Saturday, October 12, 2013

A Still Life

Our art unit with the MWF classes continues.  We talked a little today about Renoir and showed some of his work.  We also drew a still life together.  Each child has a small clipboard with paper and we place lots and lots of crayons on the floor.  As I gave directions and we drew a still life together.  Whatever your child's still life looks like compliment and encourage them on their efforts.  This activity is also about listening and following directions. Some of the children are able to use writing tools with ease and some of the children are still developing  fine motor skills.

How did we draw a still life? Below are the directions I gave the children. The children were able to choose their own colors and number of flowers.  We discussed how all of their art looks different and at the end we complimented each other on our drawings.

*Draw a line at the bottom of the paper.
*Draw a red circle.  (this is a direction we used the same color).  Put a brown or green stem on the top of the circle.   It's an apple!
*Draw a rectangle.  Add a green line for a stem at the top of the rectangle.
*We know how to draw a flower.  Draw a circle.  Add the letter U around the circle.  It's a flower!
Student Work
  See if your child can give you directions and  draw a still life together. 
Student work
Student Work