The Great Wave Line Study by Kindergarten

Kindergarteners studied the famous work by Hokusai  titled, “The Great Wave” before creating their own great wave inspired by the lines and movement in the original work. 

Artists identified various lines on their own copy of the artwork and we named the lines together as a class. Students found curvy, jagged, pointed and wavy lines. Artists outlined the various lines we found on the smart board, too. 

We identified clues in the painting that told us the wave was probably off the coast of Japan (the Japanese signature in the corner) and found hidden fisherman boats maneuvering through the thrashing waves of this tsunami painted nearly 200 years ago. A small mountain was also discovered behind the huge thrashing waves. Students learned that this tiny mountain, is actually the infamous Mount Fiji. How small it seems in comparison to the waves!
 

 

Students were instructed to create movement in their wave emphasizing the dynamic power of water using line and color techniques.