Finger Painting

Fianna Moe

Target Grade: Kindergarten – 2nd

What is Finger Painting?An art technique that the paint is applied with the fingers, and the use of hands and lower arm. Use of the entire arm smoothes the paint on the paper prior to more detailed modeling with the fingers and other parts of the hand.

The History

Ruth Faison Shaw introduced finger painting as an art education. She developed her techniques in Rome, Italy, before patenting a safe non-toxic paint in 1931. After developing her expressive medium for children, Shaw devoted her attention to the therapeutic benefits of finger-painting.

Material

- 6 bright colors- Some use instant pudding to use as finger print to eliminate children putting their fingers in their mouths

Here are 5 examples of using finger printing.

Example 1

What images did they paint using their hands and finger?

Example 2 - What are some

of the finger patterns in this painting?

- - Create a fish tale story about your painting.

Example 3

- What do you think is being created?

- What else might you create using this same technique?

Example 4

- What do you See?- What do you think

this is about?

Example 5- What story

does this tell?- Why might the

Artist have painted this?

Big Idea: - Students will gain

and develop fine motor and visual skills. Finger painting is a form of “messy play” which provides a variety of sensory experiences for students.

Ideas for Unit PlanIdea #1: Mixing Colors Students will be in groups of

3 and share a set of primary paints and combine colors to create more colors.

Major Understanding:Students will learn about

primary and secondary colors. Students will also learn about sensory and feel the texture of paint on their fingers.

Idea # 2: Finger Painting Images (flowers, landscape). Students can choose a image they would like to finger paint.

Big Concept;Students recopy an a

image and use finger paint techniques to recreate the image.

Idea #3: Finger/Hand Painting Animals. Students choose a animal and recopy image to create their own finger/hand painting art.

Big ConceptsStudents learn about

different animals and explore how to finger/hand paint animals.

ResourcesTherapy Street For Kids, retrieved June 19, 2014 from:http://therapystreetforkids.com/index.html

Finger Painting- Creative Fun with Kids, retrieved June 19, 2014 from: http://painting.about.com/od/paintingforkids/tp/finger-painting.htm

Another Look At Finger Painting, retrieved June 19, from: http://www.fingerpainter.com/

Finger Painting for Preschoolers, retrieved June 19 , from: fingerpainting.net

Images of Finger Painting, retrieved June 19, from: http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=finger+painting&FORM=HDRSC2

MEETS EXPECTATIONOnline Posting in Forums and in Assignments:X Includes a title page that describes the presentation X Title page includes your name X Background information about the artist, period in art history, culture, OR techniqueX Five or more images of the selected works of art X A series of open-ended questions to get children and adults to look closely at the art work (double check that all questions are open-ended and that all answers can be accepted)X Brief summary list of major concepts you want to share with elementary students in the classroom.X List a series of art production experiences that will build on the art talk. (Note: These can become the art lessons that are part of your Art Unit Plan.)X Citations for all sources for information and imagesX Post work in Forums__Respond in writing to three Art Talks.__Name______________ __Name______________ __Name________________Post PowerPoint and Completed Rubric in Assignments