Pinecone Turkey Painting

Lesson Plan:

Activity:

Lesson plan developed by Ms. Erika Geelhoed, BA Ed

Age Group:

School-Age

* Lesson plan objective and assessment can be adapted to use this activity with preschoolers.

Objectives:

Children will:

create a piece of artwork using a new art technique.
share about their work.

Washington Common Core Standard

EALR 1

Washington State K–12 Arts Learning Standard:
EALR 1: The student understands and applies arts knowledge and skills in dance, music, theatre, and visual arts.

Component 1.1: Understands and applies arts concepts and vocabulary

Creates and experiences artworks and/or performances in dance, music, theatre, and visual arts using arts concepts and vocabulary.

Pinecone Turkey Painting

Materials:

empty box
paint
pinecones
scissors
construction paper
glue
googley eyes

Procedure:

Place a blank piece of paper inside the empty box.
Have the children pick out what colors they would like to use, and squeeze paint onto the pinecone.
Place the pinecone into the box, and show the children how to tilt the box to make the pinecones roll around, leaving a print behind.
Have the children practice tilting the box on their own.
Remove the paper and allow to dry.
Have the children cut the paper into a circle to create the feathers of the turkey.
They can use regular brown construction paper and googley eyes to complete their turkey.

Assessment:

What did the children have to say about their work? Did they use the new vocabulary that was presented in the lesson as they were talking?

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Fruit Loop Turkey

Supplies Needed; Print out of turkey (see below), 2 wiggly eyes, a small construction paper triangle (for beak), and Fruit Loops
Directions; Allow children to glue fruit loops to turkey body. When dry, glue on 2 wiggly eyes and a construction paper beak.

Fruit Loop Turkey