Art and artists
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Thinking sheet · Art and artists
Straight or Curvy?
Draw a robot with only straight lines and a creature with only curvy lines. Then mix them.
- Grades
- K–3
- Time
- about 20 minutes
- Topic
- Art and artists
- Kids practice
- line, following a rule, comparing
What kids do
“Box one: straight lines only. Box two: curvy lines only. Box three: anything goes!”
- Straight lines only
- Curvy lines only
- Both!
- Straight lines look… Curvy lines look…
How to run it
- A ruler is allowed for the straight box.
- Point out that robots and buildings use more straight lines.
- Animals and clouds use more curvy lines.
Talk about it
- Which box was hardest?
- Is your body made of straight or curvy lines?
- Which lines feel friendly?
Take it further
Find five straight things and five curvy things in the room.
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