Section 1: Art Lesson Plans - Brands · PDF fileSection 1: Art Lesson Plans AGES:1–5 DEVELOPMENTAL GOALS: To promote ... Bean Shaker Painting ADULT PREPARATION: 1. Put tempera paint

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Section 1: Art Lesson Plans

AGES:1–5

DEVELOPMENTALGOALS:

✄ To promotecreativity

✄ To interact withan adult

LEARNINGOBJECTIVE:

Using a can, lid, driedbeans, tempera paint,spoons, cups, andpaper, the child willexperience a new art form.

MATERIALS:Can with a lid (if a can

is not available, usean ice cream bucketwith a lid)

Dried beansSeveral colors of

tempera paintSmall cups (one for

each color of paint)SpoonsWaterPaperScissors

Bean Shaker PaintingADULT 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 oneper 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 offthe 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.

SSAAFFEETTYY PPRREECCAAUUTTIIOONN::Watch young children closely when handling small objects such as

beans. If children are unsupervised, the beans may present a choking hazard.

Coffee Ground Mosaic

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AGES: 2–5

DEVELOPMENTALGOALS:

✄ To develop finemotor skills

✄ To provide sensorystimulation throughthe use of texture

LEARNINGOBJECTIVE:

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

MATERIALS:Coffee groundsBowlGlueWaterWide paintbrushPaperNewspaper

ADULT PREPARATION:1. Dry used coffee grounds on newspaper. Used grounds are fluffy.

If you want a coarser texture, use the grounds straight from thecoffee 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.

Crayon Wash


AGES: 3–5

DEVELOPMENTALGOALS:

✄ To foster creativity

✄ To enhance eye-hand coordination

LEARNINGOBJECTIVE:

Using newspaper,crayons, paper, brushes,and watercolors, thechild will demonstratehow crayon resistswatercolor.

MATERIALS:NewspaperCrayonsWatercolor paint

(set of watercolors orliquid watercolor)

BrushesPaper

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-year-olds. A five-year-old may have 9" by 7".

2. Place the paper on a couple pages of folded newspaper (helps thechild 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 adhereonly to the blank paper.

Fluffy Paint


AGES: 2–5

DEVELOPMENTALGOALS:

✄ To develop creativity

✄ To promote small muscledevelopment

LEARNINGOBJECTIVE:

Using paper, brushes,and a mixture of glue,paint, and shavingcream, the child willcreate a fluffy painting.

MATERIALS:White glueTempera paintShaving creamSpoonsPaint cupsBrushes

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.

Interlocking BlockPrints


AGES: 3–5

DEVELOPMENTALGOALS:

✄ To follow directions

✄ To use small muscles

LEARNINGOBJECTIVE:

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

MATERIALS:WoodSandpaperGogglesTempera paintPaint cupsFoam plate or trayDish soapPaper towel

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 ofpaint the child uses.

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

continued

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.

SSAAFFEETTYY PPRREECCAAUUTTIIOONN::If using small interlocking blocks, supervise children closely to

prevent a choking hazard.


Jingle Bell Painting


AGES: 4–5

DEVELOPMENTALGOALS:

✄ To stimulate thesense of hearing

✄ To delight in move-ment and rhythm

LEARNINGOBJECTIVE:

Using a box, temperapaint, spoons, andjingle bells, the childwill create music while painting.

MATERIALS:BoxTempera paintWaterPaint containersSpoonsJingle bellsPaperScissors

ADULT PREPARATION:1. Cut paper to fit the box.

2. Pour tempera paint into containers, add water (two parts paint toone 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 toroll around the paper.

3. Repeat using other colors.

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

EXTENSION:Play favorite music during the activity. The child may shake the box tothe rhythm of the music.

SSAAFFEETTYY PPRREECCAAUUTTIIOONN::Supervise children closely when using small objects, such as jingle

bells, to prevent a choking hazard.

Melted Crayon Drawing


AGES: 3–5

DEVELOPMENTALGOALS:

✄ To observe a transformation

✄ To stimulate eye-hand coordination

LEARNINGOBJECTIVE:

Using a warming tray,muffin pan, paper,cotton swabs, andcrayons, the child willexperience a new art form.

