Section 1: Art Lesson Plans

[Pages:11]Section 1: Art Lesson Plans

AGES:1?5

DEVELOPMENTAL GOALS:

To promote creativity

To interact with an adult

LEARNING OBJECTIVE:

Using a can, lid, dried beans, tempera paint, spoons, cups, and paper, the child will experience a new art form.

MATERIALS:

Can with a lid (if a can is not available, use an ice cream bucket with a lid)

Dried beans Several colors of

tempera paint Small cups (one for

each color of paint) Spoons Water Paper Scissors

Bean Shaker Painting

ADULT PREPARATION:

1. Put tempera paint in small cups. One color per cup. 2. Mix tempera paint with water to a watercolor consistency. 3. Cut paper to fit around the inside of the can. Cut at least one

per child. 4. Place the paper in the can. 5. Put beans in each color of paint.

PROCEDURES:

1. Using spoons, the child will pick up the beans. 2. With adult help if needed, the child will drain the excess paint off

the spoons before dropping several beans of each color into the can. 3. Child puts the lid on the can and secures it with adult help. 4. Child shakes the can, moving the beans all around, leaving trails

of paint. 5. Repeat steps 1?4 to add more color to the paper.

SAFETY PRECAUTION:

Watch young children closely when handling small objects such as beans. If children are unsupervised, the beans may present a choking hazard.

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Coffee Ground Mosaic

ADULT PREPARATION:

1. Dry used coffee grounds on newspaper. Used grounds are fluffy. If you want a coarser texture, use the grounds straight from the coffee can.

2. Dilute white glue with water. 3. Place grounds in a bowl. 4. Set the bowl and diluted glue on the table.

PROCEDURES:

1. Spread the glue across paper with a wide brush. 2. Sprinkle coffee grounds onto the glue. 3. Shake off the excess grounds.

AGES: 2?5

DEVELOPMENTAL GOALS:

To develop fine motor skills

To provide sensory stimulation through the use of texture

LEARNING OBJECTIVE:

Using coffee grounds, diluted glue, a wide paintbrush, and paper, the child will create a coffee ground mosaic.

MATERIALS:

Coffee grounds Bowl Glue Water Wide paintbrush Paper Newspaper

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AGES: 3?5

DEVELOPMENTAL GOALS:

To foster creativity To enhance eye-

hand coordination

LEARNING OBJECTIVE:

Using newspaper, crayons, paper, brushes, and watercolors, the child will demonstrate how crayon resists watercolor.

MATERIALS:

Newspaper Crayons Watercolor paint

(set of watercolors or liquid watercolor) Brushes Paper

Crayon Wash

ADULT PREPARATION:

1. Cut paper to accommodate the age and attention span of the children. Use a sheet of paper 5" by 7" for three- and four-yearolds. A five-year-old may have 9" by 7".

2. Place the paper on a couple pages of folded newspaper (helps the child to bear down harder).

PROCEDURES:

1. The child will draw with crayons on the paper, bearing down to achieve a darker effect.

2. Child brushes over the crayon design with the watercolor.

Note: The wax of the crayon resists the paint. The paint will adhere only to the blank paper.

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Fluffy Paint

ADULT PREPARATION:

1. Mix together one part tempera paint, two parts glue, and two parts shaving cream in a paint cup. Use a separate cup for each color.

2. Stir mixture well with a spoon. This will create a fluffy texture of paint.

3. Set mixture, brushes, and paper on the table.

PROCEDURES:

1. Child uses a brush to paint the fluffy mixture on the paper. 2. Child may use additional colors. Use a separate brush for

each color.

AGES: 2?5

DEVELOPMENTAL GOALS:

To develop creativity

To promote small muscle development

LEARNING OBJECTIVE:

Using paper, brushes, and a mixture of glue, paint, and shaving cream, the child will create a fluffy painting.

