Kindergarten Artists have been working on the art element of Pattern this week.  First we read Denise Fleming’s fun book, Beetle Bop.

Then we talked about pattern – my Kinders were eager to share their favorite color patterns!  We created a line pattern background for our beetles, then cut and glued beetle bodies to the paper.  We added legs, antennae, and more patterns on the beetle bodies.  Finally, a border of cut paper scraps finished our bug collages.  Along the way we learned how to open and close the glue bottles and how to squeeze just a drop – and even how to punch holes with those tricky paper punchers.