I began volunteering for Art Sphere Inc. (ASI) in 2014 assisting Kristin Groenveld with preschool art classes at Fishtown Recreation Center. Shortly after working with Kristin I began leading the classes myself and training a new volunteer who helped me co-lead. Volunteering as the preschool art teacher at Fishtown was …
Let’s Have a Luau! Project Title: Hawaiian themed art projects Description: leis and parrot puppets Author: Mary Hager Grade level or Target Age Range: Preschool Vocabulary: lei, luau, Hawaii, hula Materials: For leis: string, cutouts of paper flowers with holes in the middle and small cut pieces of plastic straws. …
Project Title: Art Projects For the Letter V Description: paper violins and volcanoes Author: Mary Hager Grade level or Target Age Range: Preschool Vocabulary: the letter V, volcano, violin Materials: For violins: construction paper, string, liquid water colors, paint brushes, and single hole punch. For volcano: construction paper, glue, and …
Project Title: Bird’s Nests Description: Students create bird’s nests out of recycled and nontraditional materials. A great way to talk about courage. Baby birds need courage to fly for the first. Project Ideas: courage, nontraditional materials, naturalistic Author: Mary Hager Grade level or Target Age Range: Preschool Vocabulary: spring, insects, birds, nests Materials: …
Project Title: Q is for Quilt Description: paper quilt making. Author: Mary Hager Grade level or Target Age Range: Preschool Vocabulary: quilt, working on the letter Q Materials: Large construction paper, crayons, geometric shapes cut out of colorful paper, glue, real quilted blanket, and the book, The Quilt Story by Tony …
Project Title: Origami Frogs Description: Teach students about frogs and their habitats. Author: Mary Hager Grade level or Target Age Range: Preschool Vocabulary: frogs, origami. Materials: Large construction paper (white), regular construction paper (green, pink, yellow), crayons, scissors, paper flies, and frog sound videos. Anticipatory set: Fun facts about frogs! …
Project Title: Old MacDonald Description: book making Author: Mary Hager Grade level or Target Age Range: Preschool Materials: Pre-folded paper book, crayons, and old MacDonald video. Anticipatory Set: Watching the video, “Old MacDonald had a Farm.” Demo/Directions: Make your own book: To prepare this project, I made thirteen folded paper …
Project Title: Leaf Printing Description: Printmaking with autumn leaves. Author: Mary Hager Grade level or Target Age Range: Preschool Vocabulary: Autumn Materials: Large construction paper, washable ink, leaves collected from outside, ink rollers, and plastic board to roll ink on. Demo/Directions: Give each student one large piece of construction paper. …
