Art

Questions:

Do you have a favorite illustrator?

Read Alouds:

I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More by Karen Beaumont

The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds

Art by Patrick McDonnell

Flannel Boards:

Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson

It Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles G. Shaw

Action Songs:
“Dipping in the Paint Box” by Gail Benton & Trisha Waichulaitis
“Let’s Paint a Picture” by Jack Grunsky

Fingerplays:

Gonna Paint Some More

Paint a picture on the floor

                [pretend to paint on the floor]

And the ceiling

                [pretend to paint on the ceiling]

And the walls

                [pretend to paint on the walls]

And the curtains

                [pretend to paint on the curtains]

And the door!

[pretend to paint on the door]

We are gonna paint some more!

If I Were an Artist

If I were an artist,

                [point to self]

An artist, an artist.

If I were an artist,

                [point to self]

I’d draw a _____ like this!

                [pretend to draw a _____ in the air]

Five Little Paintbrushes

Five little paintbrushes went out to paint.

One painted white then ran away in fright.

The second painted red and jumped under the bed.

The third painted green then fled the scene.

The fourth painted black then ran around the back.

The fifth painted yellow and felt so mellow,

He invited everyone back to begin again.

Craft:

Finger-Painting