Kids aged about three to four years are characterized by increased activity and restlessness, and concentrating on something their attention is not so simple. One of the most useful activities for the development of children can be called drawing. In the middle group of kindergarten, it 's time to develop talents. There are many different techniques that even the smallest artists can easily master, creating their first masterpieces. It is also worth noting the fact that in the middle group, children's drawing abilities are at approximately the same level.
Materials
Drawing in the middle group means getting to know a variety of materials. Of course, dense white and colored paper, simple and colored pencils, wax crayons, paints, soft brushes and other things should become an obligatory attribute.
Most often, children's art uses watercolors, but this is not entirely correct. The fact is that such a technique among artists is considered the most complex and requires a high level of skill. As for the issue of painting in the middle group, it is quite difficult to teach the child the basics of fine art with the help of this material. So when choosing paints it is better to give preference to gouache.
Features of the learning process
At the age when the child attends the middle group, there is a kind of turning point in the direction of understanding their actions. So, if before the kid was content with drawing incoherent doodles, now he wants to get a more realistic result of his work. The technique of drawing in the middle group should be both easy to understand and have good illustrative properties that allow you to accurately convey the creative idea on paper.
Lesson building
Drawing in the middle group should have a certain sequence of steps to achieve the best results. The lesson should be built logically correctly and move from simple to complex. So, at the beginning of the lesson, you need to familiarize children with the technique and practice a little in it, and only after that proceed to the drawing of specific images. Tasks must be constantly complicated, using ever new techniques of fine art, as well as their combinations. In addition, it is important to constantly clarify, as well as introduce an element of collective creativity into classes.
What to draw with children
One of the most crucial moments on which the success of the lesson depends is the choice of topic. Drawing in the middle group provides great opportunities for determining one or another orientation of the lesson, because children at this age have a fairly wide range of interests.
- When choosing a topic, you need to take into account the seasonal factor (i.e., draw scenes dedicated to the seasons with them).
- For each holiday date, you need to deal with children making greeting cards using different techniques.
- Through the drawing, children should learn about the environment (plants, animals, natural phenomena).
- Social subjects related to the family, society, and professions should also be introduced into the lessons of fine art.
What techniques to apply
Teaching children the fine arts, it is important to correctly build a lesson. Drawing in the middle group should involve the application of a wide variety of techniques. Of course, you need to master traditional pencils and brushes in order to give the kids basic knowledge and instill the necessary skills. But also for the comprehensive development of children and providing them with interesting leisure time, it is useful to turn to the original methods of fine art. So, it is recommended to use the following unconventional drawing techniques:
- finger painting (creating visual images with fingertips stained with gouache);
- imprint (transferring a texture or image from a painted stamp);
- wax candle painting (scratching);
- dry brush (textured image without the use of water);
- pointillism (drawing with colorful splashes);
- monotype (creating a symmetrical image by imprinting);
- blotography (creation of visual images by finalizing colorful spots);
- geometric drawing (transformation and combination of geometric shapes)
These techniques can be used both independently and in combination. They allow the child to develop associative thinking, and also train the motor skills of children's hands.
We draw autumn with children
The topic with which it is best to start painting is autumn. In the middle group, children are already quite familiar with the features of the seasons. Autumn is one of the brightest seasons, so the field for creativity is quite large. You can use a wide variety of techniques, as well as their combinations.
To begin with, it is recommended to apply stamp drawing. Autumn in the middle group can be depicted on a large general poster. To begin with, on a whatman the tutor places the silhouette of a tree trunk. Next, each of the kids smears the paint brought with them with paint and alternately applies them to the overall template. The resulting collective drawing will be an excellent decoration of the group’s premises.
To simulate autumn trees, the blotting technique is good. So, each of the children affixes several arbitrary spots of yellow, orange and red. When the surface dries, a trunk and branches should be added to each blot. Thus, an imitation of the autumn forest.
How to draw winter using pointillism technique
With the onset of cold weather and the fall of the first snow, a new inspiration for creativity appears. So, to depict winter, the technique of pointillism is the best suited. To implement it, you need two brushes, gouache paints and water. The drawing algorithm is as follows:
- on a piece of paper, children should depict a winter landscape (houses, Christmas trees, and so on), it is advisable to use bright and dark shades;
- wait until the paint on the sheet is completely dry;
- in the left hand take the first brush and squeeze it tightly;
- the second is abundantly moistened in water and dipped in white paint;
- Above the previously prepared drawing, you need to tap with the right brush on the left so that paint splashes fall on a sheet of paper, simulating snowfall.
Draw trees
In order to learn how to depict full-fledged landscapes in the future, it is necessary to master the drawing of a tree. In the middle group, it is quite difficult for a child to cope with the task of creating a symmetrical figure on his own, so it is best to resort to the monotype technique. Image formation includes a certain sequence of steps:
- a sheet of white or colored paper needs to be folded in half and expanded;
- on the inside of the sheet to the left of the fold draw a half of the tree so that the paint layer is sufficiently dense;
- while the surface is still wet, fold the paper in half again and gently press it;
- when the children unfold their sheets, they will see that the result is a real tree that remains to be decorated with fruits and birds
Drawing a tree in the middle group is one of the basic classes, which must be included in the program.
Image of birds
Drawing a bird in the middle group should not only carry a creative burden, but also provide some theoretical knowledge about certain representatives of the bird class. In this case, it is better to use the traditional drawing technique. A lesson that involves drawing a bird in the middle group should begin with the fact that children will be given special standard blanks.
Next, the teacher proceeds to the story about the species of birds, demonstrating illustrative material, where the color will be clearly visible. At the end of the theoretical part, the kids are invited to color the blanks, imitating the coloring of a bird, which the teacher spoke about. It is possible, as in the previous case, to make a common tree on which the kids will place their masterpieces.
Animals
As in the case of birds, drawing animals in the middle group is designed to give children also theoretical knowledge about certain representatives of the fauna. In addition, this theme of creativity allows you to use a fairly wide range of techniques (both independently and in combination with each other).
You can start learning how to draw four-legged friends using the finger technique, which works great for the development of associative thinking. For starters, children should be asked to make several multi-colored prints on a piece of paper. Later, with the help of a caregiver, the kids should refine them so that they or those animals are clearly visible. Next, you need to complicate the task by drawing figures that would combine several prints.
For drawing animals, a technique involving the use of a dry brush is well suited. With its help, children can imitate wool. So, they need to hand out blanks with the image of animals with the task of depicting fluffy fur.
How to use a wax candle in art
One of the important topics is drawing vegetables in the middle group. As the children improve their skills, you need to gradually complicate the lesson. Drawing in the middle group with a candle will certainly interest children. The essence of the technique is as follows:
- First of all, a sheet of paper needs to be completely painted over. You can use one or more colors that seamlessly fade into each other. It is better to use gouache paints.
- After waiting for the paper to dry, you should proceed directly to the use of a candle. It is necessary to treat it well with the surface of the sheet so that all of it is covered with a dense layer of wax.
- The next step is to cover the sheet with black (or any other) gouache. It is necessary to ensure that the paint is fresh, because only in this way will a dense and opaque layer.
- When the black gouache dries, on top of it you need to carefully draw the contours of the drawing with a simple pencil. The pressure should be very light so as not to damage the top coating.
- At the last stage, a drawing is created. With the help of a pen with an empty rod, it is necessary to trace the previously outlined contours. In this case, black paint will peel off, showing the intended pattern.
Drawing vegetables in the middle group using this technique will diversify the lessons and make them more interesting.