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Age Group: K2
No. of Children: 16
Theme: Buildings
Topic: Mixed Media
Setting: Classroom
Duration: 1 hour

Materials:
1. Cellophane paper
2. Drawing block
3. Sequins
4. Foam paper
5. Felt paper
6. Glue
7. Pencil
8. Eraser

Goals -
1. Explore the elements of art (colours, lines, shapes, textures, space)
2. Explore the processes of art (mixed media, drawing, collage)

Learning Outcomes -
1. Use shapes and lines to create art work (skyline of NY).
2. Drawing outlines to represent distinct features.
3. Cut and paste cellophane paper to create the background.

Learning Objectives -
1. Children will be able to create an artwork by combining different art processes (Mixed media - drawing and collage)
2. Children will be able to explore with elements of shapes and lines to create a background.

Tuning in - 10 minutes
Take children outdoors for a neighbourhood walk to have an idea of the shapes of different buildings. Show videos and pictures of building themed sample artwork.

Main Activity - 45 minutes
1. Children to draw the outline of buildings and background.
2. Children to cut out different shapes of the cellophane paper.
3. Allow children to make a collage using the given materials - (Cellophane paper, Sequins, Foam paper, Felt paper, Glue)

Closure - 5 minutes
Allow children to share and display their artwork followed by a gallery walk.

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Where?
- Classroom, Art Corner, Outdoor (possible)
Who?
- Children, Mr Thomas
What?
- Materials:
1) Shaving brush and toothbrush: hygiene could be a concern. Especially for young children as they may explore it into their mouth.
2) Paint, Mr Thomas must ensure that there is sufficient paint for children to use
3) Drawing Block, excessive paint on the block may tear it. Mr Thomas needs to have extra paper, just in case.
4) Mr Thomas has to ensure that proper instructions are given for children's exploration
When?
- During Art lesson

How?
-  Mr Thomas has to ensure that he provides the children with sufficient materials and resources.
- He can also implement small group teaching for his Art lesson so that there will be lesser mess
- Mr Thomas can engage another teacher to help him facilitate the lesson or supervise children who are waiting for their turn.

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Mr Thomas - possible concerns related to classroom management (Shareena, Ming Li, Dhalia)

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Mr Thomas - possible concerns related to classroom management (Shareena, Ming Li, Dhalia)

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Where - Art corner, outdoor, noisy area, messy area

What - art materials to provide (paint, tooth brushes, shaving brushes, apron, palette, paper, water, bottle/container), table cover, plastic floor mat, drying rack/space

When - during art lessons, before shower time, during outdoor time, family events (parent volunteers), art workshops.

How - peg system (control no. of children in learning corner), set up art corner rules, demonstrate art activity (so that children will know what to do), conduct lesson with assistant teachers (added supervision)

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- sharing of art materials
- form of communication or express feelings and thoughts with their peers
- encourage coorperative art work with peer
- to kids who is unable to express their thoughts through words, they can convey through art
- convey kept emotions through art (where children are given mahjong paper, to write and draw anything they want)
- enhance child's self-help skills
- patience is a virtue ( e.g. it may take a longer time to complete their artwork)
- teaches them responsibility and to cooperate with peers for clean up
- opportunity to learn and appreciate differences

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Arts and Intellectual developmental domain:
1) enhance their communication skill
2) enhance creativity and imagination
3) encourage interests in learning
4) children can use art to learn 4 components of language: reading, writing, speaking and listening.
5) give them opportunities to make choices and solve problems
6) learn names/colours/shapes
7) understand what happens when colours are mixed
8) paint changes texture as it dries
9) by mixing paint, children can understand cause and effect
For language and literacy,
- follow up activities after story telling
- children can use their free hand to express their thoughts about the story and write simple sentences for journal writing

For numeracy,  children can learn numeracy concepts and spatial relationship through art
- children can use playdoh,  clay to create numbers/ food/ fruits

For Discovery of the world:
1) children can explore  and classify the different textures of materials.
2) learn how to observe the sorroundings
- Recycled materials can be used to create art pieces such as hand prints, leaf painting, through DIY painting brush

