Kindergarten Art

We began a study of Native American pictographs. I presented a lesson on the symbols, why they were used and some of the meanings behind the pictographs. The students followed the steps of several pictographs, carefully placing each line to create a clear symbol. By the conclusion of the lesson, they were able to decipher several pictographs without guidance and began to string together symbols to tell a story. We will create a small scale tipi model with the pictographs and symbols drawn and painted on the surface this week in class. The tipi's should be completed for you to take home at conferences to use in your Thanksgiving display.