Symmetrical Butterflies
Disclaimer: I borrowed the bulk of this lesson from one of my art-teacher idols, Cassie Stephens. She’s simply amazing at what she does- I highly recommend you check her projects out. I may harbor a lil’ art teacher envy because she’s so cool. Anyways. 🙂
This was a REALLY fun project for Kindergarten and I’m thrilled to have woven it into our curriculum this year. First, we talked about butterflies and the importance of celebrating their beautifully short lives. We talked about symmetry and looked at examples of symmetrical designs in butterfly wings.
We kicked off our projects by folding 8×10 sheets of white construction paper in half (hot-dog-style) like a card. We painted on only ONE HALF of our paper (to the right of the crease) and children followed my lead to create their monoprints. We used water down black paint and painted directly onto our paper. I would make a brushstroke on the right side of my paper and quickly fold it, pressing the pages together. Then I would unfold and instruct children to do the same.
I feel like they could make a really cool quilt, don’t you think?
Have an nice week!
-Mrs. Heinlein
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