MATERIALS:

White glue Tempera paint Shaving cream Spoons Paint cups Brushes

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AGES: 3?5

DEVELOPMENTAL GOALS:

To follow directions To use small

muscles

LEARNING OBJECTIVE:

Using a wooden block, tempera paint, brush, and interlocking block, the child will make prints.

MATERIALS:

Wood Sandpaper Goggles Tempera paint Paint cups Foam plate or tray Dish soap Paper towel

Interlocking Block Prints

ADULT PREPARATION (DAY 1):

1. Wearing goggles to protect eyes, sand until smooth a block for each child.

2. Put red tempera paint into paint cup. 3. Add dish soap and mix well. 4. Set paint, brushes, and wooden blocks on the table.

PROCEDURES:

1. Using a brush, the child will paint the block red. 2. Child may set the block on the shelf to dry.

ADULT PREPARATION (DAY 2):

1. Create a paint blotter by pouring white tempera paint into a foam plate or tray.

2. Add dish soap to paint. Mix well. 3. Place a folded paper towel on top of paint and soap mixture. 4. Flip towel over. This creates a blotter that will limit the amount of

paint the child uses. 5. Place the red block (from Day 1), white tempera paint blotter, and

interlocking blocks on the table.

PROCEDURES:

1. Child will dip the raised side of the interlocking block into the paint blotter.

2. Next child presses the block onto the wood. 3. Repeat steps 1 and 2, covering the block with prints.

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Interlocking Block Prints continued

EXTENSION:

Child decorates a plastic egg by gluing or drawing facial features. Teacher hot-glues the egg to the top of the block, creating Humpty Dumpty.

SAFETY PRECAUTION:

If using small interlocking blocks, supervise children closely to prevent a choking hazard.

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AGES: 4?5

DEVELOPMENTAL GOALS:

To stimulate the sense of hearing

To delight in movement and rhythm

LEARNING OBJECTIVE:

Using a box, tempera paint, spoons, and jingle bells, the child will create music while painting.

MATERIALS:

Box Tempera paint Water Paint containers Spoons Jingle bells Paper Scissors

Jingle Bell Painting

ADULT PREPARATION:

1. Cut paper to fit the box. 2. Pour tempera paint into containers, add water (two parts paint to

one part water), and stir. Use a separate container for each color of paint. 3. Add two or three jingle bells to each container of paint. 4. Put paper into the box.

PROCEDURES:

1. The child will spoon jingle bells into the box, first draining off the excess paint.

2. Child moves the pan from side to side allowing the jingle bells to roll around the paper.

3. Repeat using other colors.

Note: This activity is suitable for one to three-year-olds if using a gallon ice cream bucket with a lid instead of the box. One-year-olds can shake the container by holding onto the handle.

EXTENSION:

Play favorite music during the activity. The child may shake the box to the rhythm of the music.

SAFETY PRECAUTION:

Supervise children closely when using small objects, such as jingle bells, to prevent a choking hazard.

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Melted Crayon Drawing

ADULT PREPARATION:

1. Collect broken pieces of crayons. 2. Remove all paper from the crayons. 3. Surround the warming tray with towels to protect the children from

the heat.

PROCEDURES:

1. Children sort the crayons by colors. 2. Children place each separate color of crayon into a muffin cup. 3. Adult places the muffin pan onto the warming tray. 4. Once the crayons are melted children work individually. 5. Child uses a cotton swab and dips it into the melted crayon mixture. 6. Child draws with cotton swab on paper.

Note: Typical warming trays do not have various heat settings. For electric skillets and warming trays with a heat setting, melt crayons on medium heat. Reduce to low heat when crayons have melted.

SAFETY PRECAUTION:

Supervise children closely when using heat.

AGES: 3?5

DEVELOPMENTAL GOALS:

To observe a transformation

To stimulate eyehand coordination

LEARNING OBJECTIVE:

Using a warming tray, muffin pan, paper, cotton swabs, and crayons, the child will experience a new art form.

MATERIALS:

Warming tray (an electric skillet may be used)

Metal muffin pan Paper Cotton swabs Broken pieces

of crayons Towels

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