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Early Childhood Education

Learning Experience Plan

Name: Sarah Rolfsen and Emma Baker Lesson Title: Painting without Painting
Date: 4/16/2019 Grade Level: Pre-k Circle one: ECE PKSN
Standard(s)/Guideline(s): Approaches Toward Learning: Creativity: Innovation and Invention: Use imagination and creativity to interact with objects and
materials.
Physical Well-Being and Motor Development: Motor Development: Small Muscle: Touch, Grasp, Reach, Manipulate: Coordinate the use of hands, fingers, and
wrists to manipulate objects and perform tasks requiring precise movements.
Pre-assessment of current knowledge: We will observe how the children interact with materials during play time and previous art experiences. We will also
observe the children’s small motor skills during activities such as play time, snack time, and art time. From these observations, we will keep track of their ability
levels.

Instructional Objectives (1-2) Assessment of Student Learning Learning Experience

One/Two Assessed Instructional
Objective(s): The student will be
able to...
The students will be able to utilize
a variety of materials to create a
piece of artwork.
Safety Considerations:
Do not ingest the paint
Use materials for their purpose; do
not throw them or poke other
students with them
Identify Evidence: (What will you collect or record as data
to demonstrate students have met your objective(s) and
skill?)
We will record how the students use the materials to create
artwork and the process they go through. We will also record
which materials they use and what they depicted in their final
piece. Finally, we will collect data on how developed their
small motor skills are and whether they struggled using the
materials.
Program Monitoring: (How will you aggregate or compile
your evidence into a class or group view?)
We will create a check sheet with each student’s name on
it. On this check sheet, we will create a column for
materials used, process, what they depicted in their final
piece, their small motor development, and additional
observations.
Academic Language:
Prints
Stamps
Texture
Procedural steps:
1. The students will put smocks on and sit at the table.
2. We will introduce each of the materials by asking the
students if they know what they are.
3. We will show the students how to dip the materials
into the bowls of paint and then press them to their
paper to make shapes and prints.
4. The students will dip their choice of materials into
bowls of paint and then press them onto their own
paper to create a piece of artwork.
5. We will engage in discussion with them to
understand their process.
6. When the students are finished, we will put them on
the drying rack to dry.
Authentic Materials: (Describe authentic real life, hands-on
materials.)

Paper
Newspaper (to cover table)
Bowls
Different colors of acrylic paint
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Toilet paper rolls

Qtips
Bubble wrap
Sponges

Adult Roles:
We will supervise and guide

Resources & References:

Reflection: (What have you learned about your students? How will this inform future instruction?)

Leading up to this lesson, we observed the students participate in painting activities many times. The students enjoy

painting and other art forms very much. We wanted to plan a lesson that allowed for students to be creative, but also offer some

structure for them. Painting with unusual objects gave the students an opportunity to be creative and explore the possibilities of

each item. We chose the objective because it allowed for the use of open-ended materials for the students to use and allowed

for a child-centered activity.

Throughout this lesson, the small group of students was very engaged in the activity. At first the students seemed a little

hesitant about the objects provided. They were not used to painting with objects other than a paint brush. After showing the

students what they could do with some of the objects, they started to experiment themselves. One student became very

involved in the project and did not want to stop. He kept asking for different colors and objects to use on his piece of artwork.

The others were engaged in the artwork as well, but he was experimenting himself, while the others were just doing things that
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we demonstrated. The lesson helped us learn that our students are willing to explore using various objects to do activities they

are already exposed to. We can use this information to plan future lessons using various objects for other art activities they have

been exposed to. We could take it a step further and have the students explore outside to find objects they could use to create a

piece of artwork.