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Activity Title: Mondrian Masterpieces Age Group: 3-5 years old
Originating idea: Many of the students are interested in shapes. This activity expands their interest into art appreciation.
Materials: red, yellow, blue, and gray strips of paper, scissors, glue, black markers, and white paper.
Curriculum Content: Creative Arts, Mathematics
Beginning: Explain that Piet Mondrian was a Dutch artist from the 19th/20th century. He is most known for his bold, abstract, geometric pieces of art. He frequently used yellows, reds, grays, blacks, and whites in his designs.
Show some of his work.
Middle: Ask the students to cut rectangle and squares from the strips of paper you give them. They can glue their shapes on the white paper to create a geometric collage. They can use the black marker to draw lines around their shapes.
Extensions:
Early: May need help in using scissors.
Later: May want to try painting shapes using the same colors of red, yellow, blue, gray, black paint
End: Put unused paper in the scrap box. Display artwork and invite students to tell about their artwork.
Follow-up ideas:
Encourage children to think of ideas they can use Mondrian shape patterns in the block area with Legos or colored wooden blocks
Assessment: Some students had difficulty cutting a straight line, but all the colors looked vibrant.
Originating idea: Many of the students are interested in shapes. This activity expands their interest into art appreciation.
Materials: red, yellow, blue, and gray strips of paper, scissors, glue, black markers, and white paper.
Curriculum Content: Creative Arts, Mathematics
Beginning: Explain that Piet Mondrian was a Dutch artist from the 19th/20th century. He is most known for his bold, abstract, geometric pieces of art. He frequently used yellows, reds, grays, blacks, and whites in his designs.
Show some of his work.
Middle: Ask the students to cut rectangle and squares from the strips of paper you give them. They can glue their shapes on the white paper to create a geometric collage. They can use the black marker to draw lines around their shapes.
Extensions:
Early: May need help in using scissors.
Later: May want to try painting shapes using the same colors of red, yellow, blue, gray, black paint
End: Put unused paper in the scrap box. Display artwork and invite students to tell about their artwork.
Follow-up ideas:
Encourage children to think of ideas they can use Mondrian shape patterns in the block area with Legos or colored wooden blocks
Assessment: Some students had difficulty cutting a straight line, but all the colors looked vibrant.
Another fun idea is to make Mondrian sun catchers. This idea can be found at https://www.schooltimesnippets.com/2015/10/piet-mondrian-suncatcher-art-for-kids.html