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Standards Addressed
1. Early Learning Expectation: Visual Arts. Children show how they feel, what they think, and
what they are learning through experiences in the visual arts.
Children will be able to create a picture using their fingers as paintbrushes during small group
time.
Teaching Strategy
Indirect Teaching
Instructional Activities
Incidental Activities
Conclusion/Closure
Thanks for trying new things with me, I hope you liked painting with your fingers!
Transitional Activities
Now I want everyone to show me what they painted, after you show me take it carefully to the
drying rack and then go wash your hands!
Children were able to create a painting using their fingers during small group time
Differentiation: How this lesson provided for multiple learning styles and developmental
variations
Some might not like the feeling of the paint, so you can give them different materials, like qtips
or erasers to paint with.
Resources Needed__________________________________________________________
Site your sources:
Smocks
Paint
Paper
Paint trays
Other materials, like qtips
Reflection: How successful was this lesson. What would you change? What would you do the
same
During one of my observations, I went to a preschool and during their free time I had them paint
with me. I explained to them how painting doesnt have to be done just with a paintbrush but can
be done with our fingers or even our whole hands and even other things we just see lying around.
They thought that it was cool you didnt have to just use a paintbrush. During their free time, the
children are allowed to paint, so with permission I asked if we could use our fingers. During this
I asked the children different questions about how the paint felt and did they like painting with
their fingers. The children really liked finger-painting and found it to be fun without using a
paintbrush. I would keep it the same, but I think I could even implement more materials to paint
with instead of just fingers and paintbrushes.