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New Expressive Arts Teachers Sherial McKinney (Industry Preschool, Industry, IL) e-mailed a recent activity to share. Sherial wrote: I just wanted to tell you that I (actually Mrs. Kim, the program assistant) did a variation of marble painting for creating our new snack placemats. We were doing a snow unit and used a golf ball as a "snowball." The children painted with white and silver glitter paint on red construction paper (9 x 12) in the morning class and blue paper in the afternoon class. Each were placed on 12 x 18 white paper with their names and laminated. They looked "very wintry."
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During the
first week back to school, after the holiday break, Jodie Grinstead
and Amy Fulleron (Union Shining Stars, Biggsville, IL) say they
and the children are concentrating on winter topics and activities The
Jacket I Wear in the Snow, by S. Neitzel, has become a favorite book
of the children.
Jodie and Amy introduced a snowflake making activity using a variety of art materials. The children were invited to make snowflakes by pouring glue on waxed paper in a snowflake pattern, placing pinwheel macaroni in the glue, and then sprinkling it with glitter. It took the glue two days to dry, but what a great opportunity for the children to observe and document how a material transforms from a liquid to a solid. Children can share their new knowledge with family and friends.
White tempera paint, sponges, and blue paper were placed at the art easels. The children created snowstorm paintings during free time. They also made snowflake prints by cutting green peppers in half, dipping them into white paint and pressing them onto blue paper. |
