Kindergarten Cool Curves & Warm Angles line, shape, warm & cool colors

1. KindergartenCool Curves & Warm Anglesline, shape, warm & cool colors • Objective • The student will learn the difference between warm and cool colors and distinguish between curvy and angular lines. • Materials • White paper 9x12 - 2 sheets per child • put two sheets in each desk drawer (out of site) • crayons (set out a collection of cool and warm colors per table group and two containers) • Class Periods - 1 • Make sure the students put their name and date on every project!

2. ANGULAR LINES

3. CURVED LINES

4. ANGULAR SHAPES

5. CURVED SHAPES

7. What do these colors make you feel?

8. What do these colors make you feel?

9. COOL CURVES WARM ANGLES

10. Procedure (print this page to teach from) • Step 1: REVIEW • Begin by reviewing line and shape. Refer to vocab list and the following: • SLIDE 2 - angular lines • SLIDE 3 - curved lines • SLIDE 4/5 - the two types of lines will create angular shapes and curved shapes • Draw off examples of each so the students can see the difference. • Step 2: COLOR • Introduce the class to the Color wheel • SLIDE 6 explain that these are all of the basic colors that we use. • If we draw an imaginary Line at the right place we can divide the Color wheel into warm and cool colors. • SLIDE 7 Warm colors are all of the reds, oranges and yellows. • same as the colors in the sun which keeps you warm • SLIDE 8 Cool colors are all of the blues, greens and purples. • same as the colors in the ocean which you can jump in to cool off. • Step 3: SEPARATE COLORS • Have the children divide the pile of crayons into groups of warm and cool colors. Put them in the two containers (Pull out the browns, blacks, grays and whites - these are neutral colors).

11. Step 3: START DRAWING Take out one piece of paper. We are going to draw some cool curvy lines. Take one cool color and draw curvy lines that divide the Picture plane into shapes. (DEMONSTRATE) Tell the class not to make the shapes to small or they will spend too much time coloring each one in. Next, color in each Shape with other cool colors. Encourage the children to press down with their crayons and to control their coloring. They should color around the edges first and then fill in the middle. This will help them control their coloring a bit. Take out next piece of paper. We are going to draw some warm angular lines. Take a warm color and draw off angle lines, again making sure the shapes are not too small. Color in these shapes using the other warm colors. Encourage the children to press down with their crayons and to control their coloring. COMPOSITION Review creating a good composition. (see vocab sheet) Encourage each child to do their work carefully and completely. They have a tendency to claim being finished long before the paper is filled. Have them press on until the work is complete. Show enthusiasm as the new shapes emerge as the white space begins to fill up. Conclusion:Have the students compare their two drawings. Ask them to point to the drawing with warm colors, then cool colors, then curvy lines and finally angle lines. Encourage them to look for warm and cool colors as well as curvy and angle lines everywhere they go.

12. vocabulary • line - a mark made by a moving point • shape - an area closed by a line • color - An element of art that refers to "hue". • hue - The technical reference to color • color wheel - the organization of all colors on a wheel. Used to help understand color schemes • DIVIDE THE WHEEL IN HALF TO SHOW COOL AND WARM • colorscheme - the way colors are combined in an artwork: sometimes called a palette. • cool colors - pools, snow, ice tea, rainy days, the sea and a breeze - calm, and create a soothing impression • warm colors - The sun, ovens, summertime, overheated cars, sweaters and exercising - vivid and energetic • picture plane - The surface of a drawing where all the pictorial elements are arranged. • composition - the placement of the elements of art