Kandinsky Circles

I saw THIS so I tried it as a simple guided lesson with the little kids this year (2010).

The little kids were so fascinated by the pastel chalk. They could have cared less about drawing circles passed the instructed ones they drew in pencil.

Little Kid instruction:
Set-up:
Large sheets of paper taped to the table, one for each child
A pencil at each seat
Paint, oil pastels, pastel chalk, crayons, and colored pencils close by

1. Draw a line across the middle of your paper to divide it in half. (Demonstrate)
2. Now draw two lines up and down on your paper. (Demonstrate) Now you should have 6 boxes.
3. In each box draw a circle. (Demonstrate) Now you should have 6 circles.
4. I want you to take your paint and pastels and draw lots of colorful circles over top of these circles to make a beautiful picture. (Demonstrate on your page. Do not show them a finished product.)
5. (Pass out colored drawing utensils.)


I think, this could be a fun opener to explore color.