This lesson is always a nice way to discuss lines, shapes, and color with the younger grades. I like to show many different examples of Mondrian's Compositions and I also added in some of Frank Stella's artwork that was similar. It is always neat to see what the Kindergartners have to say about these paintings!
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| Piet Mondrian |
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| Frank Stella |
With the little ones, I break this lesson down into very simple parts; handing out the paper first for them to put their names on, then passing out the black strips of paper and just having them arrange them on their paper to experiment the different designs and shapes they can make with the black "lines."
After handing out the different paper squares and rectangles, they arrange them in a few different compositions until they come up with the one that looks the best to them.
I also ended this lesson by having each student bring up their Compositions and display them next to Mondrian's Painting. They are always so proud of what they do and to have the whole class see it and then applause adds to their positive experience. I also take that time to show them how different each Composition is even though they all used the exact same materials.
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