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Since in preschool students don't have the ability to read and write yet, the camera on the iPad is a great way for them to share stories. In this activity, each student will be handed an iPad. They will be asked to share something about their day or a story. This activity will help students to articulate things that they are thinking as well as in some cases use imagination through story telling. This activity will nurture creativity because it allows for students to come up with how they want to record, where they want to record(to an extent), and what they will be sharing.

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For making textured animals with yarn students will be handed a semi circle that already has precut wholes in the body. Students will be making the jellyfish above. In this activity the students will use colored pencils to color the jellyfish then they will use sticker goggly eyes and attach them onto their jellyfish. The final step will be for students to tie the yarn they are given to the bottom of their jellyfish. Letting the children choose their colors and how they draw on their jellyfish helps to nurture creativity. The activity will help students with fine motor skills when they are tying the yarn, coloring, and taking the backs off of their sticker goggly eyes.

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An i-pad is a great resources for students. They can use it to play educational games, complete different lessons, or use the camera to record themselves for class activities.

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Students will be handed mini marshmallows and toothpicks. They will be instructed to build whatever they would like. They will have the option to work with a friend or by themselves. This activity will work on students fine motor skills, finding pleasure in making things and art, and they will have the opportunity at the end to ask their classmates questions. Leaving what the students build up to them and having their classmates ask them questions nurtures creativity.

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Creating faces with materials from nature 

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Creating faces with materials from nature 

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In this activity, the students will go into nature. They will not have many instructions on what to do besides to create their face out of materials that they find. To ensure safety students will only be allowed in a predetermined area that has been inspected and deemed safe. Here they will make their faces. When they are done they will find the instructor and the instructor will take a picture. Once all students are finished the class will go inside and each student will have the opportunity to share in front of the class what they made. They can share why they decided on certain objects for their face and what different items from nature represent. The lack of instructions and just being told to make their face this will nurture students' creativity because they won't be limited. When they are describing their face this will allow creativity and allow students to express themselves in the way in which they would like. Once done each student will be asked 2-3 questions from their peers and have the opportunity to answer them.  This is a great activity for students to express themselves through art.

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In this activity, students will reenact a children's book. In each group, there will be 2-3 students and each group will reenact a different book. This activity will help students work on imagination, expression through art, among other things. Since there will be more characters in the book than students it will nurture students creativity because they may have to be more than one role and they will have to use different voices and emotions for different characters.

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Block can help students with fine motor skills in addition to help them learn about problem-solving skills.

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A theater set can be used to have children act our different scenarios, books, ect. When students act things out or come up with plays it helps them articulate different things they are thinking in addition to allowing them to use their imagination.

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Popsicle sticks are one of my favorite materials to include in lessons. They can help students learn about colors, problem-solving skills, and students can build with them.

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Legos can be used for several different activities in the classroom and can also be an amazing tool to help students with fine motor skills. They could be used in an activity where students have to build something. Since legos can be used in so many different ways they can also assist students to work on their creativity.

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Play-Doh has many uses some in a classroom include to build things, learn about colors, or work on shapes. This allows students to learn about these topics through hands-on activities.

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In my class yarn could be used to work on feeling different textures or to add different textures to students artwork.

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Colored pencils could be used for various class activities. I could picture my class using colored pencils to color in drawings as well as to learn about colors.

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Nature is an amazing place for students to learn. Students can go into nature to help learn about the seasons, to find different textures, to make art work, in addition to millions of other things.

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Washable paint could be used in the classroom for multiple things. One way I could use it would be to put a piece of paper along with the student's choice of colors in a ziplock bag and zip it up. This would allow students not to make a mess and get the opportunity to touch that paint(through the bag) with their fingers. This could be done when students want to create pictures or when practicing mixing/making various colors.

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Academic Standards:

Goal CD-4: Children demonstrate appreciation for different forms of artistic expressions.

CD-4g: Express pleasure in different forms of art
(call something “pretty,” express preferences, choose to look at a book of photographs, or listen to
music again).

CD-4h: Participate in, describe and ask questions about art, music, dance, drama, or other aesthetic experiences (describe dancers spinning round and round; talk about colors in a painting).

Concepts:

Color schemes

Expression through art

Physical objects

Imagination

Visual, auditory, and hands-on learning

Descriptions

Articulation of ideas/preferences/differences

Quality Questions:

Why do all pieces/types of art not look the same?

What influences an artist?

When people look at art, do they all look at it in the same way?

Why are different types of artistic expression helpful?

What do you do if someone looks at something in a different way than you do?

What does something need to include to be considered art?