WITC Activity Plan- Art
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Your Name: Amanda Timm
Learning Experience Title: String art Ages of Children:2-3
Type of Learning Experience: (check all that apply)
⚪ Creative Art ⚪ Social Studies ⚪
⚪ Sensory Play Social
⚪ Literacy & Language ⚪ Gross Motor ⚪ Emotional
⚪ Health/Safety
⚪ Dramatic Play ⚪ Fine Motor ⚪ Community Building
⚪ Cooking/Nutrition
⚪ Music & Movement ⚪ STEM ⚪ Other:
⚪ Nature/Outdoor
Learning Experience Presentation Type: (check one)
⚪ Large Group—all children ⚪ Small Group—a portion of ⚪ Activity choice during free play
participating at the same the children participating
time at the same time
Number of children participating at the same time:4-7
Skills (what children will do):
children will paint on paper with yarn or string
Concepts (what children will learn/know):
Children will learn cause and effect. Dipping the string in paint will make tracks across the paper.
This learning experience has been planned to feature the following WMELS performance standards:
Listening and understanding
C.EL-1
Uses senses to take in experience,integrate and regulate responses to the environment.
Why have you chosen to do this experience? What observations have you made about the development, interests,
needs of individuals or groups of children in your care?
The children love to paint. I am always looking for new ways to paint.
Specific list of space and/or materials needed including colors, amounts, sizes, etc.
table to paint at
variety of paint colors
paper
yarn or string
Source of materials:
⚪ All are available at the center/in the classroom
⚪ Provided, in part, by cooperating teacher
⚪ I am providing the following:
Teacher preparation needed before activity presentation, i.e. mixing paint, cutting paper, construction of flannel
board characters, etc.
put paint into bowls
cut string into long strips
Teaching Sequence of the Learning Experience
Set-up and arrangement of materials and equipment
lay paper and string on table
put paint in bowls
Transition Planning: Describe how the children will transition into the learning experience. Transition in to the
activity (preschool) OR Incorporation of individual child routines (infant/toddler).
After free play and clean up we will sit at the table if they would like to paint.
Procedure: What is the teacher’s role (what will you do) during this learning experience? What will the children do
during the learning experience? (Remember children are active, hands-on learners!). List all the steps in your activity
using numbers or bullet points, including an introduction and conclusion.
⚪ Clean up from free play
⚪ if they would like to participate they can sit at the table
⚪ tell them what the goal is
⚪ let them paint
Questions to support inquiry and discussion and vocabulary words to introduce.
what color is the paint
is it cold
is it slimey
How will the learning experience area be cleaned up? (How will the children help in this process? Where will the
leftover materials be put? Where will the children’s art work be placed?)
paper goes on the drying rack
the children wash their hands
I will put the dirty bowls in the sink to soak and wipe the table off
Transition Planning: Describe how the children will transition out of the learning experience.
children will wash their hands and return for snack
Notes on Differentiation, Guidance, Family Culture, and other group-specific considerations.
N/a
Adapted from The Registry (2018)
