Art - a Fall Harvest of Shapes

Printing the shapes with Fall colours!

This Friday, the children had a hands-on art activity about shapes. The concept of shapes is often applied and needed in children's drawing, arts and crafts. We read "Pick a Circle, Gather Squares - a Fall Harvest of Shapes" by Felicia Sanzari Chernesky at the beginning of our art time. 

Along the pumpkin farm trip in the book, the children played a shape I-Spy game on each page."Apples and balloons are round like circles!"

"Windows and the box are rectangles!"

The children took turns to spot the different shapes.

"Oval, Oval Oval!" Miquel said the shapes as he printed along.
"I made circles and triangles," said Sophie and Eva.

Using Toilet paper rolls, we created different shapes for printing. How can we form different shapes from the round paper rolls? Bending and folding the paper rolls, the children experienced working with new media for printing and painting. 

Charlie, Elliot and Hyra traced the shapes they made with their fingers. At the same time, they found finger painting joyful! Open-ended art activities welcome the children's creativity and different possibilities.