Introduction About This Book Summer is a great time to be outdoors with your preschooler. Preschool years are the most important years in your child’s development. With a little planning and your flexibility you can have a great summer. These activities can be done with children whether you are home all day with them, some of the day, or evenings and weekends. The activities in this book can also be done with early elementary age children. This book is not limited to just moms, but for dads, grandparents, teachers, college students, and anyone else working with children. In this book I would like to share ideas with you of activities that you can do with young children. Many of them are free or cost very little to purchase. Many of the materials …show more content…
Philippians 4:19 KJV (King James Version) Art/Craft Ideas There are numerous ideas on the internet and on Pinterest of craft ideas you can do with children. In this chapter I will share some of my favorite things to do as well as ideas of what to do with materials on hand. When doing any type of craft or art activity, do some advanced planning and make sure you have all the materials needed. Also, if you are doing any type of messy activity have available wipes, dishpan with soapy water, and towels to aid in cleanup. Many of the art activities that I like to do with children are process centered not project oriented. The type and way a material is used is more important than what it is suppose to be. There are some activities that need to be done a certain way to get the desired outcome, but I still try and have the children be creative in how they make it. When doing an art/craft activity you may also want to think about how you are going to display it and store it. Children are proud of their work and they like to see it …show more content…
I like to have butcher paper, cardstock, construction paper, copier paper, and tissue paper. You don’t need to have these all at once but it is good to stock up on this when you can. Butcher paper Materials needed: butcher paper (you can get it at Sam’s club for a good price), clothespins, crayons, glue, markers, material, paint, spray bottles, tape Procedure: You can do a variety of things with butcher paper. You can outline your child (body tracing) and then they can color it in, use material or yarn to decorate it. Hang some butcher paper on a fence and have your child spray paint it (clear bottles with some paint added to it). Put something behind it and on the ground to protect the area from paint. You can cut a piece and roll it up for a telescope or sword. Your children can decorate it and the paper can be used for a tablecloth. Paper chains Materials needed: glue or glue stick, pieces of colored construction paper cut into strips Procedure: Put some glue at one end of the paper and roll it into a loop. Do it with the next piece of paper, but this time put it through the previous loop. The children can do it in a pattern or use colors for a particular
Teaching using creative methods can help develop the whole child. It can make learning experiences more exciting, more relevant, create different contexts for learning, al...
Isbell, R. & Raines, S. (2003). Creativity and the arts with young children. New York: Thompson Delmar Learning.
Your imagination is the ammunition. Stay dirty, and stay dangerous. Create and destroy as you see fit. Embrace your originality.” Art can indeed be used as a weapon that comes in many forms. It can come in the form of photography, a story, or a performance. It is up to you to pick your medium. In The Creative Gun photograph, like mentioned earlier, the crayons are the ammunition. They are the way we are first taught how to show our artistic development and expression. I believe that it is extremely important to not put limits on art activities so that you won’t stifle a child’s creativity. That way, they are able to create something of their own from their own
Since the beginning of time, fathers have had a profound effect on their child’s development. Over the years, the norm for traditional family dynamics of having a father figure in the household has changed drastically, and so did the roles of the parents. It is not as common as it used to be to have a father or father figure in the home. In this day and age, women are more likely to raise children on their own and gain independence without the male assistance due to various reasons. The most significant learning experience and development of a person’s life takes place in their earlier years when they were children. There are many advantages when there is a mother and father combined in a
Your kids can get a person to make a something! Like a castle with singing, saying what room are or did in the past. You can even let them make a scale drawing of the solar system! And how gravity and how the polls work together.
Tie dying is a very unique process that involves very few steps, and if done correctly can be a very exciting and achieving experience for all ages. The first thing you will need to do is to buy or gather your materials before you can start your process. You will need a t-shirt or garment made of cotton (any light color will work and can be new or used), 10 - 15 different size rubber bands (different sizes will create different thicknesses of lines), an ample space on a counter or table, a big wooden spoon or stick to mix soda ash(Laundry booster) and water, A measuring cup to measure out 2 cups of Soda ash (Laundry booster), a ...
Not only can art help improve a kids education over all, having it taught as a regular part of the curriculum helps children learn to express themselves in a way that is safe and promotes problem solving. There is no right answer in art so it allows the student to explore all options before finding the one
Some children learn best by observing others and then doing the same. This can benefit the children as they can also build a good relationship with adults and children their age. They also won’t be afraid of trying new things. You can also encourage children by talking to them and asking them questions. This will help their communication skills and encourage their imagination.
In our project, of course, we had to utilize several different media to create the outcomes we desire. In the case of my project, I used a variety of media such as acrylic paint, glue, an Exacto Knife, construction paper, and wire. These are the materials that aided in the creation process.
Young students do not have the attention span for long craft projects or ones that do not show immediate results. For this reason, multiple-day craft projects should be reserved for special occasions or be used in conjunction with shorter, more concise craft activities. Besides being short, crafts need to be easy to set up and take down. Because
Instead of focusing on limiting art and only establishing it a certain day of the week the children will have at least an hour to develop and expand their views on art children will be exposed to artist and then they will work in a group activity that will cause the children to interact and communicate their own artistic expression and thoughts on what they could create based on what they learned about the artist and the movement they sprouted from. Art enables a person to experience “complete interpenetration of self and the world of objects and events”(Dewey 2009, 178), contributing to shared action and values that strengthen understanding of diverse perspectives on life and living. It will also allow students to learn based on discovery and curiosity causing them to get a different perspective allowing students to combine their personal experiences to the new acquiring knowledge they will be receiving by the teachers. By incorporating art in the classrooms students are learning to think based on a multiple perspective since art can be seen through many views causing group discussion as a whole class causing a flow of different thoughts and opinions. There is never an end to the meaning of a work of art, just as learning from diverse group is continuous (Dewey 2009, 179) which just demonstrates the importance art will establish a
Remember to take a look at the walkway materials available at the hardware stores near you to get more of a feel for what would look best and what materials work best for your yard and home. For more ideas, look at a few home and garden magazines as well as some DIY magazines and sites for other walkway designs and materials.
What Kids Really Learn in Preschool. Parenting. (Fall 99):Vol. 13 Issue 7, p 74. October
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The materials used for my project, include: a sweatshirt, twizzlers, and glue. I came up with the idea of gluing the twizzlers to the sweatshirt. When I first began this project, I did not count on being faced with any problems. I thought that I would just glue tiny pieces of cut up twizzler to the sweatshirt and that would be that. The first problem that I faced was: the candy would not stick to the sweatshirt. For whatever reason, the glue was not able to hold the twizzler pieces to the front of the sweatshirt. This definitely prolonged the gluing process. Once this problem had arisen, I went back to try to think of what I would be able to use to glue this candy to. I tried two different things. The first, a sheet. The problems with that was, that the sheet was so flimsy, that when I went to hold it up (like I was going to show it to someone), the candy pieces fell off. The second thing I attempted was a bath towel. The issue with that, was it was too thick. The pieces of candy stayed glued, but the end presentation was not something that I would have been proud to show to the class.