Illuminations: Who Was Wassily Kandinsky?

This lesson provides students with an exploration of the geometric figures Wassily Kandinsky used in his art.

Students participate in a scavenger hunt to become familiar with Kandinsky’s works and the geometric figures used in his paintings.

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STEAM Topics Resource Audience Grade Level Tags

Math Topics

Geometry

Music, Art, and Language Arts Topics

Visual Art

K-6, Educator

3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade

art, geometric figures, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Wassily Kandinsky

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Illuminations (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics)

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Illuminations: Seeing Geometry in Art

Illuminations (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics)

Students use paintings studied in the previous lesson to connect their knowledge of geometric shapes and terms with Kandinsky’s use of geometric figures.

https://illuminations.nctm.org/Lesson.aspx?id=1806

Illuminations: Mirroring Kandinsky

Illuminations (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics)

Students use Kandinsky’s style of art and their own creativity to make paintings that reflect their understanding of geometry.

https://illuminations.nctm.org/Lesson.aspx?id=1807