2 Day Lesson
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| Whimsical Chicken, Kindergarten Art Lesson |
Day 1:
Before the lesson began, I gathered multiple books from our librarian that had a chicken as a main character or had factual information about chickens. I used these books to help set the theme for our artwork, to create a visual aid for when we began to create the chicken and as a time filler helper.
Each student was given a 12 x 12-inch piece of white construction paper to begin this lesson. I had painting palettes already set on the table with two color combinations of liquid tempera paint. For one class I used yellow and green, for another class I used a combination of yellow and orange mixed and green.
Students were given sponges. Instructions were given on my classroom expectation for when we paint in the art room. Techniques on how to use the sponge were also demonstrated.
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| Painting sky first. |
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| Adding green for grass. This color overlaps the first color. |
Kindergarten students love to paint! It did not take long for them to get absorbed into this process.
Pieces were set on drying rack to dry. After pieces were dry, I flattened them with heavy books.
Day 2:
On the second day of this lesson, we discussed the parts of chicken: feet, legs, tail, feathers, wing, beak, comb, eye and wattle.
Together as a class we cut out the shape of the chicken's body out of a square that was 6 x 6-inches. Students were given safety tips about working with scissors in the art room.
The newspaper body was glued to the painting. Gluing tips, techniques and expectations for the art room were discussed.
Students were then given oil pastels to create the eye, outline the chicken, create the wing, and to create the legs, comb, beak and wattle.
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| Example piece that is beginning to have details placed on it. Reminds me of a pigeon...maybe an idea for another lesson or a spin on this one for the future??? |
Examples of Student Work:
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