January Artist
Composer: Claude Debussy
Painter: Vincent Van Gough
Instrument: Woodwinds
Writer: Jan Brett/Cindy Faust
Historical Figure: Alexander Graham Bell
Country: Asia
December Artist
Composer: Tchaikovsky
Painter: Kandinsky/Miro
Instrument: Harp
Writer: Chris Van Allsburg
Historical Figure: Charles Dickens
Country: Russia
November Artist
Composer: Johannes Brahmms
Painter: Clementine Hunter
Instrument: Saxophone
Writer: E.B. White
Historical Figure: Galileo
Country: United States of America
October Artist
Composer: Ludwig Van Beethoven/Frank Listz
Painter: Seurat and Munch
Instrument: Piano
Writer: Edgar Allen Poe
Historical Figure: Christopher Columbus and Thomas Edison
Country: Germany
September Artists
Composers: Mozart and Satie
Instrument: French Horn
Painter: Renoir
Authors/Poets: Robert Frost and William Shakespeare
Historical Figure: Joan of Arc
Country: France
The Arts
This year in Kindergarten, we are introducing an art curriculum. Each month, beginning in September, the children will learn about a variety of art expressions. There will be a composer, author, artist, poet, historical figure, and instrument studied each month. On the last Monday of the month, the children will celebrate the people and music we learned about throughout the day. We will journal to classical music, read poems, recreate a painting, have a special guest play the instrument of the month!
We invite our families to come enjoy a brown bag lunch on the last Monday of the month while we are entertained by our special guest(s) who will perform for us! If you know anyone who plays any of the instruments we will be studying, please contact me! We want our children to not only recognize the arts; but also, be inspired to contribute to the art community!
The Curriculum of the Arts yearly outline will be sent home the first week in September. Mrs. Jodi and I have created the curriculum because we both dearly love music and art expression. We hope to inspire other teachers and parents to embrace our art culture.
