Shape Gardens Activity
Using organic and geometric shapes to create a garden
Grade Level Focus: Kindergarten
School: 21st Century Primary Center
Teaching Artist: Jordan Knecht
Classroom Teacher: Andrea Mele
Materials: drawing utensils, paper
Class Periods: 1
Unit Connections: Colors, Shapes, and Symmetry
Habitats and Homes
SummaryObserve Pearl Fryar’s garden of organic and geometric shapes as a catalyst to create shape garden drawings.
Lesson Sequence
Lesson 1:
Next Generation Science Standards
K-ESS2-2
Common Core Math Standards
K.G.1
K.G.4
National Visual Arts Standards See National Visual Arts Standards to align to your grade level for these Anchor Standards:
Anchor Standard 1
Anchor Standard 2
Anchor Standard 3
Anchor Standard 5
Artist Connections
Pearl Fryar
Lesson Sequence
Lesson 1:
- Introduce organic and geometric shapes.
- Observe artist Pearl Fryar’s geometrically-pruned topiary garden.
- Compare geometric and organic shapes in and around the classroom to Fryar’s garden shapes.
- Design and create shape garden illustrations, then share them with classmates.
K-ESS2-2
Common Core Math Standards
K.G.1
K.G.4
National Visual Arts Standards See National Visual Arts Standards to align to your grade level for these Anchor Standards:
Anchor Standard 1
Anchor Standard 2
Anchor Standard 3
Anchor Standard 5
Artist Connections
Pearl Fryar
Work examples:
![organic and geometric shapes]()
![introducing Pearl Fryar]()
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![sharing work]()
