Wind paintings and poetry by grades one and two

First and second graders used their breath to paint these beautiful paintings, using straws and liquid watercolor paint.  We started with the primary colors so that we could observe color mixing. Then we experimented with other combinations. They remind me of fireworks, which fits nicely with our Chinese New Year theme. 

After creating two wind paintings apiece, artists wrote poems or observations about their artwork. I posted these alongside the paintings. This was a fun way to bring a bit of the Common Core into the art room and get students talking about their artwork. Their paintings brought to mind so many great images, including gnarled witches fingers, fiery asteroids, moose antlers and rivers. 

 

When Sun Goes Down Behind the Trees....

Taking Turns

by Norma Farber

When sun goes home 

Behind the trees, 

And locks her shutters tight—

Then stars come out 

with silver keys 

to open up the night.

Pre-K artists read "Taking Turns," by Norma Farber.  They used colored paper, tissue paper and a copy of the poem to create a pair of small collages that illustrate this poem.

my example: