Painting a Color Chart

As Adam approached the Easel, he immediately asked, “Are these the primary colors?” He then decided he would use the primary colors to create a color chart. He explained that by making a color chart, the other children would know which colors you could mix to create secondary colors. As he painted he explained that he put red and yellow on top and mixed them together underneath to create orange. He proceeded to mix red and blue, yellow and blue, and red, blue, and yellow. After his color chart dries on the drying rack, we plan to hang it next to the easel for other children to refer to when painting. For the past few weeks, the kindergartners have been exploring color mixing. By developing a color chart, Adam demonstrated his understanding of mixing primary colors to create secondary colors. Thank you, Adam, for making a color chart we can all use! 

Color Everywhere!

 Today, we introduced our color boards and Jack and Sophie matched nature items on  the board.The matched the palette of fall leaves to the boards and tried to decide which was just the right color. At the easel, Ben exclaimed, "Look at the colors I made." The exploration  of color is an exciting theme for young children to investigate!

Sticking Foam Pieces to Wet Paint

Today the children noticed at the easel that foam shapes can stick to wet paint. Harold, Samantha and Ellen place the foam pieces gently on the wet paint and they stay there because its as sticky as glue. It's also fun to paint over the foam shapes, too.

Pairs of Painters at the Easel

Painting at the easel has taken on a whole new way of doing art. In the Levana class we have opened up both sides of our easel so that two children can work at the same time. The children are very aware of a friend painting around the corner. Besides having to wait for the easel to be free when only one side is open, the children invite others to paint and on occasion trade sides at the easel. As our children mature, we see them becoming more aware of and desiring connection with one another.

Easel Buddies

Isabella and Ben enjoyed a long period of side-by-side painting today at our easel. The Keshet children like to work on paintings together, and are definitely more interested in the process than the product. This duo demonstrate the gradual progress from pure parallel play to dyad play in the way that they alternated colors, taking turns with the blue and purple paint, and allowing one another plenty of elbow room and paper space.

Budding Artist at the Easel

It is with the greatest pleasure that as teachers, we have the opportunity to observe a child's accomplishments during the preschool day.
Lily carefully mixes the paints at the easel and then with confidence and flair she creates.
She continued to spend time creating masterpieces, one after another.