Stamping with Natural Materials – Alternative Objects!

Lesson Use natural materials as stamps Recommended Ages Any Materials Anything from nature that can be cut in half Paint Paper plates Paper Directions 1. Gather supplies to be used as stamps.  I got rosebuds, leafy green flowers, portabella mushrooms, and bell peppers. I sliced the peppers in half and …

Tinfoil Monoprints

Lesson Introduce students to a basic form of mono-printing that can be done at home using everyday materials. Materials Tinfoil Paint Paper Plastic utensils Cotton swabs Prep Organize reference materials to show students a sample of prints. Cut and flatten rectangles of tinfoil to use as a printmaking surface. Cut paper …

Jazz Paintings

As part of our overarching themes this session, we are aiming to include more music into the lessons for the summer and fall. Incorporating music into our lessons will help students relax and slow their heartbeats while encouraging them to concentrate more easily on the task at hand. Studies show that listening …

Samuel Recreation Preschool Ceramic Lesson Plans

Lesson These lessons are intended to reinforce the shape/color curriculum being covered at the preschool sites. Students will learn to identify shapes, colors, fruits, and vegetables, create pattern, develop fine motor skills through working with clay, and practice expressing ideas, talking to peers, respecting self/others, following directions and working together. …