I adjusted Laura Lohmann‘s (@paintedpaperart) Berthe Morisot project for Kindergarten. I saw last year that some kindergartners at other schools painted the original project but thought “no way!” Well, I gave it a try with kindergarten this year and was so happy with their creativity.
We used 4×4 construction paper. I precut pink and yellow but might skip the pink next time. So many students who picked pink construction paper also painted pink for their backgrounds too, pinked out.
I demo’ed how to paint the black circle and leaf outlines. I really emphasized painting the circles big where they almost take up all the paper.
Once they wrote their names on the back, painted in the black outlines, put up their paintings in the right place, and washed their hands and desks, it was time to go. No one felt rushed or stressed with this pacing.
We added color to the black outlines the following week. Everyone was successful. I was so excited to let these sparkle in the halls.
For supply distribution, I passed out the paint brushes and gave each student white plus another color. We only used two tempera paint colors at a time on a magazine sheet, then folded it in half like a book so it doesn’t get all over the place (learned that the hard way) before getting another set of white plus another color.
They painted the marigolds yellow and orange. This is now one of my favorite kindergarten 2 day class projects.
Have fun painting!
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Would love to know how you set up the paint for the kiddos on a project like this!
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I put out the black paint and the brushes at the table, and they paint their circles and dots in the middle and leaves with the black. Then I collect the brushes and the black paint and give them the orange next and they paint the orange. Last I give them the green paint, and any color they want for the background. It’s been a while since I did this project but it seems like that’s how I would have done it, ha. I’ll get back on here and remind you of how I did it after I actually do it this year.
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We work very slowly. The first day, I pass out the black and they paint their outlines. The next day, I pass out yellow and red so they can paint their marigolds. Next class period, I pass out their green, yellow, and white for the leaves. Last class period, they paint the background how they want. It takes almost the whole class period to pass out paint and supplies, paint, put paintings up, and wash hands and tables.
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