1. Guiding Art, Block building, and Sensory Experiences
I can explain how art experiences promote physical, social, emotional, and cognitive growth
I can describe techniques for guiding art experiences
I can list the stages of art skill development.
I can compile a list of art supplies needed for a well stocked classroom.
I can plan a variety of art, block building, sensory, and woodworking activities suitable for young children.

2. The importance of art Through art experiences children to:
Express feelings
Develop creativity
Respect the property and work of others
Explore possibilities by finding new ways of using materials
Use a variety of tools
Mix materials
Become aware of color, texture, line, and form
Build problem-solving skills

3. The importance of art
Learning opportunity to think, plan, and express their ideas
Promotes: physical, cognitive, social, emotional growth

4. Physical Growth
Improve fine motor skills through, painting, coloring, scribbling, drawing
Play dough works hands muscles and they learn to control their fingers.
Fosters motor and hand eye coordination

5. Social Growth Responsibility- art work , clothing
Share – crayons, paint, etc.
Respect the property of others
Learn to value the work of others

6. Emotional Growth Express Emotions Angry
Choose activity- hmm what will I paint
Through art children learn to communicate and express their feelings through different mediums.

7. Cognitive Growth
By exploring , experimenting, and problem solving with a variety of materials and tools they are growing cognitively.
They color, size, texture, and shape
They learn skills like cutting, and drawing.
Cutting takes things apart. Tape or glue puts things back together.
Visual and tactile skills are learned

8. Techniques for Guiding Art Experiences
Provide various art materials
Allow for opportunities to create
Allow children to express feelings
Give them enough time
Allow them to experiment with colors and materials
Experiences should involve all the senses: smell, sight, taste, touch, hearing

9. Techniques for Guiding Art Experiences
Teachers are helpers, not intruders
Start art activities by introducing the supplies and tools available for the day.
Observe children during art experiences, refrain from asking what they are doing.
Could be just experimenting with the tools
May lack the language skills to express

10. Techniques for Guiding Art Experiences
Focus on the process
Make them feel successful and confident
Let them decide when the work is finished
Don’t urge them to fill up all the space
Praise all children’s work, avoid singling out one child’s
Display the work – children feel valued

11. Commenting on Children’s Art Focus is on the Process
You’re using a purple crayon
Your work has interesting lines
What a nice yellow star you are making
You must really like the color green

12. Techniques for Guiding Art Experiences
Color is not important in preschool children’s artwork
No relationship between the colors chosen and the object
They choose colors they like opposed to real life

13. Yellow Blue Orange Green Brown White Black Color preferences Beutiful
Ugly
Yellow
Blue
Orange
Green
Brown
White
Black

14. Stages of Art Skill Development
Scribbles
Basic Forms
15 month to 3 years
Motor skills and eye hand coordination not well developed
Zigzags, whirls, and circles
Lines are not connected
3 and 4 year olds
Ovals, rectangles, and circles
More control over movements
Name their drawings and start making connections with techniques

15. Stages of Art Skill Development
First Drawings
4 and 5 year olds
First real drawings
Mimic their view of the world
Combine shapes to make objects or people
Later they will add, trees, houses, cars, boats to their drawings.

16. Tempera Paint
Buy tempera paint in a liquid or powder form.

17. Paint Brushes
½ to 1” wide

18. Easels

19. Crayons, Chalk, and Felt-Tip Markers

20. Paper and Painting Surfaces

21. Coloring Books

22. Paste and Glue

23. Molding Play dough and clay Children enjoy the tactile experience
Stimulates imagination and freedom to change their mind
Accessories to use with play dough – cookie cutters, rolling pins

24. Molding Two year – pull, beat, push, and squeeze the play dough
Three year – make balls, and snake shapes
Four year – more complex forms
Five – may announce what they are going to make before they make it

25. Refrigerated Playdough
1 cup Salt
2 Cup Flour
1 Cup water
3 Tablespoons Oil
Food Coloring

26. Characteristics Clay Play dough Purchase in red or white
Red will stain clothes so most teachers prefer white
Store in a plastic bag, garbage pail.
Vinyl tablecloth for easier clean up
Softer texture then clay
Play dough can be scented
Add different textured items to the the playdough such as rice, cornmeal , sand , oats

27. Cutting
Collages
Time and supplies to cut daily
Cut in straight lines at first
Scissors should have rounded tips
Use construction paper or wrapping paper
Paper Flower
Selection of material mounted on a flat surface
Introduces contrasting colors and textures
Younger children will paste materials on top of each other
Make sure materials are appropriate for young children.

28. Block building The most popular center Large and small muscles
Improve eye hand coordination
Strengthening muscles
Learning new concepts and skills

29. Stages of block building
Page 287
Memory Game

31. Sand and Water Play

32. Wood working