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Express their feelings and emotions freely that they are not able to verbalise

Gain self-confidence

Feel valued as people, raising their self-esteem

Re-enacting scenes that allow child to have a sense of control

Encourage independence

Vent their frustration

Appreciate and understand their own and friends unique characters and viewpoint

Satisfaction through control and autonomy

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Mixed Media art activity (Shareena, Ming Li, Dhalia)

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Mixed Media art activity (Shareena, Ming Li, Dhalia)

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Age Group: K2
No. of Children: 16
Theme: Buildings
Topic: Mixed Media
Setting: Classroom
Duration: 1 hour

Materials:
1. Cellophane paper
2. Drawing block
3. Sequins
4. Foam paper
5. Felt paper
6. Glue
7. Pencil
8. Eraser

Goals -
1. Explore the elements of art (colours, lines, shapes, textures, space)
2. Explore the processes of art (mixed media, drawing, collage)

Learning Outcomes -
1. Use shapes and lines to create art work (skyline of NY).
2. Drawing outlines to represent distinct features.
3. Cut and paste cellophane paper to create the background.

Learning Objectives -
1. Children will be able to create an artwork by combining different art processes (Mixed media - drawing and collage)
2. Children will be able to explore with elements of shapes and lines to create a background.

Tuning in - 10 minutes
Take children outdoors for a neighbourhood walk to have an idea of the shapes of different buildings. Show videos and pictures of building themed sample artwork.

Main Activity - 45 minutes
1. Children to draw the outline of buildings and background.
2. Children to cut out different shapes of the cellophane paper.
3. Allow children to make a collage using the given materials - (Cellophane paper, Sequins, Foam paper, Felt paper, Glue)

Closure - 5 minutes
Allow children to share and display their artwork followed by a gallery walk.

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Age Group: K1
Theme: Garden
Topic: Garden Wonders
No of Children: 12
Materials: Foam paper, felt paper, markers, pipe cleaners, button,googly eye, texture paper, coloured papers, glue and cellophane

Goals
1) Create art using mixed media materials
2) Explore different elements of art through

(colours, textures, lines and shapes)

3) Creating art using experimentation and imagination

Learning Objectives:
1) Children will be introduced to the element of mixed media art through collage and drawing
2) Children will be able to explore different materials (foam paper, buttons, pipe cleaner) to create a mixed media art.
3) Children will be able to feel the texture of the media media art.

Learning outcomes:
1) Use materials of different textures to create a collage
2) Use shapes and lines to create patterns

Tuning In:
1) Bring children to the neighborhood garden during outdoor time.

Main Activity:
1)Introduce different materials how to use
2)Prompt the question- such as what you see in garden,
3)Teacher to guide and facilitate the children to create their own garden theme artwork.
Closure:
1) Children to showcase their art work at the end of the lesson
2) Children to do show and tell regarding their artwork.

Evaluation:
1) Were all the children involved in the art activity?
2) Were the children able to explore and use all the mixed media art materials provided?
3) Are there any room of improvement to be done?

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Gross motor skills

Strengthen muscle endurance

Supports child's large muscle movement

Fine motor skills

Better control of finger muscle/strength

Supports child's small muscle movement

Opportunities to develop eye-hand coordination

Perceptual development

Infants : @ every waking moment ( as they distinguish familiar and unfamiliar faces

Features of environment: distances / height / depth

Require children to use their brain and body together to accomplish tasks— for example, how much force to use to mould a dough into what they have in mind

In conclusion, art and the physical domain ....

use their senses to learn about the their environment and connect with what they already know

respond to physical challenge

improve fine and gross motor skills of co-ordination, control, manipulation, and movement

develop concentration and learn from mistakes

become confident in their physical skills

explore language associated with materials and their use, for example, words to describe texture or actions

develop and consolidate preference for using their left or right hand

become confident users of tools and equipment

design, evaluate and refine their models and artwork

manipulate tools and materials

explore 'joining' and 'assembling'.