Since our little learners are learning the letter "G," and the holiday season is near, I had them create two stained-glass holiday art projects on paper using oil pastels. I demonstrated control over the marking tool and asked them to use good skills in coloring within the lines and filling up the white of the paper. When they finished, I showed them how I rub baby oil on the back of each one to make it transparent. We learned the word transparent. I cut each one out and will have Miss Jaqie hang them up in the Preschool window.
Today, the young artists were given a drawing of a robot with the left side completed and right side blank. The objective was to look at the left side of the drawing and replicate the shapes and lines that they saw on the opposite side of the paper to make the robot whole. This drawing technique helps the little artists with fine-motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and critical thinking. They learned the word symmetry. They also had to trace the word Robot at the top of the paper to reinforce their letter writing skills that they are learning in class. Then they were given a step-by-step how to draw a reindeer worksheet which helped them with observation and sequence skills.
Each little artist glued her/his family photos on her/his family tree painting. They also glued fall leaves on the trees and ground to create a fall theme in time for Thanksgiving.
