A Montessori classroom, by design, is simple, relaxing, and aesthetically pleasing. It is not overstimulating or cluttered. The walls are decorated with artwork from various artists and the students themselves. Art is an essential component of learning in Montessori classrooms. The teachers carefully prepare the art table/shelf with materials stimulating curiosity and creativity while incorporating the five learning areas: Practical Life, Sensorial, Math, Language, and Cultural.
Displaying the student’s artwork creates an opportunity to learn from each other, appreciate and respect the work of others, and have a strong sense of classroom community. Students at King’s Wood enjoyed looking through the books about Frida Kahlo and Georgia O’Keeffe and recreating their own masterpieces. Below are a few pictures; enjoy!
Artist Profile: Frida Kahlo. Frida was a Mexican painter best known for her brilliant self-portraits that deal with such themes as identity, the human body, and death.
Row 1: Self-Portrait—Frida Kahlo. Inspired by the artist, students looked in the mirror and created their self-portraits.
Row 2: Creating art lying down. Frida Kahlo painted in bed after a severe accident at age 18.
Artist Profile: Georgia O’Keeffe is renowned for her contribution to modern art. Her famous works include her paintings of New York skyscrapers and flowers. Later in her age, she took on painting aerial views of clouds and sky.
Row 1: Left to Right: Students create their own rendition inspired by Georgia O’Keeffe: Ram’s Head painting.
Row 2: Students painted flowers in vivid colors using watercolor as a medium.
