Clothespin Heart Stamps

Lesson Plan:

Activity:

Lesson plan developed by Ms. Erika Geelhoed, BA Ed

Age Group:

Preschool

* Lesson plan objective and assessment can be adapted to use this activity with school-age children.

Objectives:

Children will

develop hand-eye coordination skills.
participate in open-ended art.

Clothespin Heart Stamps

CDA Competency Standard:

II.7.4b

Candidate promotes individual expression and creativity
- b) Facilitates child-directed and process-oriented creative experiences

Materials:

clothespins
hot glue gun
foam hearts
paint
paper

Procedure:

Create the stamps by hot gluing the foam hearts to the clothespins.
Set out paint, paper, and stamps in an inviting area for student to create.
Encourage the children to try stamping on their own.
As the children creates, ask open-ended questions about the activity.
When the children is finished, allow their work to dry.
You can hang the children’s artwork around the room

Assessment:

Observe and record the children’s small motor skills and hand-eye coordination. Were they able to control the clothespin and use it as a stamp? Record conversations or ideas the children said during the activity.

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Young children require extended and unhurried periods of time to develop their creativity.

As young children’s enthusiasm for investigation and exploration develops, they often become absorbed and concentrate for long periods of time. In addition, they may want to revisit an experience several times while they extend and consolidate their learning. This requires the teacher to be flexible in their approach to the allocation of time. This could be over the course of a day or a week, or even over an extended period, to allow young children to become involved in the long-term exploration of something which particularly interests them. Teachers should offer young children adequate time and space to explore ideas within an enabling environment. You should stand back sufficiently to notice what intrigues, confuses and inspires the young children you are working with, so that any intervention occurs from a closer understanding of children’s creativity.