Small -Group Time Planning Form

Originating Idea Create an activity where children get to explore through arts and crafts. Encourage the children to express themselves. Materials Paper, Glue, Markers, Scissors, Cut Outs, Crayons and Clock. Curriculum Content Approaches to learning Making and expressing choice plan(express and maintain interest in the choice children make. Language, Literacy, and communication - talking with others about personally meaningful experience (establish a climate in which children feel free to talk, Be available for conversation throughout the day, provide opportunities for cooperative play, converse with all children, describing objects) Social and Emotional Development Expressing feelings in words, creating and experiencing collaborative play, Building a relationship with children and adults. Physical Development, Health, and Well-Being (moving with objects, provide easily manipulative materials, provide children with time and space to move, Arts and Science/Mathematics (Time), Seration strategiescomparing attributes, materials children can shape and change, watch and listen for different patterns children make, comparing numbers, changing the shapes and arrangements of objects, classificationrecognizing objects by touch and sight, Exploring and describing similarities and differences. Visual Art Strategiesmaking models out of clay, blocks, and other materials. Beginning Opening Statement Today we are going to share our imagination(what we think) with others. We are going to use the materials in our arts and crafts area to do so. Let me see what you can create. Middle Earlier What will children do? Child will attempt to sketch the images of people and things that they are envisioning. Encourage Strategies children to use different materials to expand on their vision. Middle Accurately sketch the images of people and things that they are envisioning. Encourage Strategies children to use different materials to expand on their vision. . Later Elaborately sketch the images of people and things that they are envisioning. Encourage Strategies child talk about what he or she is drawing so his peers can hear and see what he is doing.

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End (warning and transition to next part of routine) Tell the children that they have until the hand gets on the 5 to make a picture. After the hand reach the 5 it will be time to clean up.

Follow up Ideas Expand the art with paint on the next drawing.