Mondrian Inspired Art by the 3rd Graders!

Animal contours and shapes of objects were the emphasis on these designs. We completed the artwork with some rectangle borders....collage style! 

Didn't realize it would be challenging to some students to imagine and draw only the contour of their chosen shape without adding the gory details to their art.....those details only got erased when it was time to fill in the grid and colors!! 

This work was so well executed....the student only drew what was required...no eye details and hair that she later had to erase! 

Piet Mondrian Inspired Work by the Kindergarteners!

My Kindergarteners are a happy bunch. They also come to me with complete scissor-skills!
I drew white lines on black construction paper as guides for the little ones to cut straight lines. They used these lines to make their own grid; with "sleeping" lines (horizontal lines) and "standing" lines (vertical lines).

Then, they moved on to cutting their very own rectangles (I also drew different size rectangles on yellow, blue and red construction paper as cutting guides and allowed them to pick and choose the size they wanted to use)

Be aware though...some of them tend to glue only one or two colors and fill up their entire grid with it, forgetting to use the other colors all together! You need to help them find the "missing" primary color that Mondrian painted with, and allow them to find it and glue it somewhere on their art work to complete it!