Preschool Classroom Art Area
The art area should be
available to children as a free choice.
Goals/Skills:
- Creativity and
imagination, while allowing for self-expression
- Concepts such
as colors, shapes, lines, properties, textures, cause and
effect, problem-solving, sizes, symmetry, design,
balance, patterns, etc.
- Conceptualization
- Small muscle
development and eye-hand coordination
- Appropriate
outlet for anger or frustration
Supervision and
Tips:
- Have all
related materials and supplies nearby and assessable
- Locate this
area on tile and near a sink if possible
- Do not
"fix" a child’s work, or create
"models" or samples for the children to copy
- Ask the child
if he/she would like for you to write down his/her words
about the picture (dictation – encourages
pre-reading/writing awareness)
- Teach children
to assist in, and be responsible for, cleaning up any
mess
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Suggested
Materials:
- Paint Brushes
- Variety of Sizes
- Paint Rollers
- Variety of Patterns
- Eye Droppers
for Painting
- Feathers for
Painting
- Kitchen
Utensils that Provide Unique prints (Potato Masher)
- Wall Paper
- Contact paper
- Pudding
- Brightly
Colored Glue
- Spray Bottles
Filled with Water Or Paint
- Dental Floss
for String Painting
- Variety of
Paper in Colors, Textures And Sizes
- Marbles and
Anything that Rolls For Painting
- Foil
- Sandpaper
- Tissue Paper
- Sand, Sawdust,
Dirt
- Clear Shower
Curtain
- Bubble Wrap
- Rolls of
Brightly Colored Masking tape
- Unusual Cake
Pans or Molds For Marble Painting
- Tree Bark for
Rubbings
- Beads,
Baubles, Jewels, etc. for Collage items
- Small
Collectibles from Nature For Collage Making
- Lacing Yarns
- Variety of
Scissors
- Markers
- Crayon Melting
Tray
- Easel
- Acrylic Table
or Trays
Painting Adventures
