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“Little Cloud” Painting

Lesson Plan:

​Activity:

“Little Cloud” Painting

Lesson plan developed by Ms. Erika Geelhoed, BA Ed

Age Group:

Preschool

* Lesson plan objectives and assessments can be adapted to use this activity with toddlers, and school-age children.

Objectives:  

Children will:

• connect literature to the arts.
• practice fine motor skills.
• tell about their work.

"Little Cloud" Painting

CDA Competency Standard:   

II.6.3a

• Candidate reads to children in a developmentally appropriate manner
  • ​​​a) Reads to children engagingly 

Materials: 

• shaving cream
• glue
• paintbrush or spoon
• blue construction paper
• Little Cloud by Eric Carle 

Procedure: 

• Begin by reading Little Cloud with the children.
• Stop periodically to discuss the story and ask questions about the text. 
• Mix equal parts shaving cream and glue to create the cloud paint. 
• Invite the children to paint their clouds on the blue construction paper. 
• As the children are creating, you can ask them open-ended questions to encourage them to talk about their work.
• Here are some examples:
  • What title would you give this piece?
    
  • What shapes have you seen in the clouds before?
    
  • ​How were you feeling when you made this picture? Why did you feel that way?
    

Assessment: 

• Record what the children had to say. Were they able to tell about their piece?
  
• Write down any conversations they had during the activity.
  
• You can display the comments and work around the classroom. 

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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Read "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" by Judi Barrett

Make your own Plate of Meatballs

Supplies Needed; 

• Paper plate
• scraps of paper
• pompoms
• glue
• scissors