Who went?! I did, I did! And, as I gazed out across the fair from the top of the ferris wheel, I had the spark of an idea for our first first grade project of the year. Looking at all the lines and shapes created by the rides, games, tents and fencing, having the first graders design their own fair complete with an assortment of lines and shapes would be a perfect way to review these two elements of art.
First, the first graders brainstormed as many types lines and shapes as they could. We talked about the difference between these two elements. We read the story Minerva Louise at the Fair by Janet Morgan Stoeke and looked at photographs of fairs at night.
Students then traced four geometric shapes onto colored construction paper and cut them out. They had to figure out what these four shapes could be in their drawing of a fair and glue the shapes down. Once the shapes were adhered to black paper, the first graders used pencil to design their very own fair, incorporating a variety of lines and shapes.
First, the first graders brainstormed as many types lines and shapes as they could. We talked about the difference between these two elements. We read the story Minerva Louise at the Fair by Janet Morgan Stoeke and looked at photographs of fairs at night.
Students then traced four geometric shapes onto colored construction paper and cut them out. They had to figure out what these four shapes could be in their drawing of a fair and glue the shapes down. Once the shapes were adhered to black paper, the first graders used pencil to design their very own fair, incorporating a variety of lines and shapes.
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