Activity Plan Sensory Art
Theme: Touching
Curriculum area: Creative art
Activity: String blocks painting.
Ages of children: 2-4 years.
Materials required:
1. 10 Strings or ropes of different lengths.
2. Variety of colors –blue, black, yellow, green, purple, brown, red, and pink
3. Small pieces of wood in variety of shapes-rectangular, cubical, pyramidal, and prism-
shaped.
4. 10. Brushes
5. Coarse salt or sand
6. 10 Variety of shallow dishes of paint.
7. 10 Construction papers.
8. Butcher papers.
9. 5 wooden tables.
Preceding Groundwork:
1. Assemble the materials early enough to ensure they are easily accessed.
2. With the butcher paper, cover the tables adequately.
3. Tie the pieces of wood with the strings starting specifically by following the shapes of wood.
4. Spread the shallow dishes of paint with different colors on each table.
Developmental Objectives:
1 Introduction of the use of textured materials by the addition of coarse sand or salt to the
paint in the shallow dishes which will be used by the children.
2 Promote in children the element of spontaneity use of different materials by giving a
chance to them to choose the colors provided.
3 To present an opportunity to the children to express their creativity by encouraging them
to come up with various designs.
4 Promote the element of teamwork through the sharing of materials and experience within
the task area.
Concepts:
1 Sand or salt has a rough texture.
2 Materials like wood pieces can be modified to produce variety of shapes.
3 A string is malleable.
4 With the use of wood and paint different patterns can be produced.
Plan Implementation:
Introduction: Call the children to come into the task room and create brief story telling session on
painting. Explain to them that with different
color paints they can create
wonderful and variety of patterns. Read to them from the book The Painting
Techniques the story on origin of painting and let them recite after you.
(Englebright, 2006)
Procedures:
1. After inviting the children to the task room, allow them to take turns in dipping the given blocks into the shallow dishes containing paint. They should dip according individual choice of colors.
2. Let the children press the provided blocks on to the sheet of the construction papers.
3. After pressing the blocks of different shapes on the construction papers, add coarse sand or salt to the paint.
4. Motivate the children to turn the pieces of wood in different ways to come up with different interesting shapes.
5. Encourage them to use all the provided materials to paint by also utilizing all the
provided paint.
6. After considerable time, asses what each as done and correct where necessary and introduce a captivating activity in preparation of transition.
Transition:
Call the children back to story telling session then read to them the
concluding session on the Painting Techniques .Lead the children in
moving out of the room and introduces brief outdoor games.
Integrated theme related activities:
1 Reading Art: Let the learners read the theme for the book aloud to ensure they retain and capture the theme of the work
2 Math: Children to tell the names of various shapes of wood pieces and also the names of
different colors of paint used. Let the children feel the different textures and differentiate
them.
3 Music and movement: Let the children be in groups of five and let them move in circles
as they sing the song:
Touch, touch your friend’s back,
Touch; touch your friend’s head,
Touch, touch, yours friend’s legs.
This is done at the beginning of the task, the middle and in the end of the task to foster children’s participation (Mayesky, 2011).
References
Fowler, S. (2006). Sensory stimulation: sensory-focused activities for people with physical and
multiples disabilities. New York, NY: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Malchodi, A. (2003). Handbook of art therapy. London: Guilford Press.
Englebright, F. & Schirrmacher, R. (2011) .Art and Creative Development for Young Children.
New York, NY, Cengage Learning.
Mayesky, M. (2011). Creative Activities for Young Children. Chicago, CA, Chicago University
Press.
