Many teachers use the farm theme for fall. It is a
good one to teach children about animals and where our food comes from. October
is a good month for corn and corn mazes and scare crows. Art teachers can teach
color mixing with paint. Little ones can learn red and yellow make orange
pumpkins. Creating art with warm colors
can be taught with an “On the Farm” theme.
Plastic farm animals can be bought at the dollar
stores or the dollar bins at the big box stores. These are great for children
to use to draw and create their own symbols or art style. Of course the
internet is full of farm animal images to choose but sometimes these are
difficult to draw and there may be copyright issues.
Fall landscapes of farms can also be taught. Artwork
by artists such as Grandma Moses or Grant Wood can be found and projected and
analyzed for colors used, how texture is created, and how was depth (close-up
and far away) achieved.
