Here is another great project I like to do with Kindergarteners that focuses on their painting skills and reviews the different shapes they know of. We first make a list of all the different shapes the students know of, some are easy basic shapes but they can also list some really hard shapes too! Then I give each student a paper and a long piece of tape. They rip the tape into small pieces and create shapes on their white paper with the tape. They love seeing their shapes once they have made them!
After all the students have their shapes created, we discuss how to use a paint brush and water colors. I show them what a dry watercolor pallet looks like and how when you add water to the colors it creates the paint. We also talk about how when student want to change colors, they have to wash out Mr. or Mrs. Brush (yes, that what we call our brushes!) before they dip it into a new color. We don't want to ruin our watercolors, so we have to give our brush a "bath"! Also we discuss how to use our brushes in a nice way and that smashing our brush onto our paper or into the paint pallet really hurts the brush.
Once their pictures are completely painted and dry, the students get to carefully peel the tape away to reveal their shapes!
After all the students have their shapes created, we discuss how to use a paint brush and water colors. I show them what a dry watercolor pallet looks like and how when you add water to the colors it creates the paint. We also talk about how when student want to change colors, they have to wash out Mr. or Mrs. Brush (yes, that what we call our brushes!) before they dip it into a new color. We don't want to ruin our watercolors, so we have to give our brush a "bath"! Also we discuss how to use our brushes in a nice way and that smashing our brush onto our paper or into the paint pallet really hurts the brush.
Once their pictures are completely painted and dry, the students get to carefully peel the tape away to reveal their shapes!