Touchy Feely Bugs
Age Group
This activity is suitable for
children aged 3 to 5.
Depending on age and
developmental stage, modifications can be made to the activity.
Considerations
This activity should be
conducted with small groups of children,
ideally 4 – 6 depending on staff arrangements and individual ability.
Discussion
Begin talk about what our
hands are and what sort of things they do.
Reading or providing books
about hands, such as ‘Clap Your Hands’ by David Ellwand and/or ‘The
Kissing Hand’ by Audrey Penn.
Share images from famous
artists with similar techniques. Talk about what the children may like/dislike
about the paintings.
Inspiration
Link to EYLF
Children are
confident and involved learners
Children
develop dispositions for learning such as curiosity, cooperation, confidence,
creativity, commitment, enthusiasm, persistence, imagination and reflexivity
Children are
effective communicators
Children
interact verbally and non-verbally with others for a range of purposes.
Children
express ideas and make meaning using a range of media
Objectives
For
children to experiment with using their hands as art tools
For
the children to explore and create with paint
To use their senses to explore and create
Resources and Materials
Finger paint in various colours
Butcher paper or white A3
paper
Art smocks or old shirts
Flat trays
Paintbrushes of various
sizes
Activity
Modifications
Depending on the level of development and individual children, you may want to start talking about colour changing and mixing colours with the finger paint.
Depending on the level of development and individual children, you may want to start talking about colour changing and mixing colours with the finger paint.
For older children, use one strand, encourage them to paint their own fingers/hands.
For younger children, help them with holding the brush and spreading the paint.
Assessment
This learning experience would be an excellent opportunity
for observation and can then be converted into a learning story. It would also
be a great opportunity to take photos and share this experience with parents.
However, you can also use the rubric on the lesson plan to assess and share their work
with parents and other educators.
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