Kindergarten Lessons about Famous Artists
We started a unit about Famous Artists. By showing a wide range of styles and pieces of art, the goal was to allow students to expand their ideas about art. Scroll to the bottom for my Google Slides resource on 10 famous artists.
Here, we studied Piet Mondrian, who uses primary colours and black and white.
We also read about Jackson Pollock who uses movement and atypical tools for painting. We used sponges and cutlery with blue and yellow paint.
We learned about Vincent Van Gogh and impressionism. We used small squares of paper in place of short brush strokes.
If you’re looking for some inspiration for your little artists, this nonfiction resource is perfect for your inquiry on Art and Artists! This engaging resource can be used as a lesson or a mini-unit. It includes descriptions of some features of nonfiction texts right alongside the actual features in a text about art.
This art and literacy resource contains information in simple language about:
- Artists
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Vincent Van Gogh
- Wassily Kandinsky
- Hilma af Klint
- Piet Mondrian
- Emily Carr
- Jackson Pollock
- Henry Moore
- Jean-Michel Basquiat
- Banksy
- Inspiration
Terms such as abstract art, impressionism, and neo-expressionism are introduced and defined simply for young learners.
