Child Development Introduction to Curriculum

Small Group Activity Lesson Plan for

Art
Britney Collins
Victor Valley Community College
25/25
Name of Activity:
Children will be painting different mediums using vegetables as stamps, fruits,
and sticks (wide popsicle sticks to be placed as markers in the garden).
Curriculum Area:
Art
Length of Activity:
The length of the activity will be 15-20 minutes.
Learning Objectives:
Objective 1:
DRDP Measure 36- Shapes: The child will be able to name the shapes of the potato
stamps (star, circle, heart, square).
Objective 2:
DRDP Measure 37- Patterning: The child will be able to identify the patterns created by
themselves and others.
Objective 3:
DRDP Measure 27- Cause and Effect: The child will mix different primary colors
together to see what will happen.
Material/Equipment Needed:
Paint in cups
Brushes
Paper
Vegetable Stamps (potato, onion, celery)
Toilet paper rolls scrunched up to make a stamp
Fruit such as strawberries in a bowl
Wide popsicle sticks
Paint from vegetables such as beet juice
Yellow and Blue paint in one bowl (ready to mix into green)
Blue and Red paint in one bowl (read to mix into purple)
Lima beans in a tray with paper and paint
Preparation:
Prepare vegetable stamps with potatoes (star, heart, square, triangle, blank for a
circle, blank for an oval shape), celery, and onion.
Prepare beet water.
Prepare vegetable basket with vegetables including beets that can be cut in half
which will bleed the dye onto paper.
Prepare bowl of strawberries
Prepare table for paint in cups (two colors each plus a specific combination for
green and purple...see below), brushes, and paper. Set out the vegetable stamps
(onion, potato, celery), toilet paper roll stamps, and wide popsicle sticks, It also
has lima beans in a tray with paper and paint inside.
Prepare the second table for paint in cups (two colors each plus a specific blue/red
combination and a specific yellow/blue combination to be later stirred into purple
and green as shown in the Mouse Paint book). This table has celery brush, onion
paint, beet paint, and strawberries smashed in a bowl to paint with.
Procedures
Beginning:
In circle time I will introduce this activity by reading the book Mouse Colors.
This book has different color paint mixtures which will be modeled.
I will draw interest by asking children, Have you ever painted with your food?
Do your parents tell you not to play with your food? Today we get to break all of
the rules and we get to play with our food. I will explain that we will be going
outside and painting near the garden with our vegetables.
I will introduce the materials and will cut open a beet and let the children see how
we can use the color to paint with. I will have a basket of vegetable stamps and
ask them what shape they see at the bottom of the potatoes. We will name the
shapes that they see (star, heart, square, triangle, circle, oval). If they do not what
the shapes are I will ask them. Where so you find stars? Stars have 5 points, how
many points does this shape have? An oval and a circle are the same except the
oval has been squished. A Square has four sides, how many sides does this shape
have, yes, so this must be a square.
I will show them how to each food can be used as a tool to paint with but allow
them to also have the freedom to use them however they wish.
To ensure that the children use the food to paint with and not eat I will make sure
they know that the food we are using is for painting only and if they try to eat any
of it it might make them sick.
As we transition down to the garden area, I will talk to the children about the
choices they have. I will give them choices of sitting under the tree near the
garden where there will be a blanket and books for those students who want to
ease into the activity on their own time. Another choice will be the stamp table.
Another choice will be a focused art piece table where they will be able to paint
different fruits and veggies that will be placed in the middle of the table and use
the beet, celery, onion, and strawberry to paint with.
Middle:
I will support the children as they begin to use the materials by bringing out some
of the stamps from the basket and laying them out on the table for easier access. I
will ask them to remember our discussion in the circle time and ask how many
sides a square has, how many points a star has.
I will stimulate their thought by narrating their actions. I will also ask them open
ended questions such as, Where do you think all of this food comes from, you
are making a pattern what shape comes next, square, circle, star, square?
If there is difficulty in sharing, I will remind the children that everyone gets a
turn, and soon as one person finishes, the stamp will be available. This will teach
them social cues to wait their turn, and give them trust and hope that their turn
will, indeed come.
I will support individual children assisting them if they appear to be having
difficulties holding or manipulating any of the tools.
As the activity progresses, the adult nearby can start stirring the yellow/red
mixture to make green, and the red/blue mixture to make purple. I will ask them
about their color choices and what color two colors make. This will extend the
activity for a bit longer. Also, if a child is painting a picture of the garden or grass
I will grab natural items from outside and see if they want to use them on their
picture.
End:
As the activity comes to an end I will ask them if all this food is making them
hungry and warn them that the activity will be over in five minutes and then we
will be going inside to eat snack.
I will involve the children in the cleanup process by asking them to put all of their
materials back on the tray or basket in the middle of the table. Once they have
done that they will be excused to hang their artwork on the garden fence with
clothespins so that they can dry.
After each child has pinned their art on the fence they will be guided to a nearby
area where there will be an adult waiting to assist them while they wash their
hands. While they are waiting for the other children the teacher will ask them
what they painted and encouraging them to reflect on what they just did.
Other considerations for ending this activity might be that children will become
impatient and anxious while waiting for others to finish hanging their art and a
song can be sung about how the plants grow to keep them occupied.
Throughout the day/week, what opportunities will the children have to reflect back
on this activity?
We will be going outside to take down the art work. Children can take their art work
home. Children also can get their garden row markers and place them in the rows in
their garden. Follow up the activity with bright colored simple books of the garden in
order to continue to tie in the garden theme and seed process. Some books may include:
From Seed to Plant by Gail Gibbons, Planting a Rainbow, Growing Vegetable Soup, and
Eating the Alphabet by Louis Ehlert, The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle.