Tammy Botts

8 May 2014
Revised
CHDV 150 Introduction to Curriculum
mall !rou" #ctivity $lannin% &orm
Name of Activity: Thing 1, Thing 2, and Thing 3 Hand Art
Curriculum Area : Art
Length of Activity: 15-20 minutes
Learning Objectives (specify at least three):
Child will be able to see how the shape o their hands in!ersed "reated Thing 1,2,3# $%$& 'hapes
(ATH5, )3*
Child will be able to share materials and spa"e# $%$& 'hared +se o 'pa"e , (aterials# )12 ''$12
Child will be able to "reate a painting# $%$& %e"ognition o own '-ills and A""omplishment )2, ''$2
Child will be able to identi. "olor !alue-lightness and dar-ness o hand print#
Child will be able to identi. the shape o their hand print as a two-dimensional, lat igure#
Child will be able to identi. that the te/ture o the paint is wet#
Material/!uipment Nee"e":
0hite painting paper
0ashable paints: red, blue
1owls or the paint
1rushes
1la"- mar-er
#reparation ($hat "o you nee" to "o beforehan"%):
&ut paint in a shallow bowl 2se!eral at ea"h table3
Ha!e a displa. or them to see
Ha!e their hands drawn out in!ersed 2open li-e a butterl. on top o ea"h other3
Ha!e drawn out a happ. a"e on their Things#
#roce"ures (step by step) & 'e (pecific
)'eginning (*o+ +ill , intro"uce activity%)
4 will introdu"e this a"ti!it. ater reading o Cat in The Hat in Cir"le Time#
4 will tell them, 50e are going to the art "enter to paint with our ingers6 0e are going to ma-e Thing 1,
2 and 3 rom the stor. we 7ust read#8
%emember during ree time we had .ou all "ome o!er and we tra"ed .our hands upside down o ea"h
other9 This was wh.6
4 will show them the e/ample that 4 "reated or had a "hild "reate ahead o time#
0e will ha!e the "hildren brush blue on their ingers on one hand 2the one o the top3 and push their
ingers down to "reate the top o Thing 1:s head#
4 will tell them that depending on how hard the. press, the paint will be lighter or dar-er#
Then we will ha!e the -ids wash their hand in the sin- and "ome right ba"-#
0e will ha!e them put brush their other hand ingers 2all but one3 and ha!e them push their hands down
on the bottom to "reate the bottom o Thing 1#
4 will ha!e them wash their hands immediatel. ater painting#
)Mi""le: (*o+ +ill , support/enhance/scaffol"%) & -he person rea"ing your lesson plan shoul" be able to
i"entify +hat you are saying or "oing to support your state" learning objectives. -*,( ,( /01
,M#O0-AN-.
4 will tell them, 5;oo- what .ou made with .our hands68 5<ou too- the shape o .our hands and used
them to ma-e something else rom our stor.68
0hat does the paint eel li-e on .our hands9
4 will instru"t them that when we use paint, we are "areul and don:t tou"h an.thing until our hands are
washed#
0hat do .ou thin- .ou are ma-ing9 0hat other things "an .ou ma-e with .our hands and paint9 0hat
happens when we mi/ the "olors9
4 will en"ourage the "hildren to wor- together and share materials b. telling them that the. will all get a
turn and the. need to be patient# The. "an wat"h their riends and see what wonderul "reations the. are
ma-ing while the. are waiting#
4 there is a "hild who does not want to put their hand in paint, 4 will oer "ra.ons and let them "olor the
paper#
)n": (*o+ +ill , bring activity to conclusion an" transition to ne2t activity%)
4 will gi!e the "hildren a 5 minute warning that the a"ti!it. will end#
4 will instru"t the -ids that we all need to "lean up and put our art wor- on the dr.ing table so it "an dr.
or our parents#
4 will tell the "hildren that the ne/t a"ti!it. is ree time so as the. are inishing up the. "an go ahead and
transition o!er to the table the. wish#
)-hroughout the "ay/+ee34 +hat opportunities +ill the chil"ren have to reflect bac3 on this activity%
To rele"t on this a"ti!it. the -ids "an read Cat in the Hat and see Thing 1,2,and 3#
The "hildren "an build Thing 1,2, and 3 in the sand table b. pressing their hands down#
The "hildren "an show their parents what the. made and tell them about how their hands were
used to "reate the shapes o Thing#