First Grade Mondrian Monsters

First graders looked at the artwork of Mondrian and his use of shapes and primary colors.  I saw this project on another teacher's blog and I was so excited to use it with my first grade kiddos!  We discussed the way Mondrian used lines in his artwork and his use of colors within his shapes.

For our monsters, we looked at the many details of a face and then discussed how we could make them into monster facial details (they had a lot of fun making their monsters!).  Upon completion of their monsters, they were instructed to place Mondrian-inspired lines within the body of their creatures.  Paint was added and the monsters were complete!  We then discussed background and environment, brainstorming the many different worlds our monsters might live within.