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I can't believe that we're well over halfway through September's All About Me topics from Experience Early Learning (formerly Mother Goose Time).
Last week we learned about our five senses and made lots of really cool art projects.
One of our favorites was the Dot Designs Invitation to Create. The process art activities are so very special. Not only do they encourage creative thinking and problem-solving skills, but they're also an excellent way to practice fine motor skills.
This activity taught the preschoolers about pointillism, which is painting with dots.
Not only did we make dots with pom-poms, but we used pokey balls too.
Experience Early Learning includes several prompts with each invitation to create activity and these questions are a wonderful way to get kiddos thinking critically.
Painting with dots is called Pointillism. How many dots will you paint? Do you have dots on your pants?
What do you think will happen if the paint colors mix together?
What will you paint?
What do you think will happen if you use more water while you paint?
The process art experiences usually include an observation too, which is great for assessments.
Does the child explain his creative process?
What I love about these activities is how quick and easy they are to implement in this classroom and especially when Experience Early Learning (formerly Mother Goose Time) includes so much of what we need in each of the daily discovery bags.
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