cute and bright and lovely! 🙂 Thanks for brightening my day! Uncle Tree
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You’re most welcome. So far each class has brightened my day.
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they are wonderful and to be honest they are considerably better and more colourful than some ‘modern’ pieces of art I have seen. Great job and lovely post.
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Thank you. I love colour and like to pass it on to my students.
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I really enjoy art by children this age. And the great thing about them is that they have not yet begun to say they cannot create art. These dots have turned out beautifully.
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Thank you Colline. Even when they think they’re done, if you ask for more they usually comply.
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That is some fabulous Kinder art! 29 kids is a lot, especially for ones so young and still figuring out the whole “school” thing. I see 3 every day and they are super cute. It feels more like play time than instructional time just because the skills they are learning are things like numbers, letters, and colors.
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I think if you have high expectations for kids they usually rise to the challenge, especially in subjects they like. Some of my older students in grade 3 had already decided that they weren’t any good in art and it took a lot of encouragement and hand holding to get them to like art again. Kindergarten kids think everything they do is great.
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Love … love and love
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