MATERIALS:Warming tray (an

electric skillet may be used)

Metal muffin panPaperCotton swabsBroken pieces

of crayonsTowels

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 fromthe 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. Forelectric skillets and warming trays with a heat setting, melt crayonson medium heat. Reduce to low heat when crayons have melted.

SSAAFFEETTYY PPRREECCAAUUTTIIOONN::Supervise children closely when using heat.

Raised Glue Art


AGES: 21/2–5

DEVELOPMENTALGOALS:

✄ To encourage finemotor control

✄ To develop eye-hand coordination

LEARNINGOBJECTIVE:

Using a squeeze bottle of white glue,tag board, watercolors,water, and brush, thechild will create a glueresist project.

MATERIALS:White glue in small

squeeze bottleWhite tag boardSet of watercolor paintsWaterCupBrush

PROCEDURES (DAY 1):1. The child uses a small glue bottle to squeeze glue onto

construction paper.

2. Younger children will have a tendency to want to make a pool ofglue. The adult needs to encourage the child to move the glue inlines and swirls across paper.

3. The child needs to put the glue on thickly to enable it to be raisedabove the paper when it dries.

4. When the child is finished gluing, put the paper in a spot where itmay dry overnight undisturbed.

ADULT PREPARATION (DAY 2):1. Hold the paint tray of watercolors under running water to dampen

the colors.

2. Put water in a cup; put the brush in the cup.

3. Set the watercolors, water cup, and brush on the table.

PROCEDURES (DAY 2):1. Give the child his or her sheet of tag board with the dried glue.

2. Child rubs brush in a single color of watercolor, then makes brushstrokes across the paper, going over the raised glue.

3. Child may rinse the brush in the cup of water and choose anothercolor to paint with.

Note: The raised glue resists the watercolor and remains white.

Texture Painting


AGES:1–5

DEVELOPMENTALGOALS:

✄ To provide a sensoryexperience

✄ To promote creativity

LEARNINGOBJECTIVE:

Using tempera paint,salt, coffee grounds,sand, glitter, andbrushes, the child will create a texturedpainting.

MATERIALS:Tempera paintPaint containersSaltCoffee groundsSandGlitterDish soapSpoonsPaintbrushesHeavy paper

ADULT PREPARATION:1. Pour tempera paint into paint containers. Use a separate container

for each color.

2. Add salt, coffee grounds, sand, and glitter into separate paint cups.Mix well.

3. Mix dish soap into paint for easy cleanup.

4. Set paint, brushes, and heavy paper on table.

PROCEDURES:1. Child will use brushes to paint paper.

2. Set paper on shelf to dry.

3. When dry, ask the child to feel the different textures.

Zipper Bag Painting


AGES: 21/2–5

DEVELOPMENTALGOALS:

✄ To identify colors

✄ To mix two colorstogether to form athird color

LEARNINGOBJECTIVE:

Using a zipper plasticbag, shaving cream,and food coloring, thechild will mix colors.

MATERIALS:Zipper plastic bag

(sturdy freezer style),sandwich- or quart-size

Shaving creamFood coloring or liquid

watercolor (red, blue,and yellow)

Small squeeze bottles(one for each color)

Masking tape

ADULT PREPARATION:1. Put shaving cream in a zipper plastic bag. Fill it only one-half full.

2. If using liquid watercolor put the coloring in separate smallsqueeze bottles.

3. Set the bags of shaving cream and the liquid watercolor on the table.

PROCEDURES:1. Allow child to select two different bottles of liquid watercolor or

food coloring.

2. As the adult holds the bag of shaving cream open, the child willsqueeze several drops of two different colors into the bag.

3. The adult needs to seal the bag. Be careful not to seal in any air.The bag must lay flat.

4. The child will use his or her fingers to rub the bag.

5. As the colors emerge through the shaving cream, ask the child toidentify the colors.

6. As the child rubs the bag the two colors will blend.

7. Continue rubbing until the bag is a solid color.

8. Ask the child, “What is the color of the shaving cream now?”

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Section 1: Art Lesson Plans - Brands · PDF fileSection 1: Art Lesson Plans AGES:1–5 DEVELOPMENTAL GOALS: To promote ... Bean Shaker Painting ADULT PREPARATION: 1. Put tempera paint