Age/Grade: Early Childhood: Lessons

Tabletop Graffiti Mural Valerie Kerwin When an art teacher from a YMCA in Florida decided to clean up her shabby tables and teach her students about graffiti art, she decided to combine the projects and revive the tables with art! A strong emphasis on collaboration and cooperation led to a classroom full of personalized furniture. Fish Collages Melissa Ludwig, Keith Haring/SVA Scholarship Recipient Exploring color and pattern through collage, this lesson was produced by a college student majoring in Art Education. Dancing Silhouettes Monique Ducroux After a dance lesson about statues, these youngsters looked at Keith Haring pictures and drew their own silhouettes on the asphalt outside their school. Haring Style Drawings Mark McCloskey Sent to us by one of our most active teachers, this project demonstrates the explorative fun that students can have with Keith Haring inspired imagery. Add a Page to Love Jennifer Pendergast & Ms. Bessie Using Keith Haring's book, LOVE, as a stepping stone, students are asked to create their own page to express love while challenging their use of color. Kindergarten Mural Lauren Burg Small groups of students danced to music in the hallway, while tracing their bodies in movement poses on colored paper. They were cut out, glued onto one large sheet of paper, and outlined in black paint to brighten up our school hallway. Heart Collage Jennifer Pendergast & Ms. Bessie A simple lesson designed for younger students. Perfect for Valentines or Mothers Day. Colorful Dogs April Barlett Pre-K and Kindergarten children create collage dogs, similar to those of Keith Haring, using paper cut-out rectangles and triangles. Hip Hop Dance Cut-Outs Heidi Shelton Emphasizing collaboration, this teacher brought in music that Keith Haring worked to when he was making art and helped her students create a mural using it as inspiration. The Story of Red and Blue- ART The Keith Haring Foundation This spontaneous explorative project allows students of all ages to open up and make free associations with positive results. Ten Kathy Kaiser Using Keith Haring's book, TEN as a starting point, children will learn to quantify and visually depict numbers. Pop Art People Jennifer Pendergast & Ms. Bessie A lesson especially designed for younger children to help them understand body proportion and construction. Drawing Movement Jeri Turtle This local New York City school used Keith Haring's art to inspire a lesson on expressing movement in drawing. Drawings & Collage Valerie Kerwin Sent in by the YMCA in Sarasota, FLorida, this lesson explores the use of multiple figures in the medium of collage. Tools for Discussing Haring's Work The Keith Haring Foundation By maintaining a framework to lead a discussion, this outline will help make looking at, talking about, and responding to art less intimidating. A Haring Holiday Kathleen McCrea Create Haring-inspired holiday ornaments with children using this fun and easy project sent in to us by a high school in Kansas. Clay Alphabet Sculpture Scenes Dan Deslaurier A fun and informative introduction to the art of Keith Haring and an opportunity for students to sculpt their own clay letters! Haring Man Mural Betsy Decker One class' response to Haring's work after visiting our site, a full size figurative mural. The perfect project to build upon for individual children or a whole group. Morphs Kathy Kaiser This lesson, similar to our Flip-Book lesson, is designed for children to explore movements and perform them as the different characters in Haring's work, emphasizing transitional poses and personal expression. Coloring Books Kathy Kaiser An interactive project designed to carry students through our special coloring book section on our web site. Snapshots Kathy Kaiser Inspired by work Haring explored throughout his life, this project asks students to photograph one another and reflect upon what they see both externally and internally. Cut-Out Figures Erin Norton & Linda Babich Combining the standard early-childhood project of full size traced self-portraits and the work of Keith Haring, this lesson adds a refreshing variation to an old classic. Friends Mural Lara McBride A fun and easy, project that will leave your walls full of color and energy.