Running Head: [Theme: Insects or Bugs]

[Theme: Insects or Bugs]

My Creative Activities PortfolioUnit 9 Assignment CE230

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CE230 Creative Activities for Young Children Final ProjectActivity # 1: “Making their own Insects or Bugs” for example: “Egg Carton

Caterpillars”Source:Age(s): ages 4-5Time Required: 20-30 minsObjectives: After completing this activity students will be able to … Recognize

creativity of their own unique individual artistic abilities is their milestones for early childhood educational learning abilities. This activity provides creative engagements in sensory and creative artistic abilities in each own child’s unique individual learning styles and abilities.

Materials/Equipment:

Egg cartons

Assorted colors oil paint

Assorted colored pipe cleaners

Googol eyes

Paint brushes

White glue

Highlight (all) Related Developmental Area(s):Drama Creative

PlayArt Music Movement

Individual Small Group Large GroupCognitive Linguistic Physical Sensorimotor Social-emotional

Procedure:

The teacher and the children sit in a circle at a round table with chairs. Then the children will paint their egg cartons caterpillars. Children will pick from the pile of assorted colored pipe cleaners which ones they would like to use. Then the children will glue the colored

Children may learn to cognitively brainstorm all sorts of unique creative artistic ways of creating their own caterpillars according to their own unique individual personalities. Children may learn to physically use their small fine motor skills by creating their own caterpillars. Children will emotionally experience a variety of different emotions: excitement from the creation of the artistic project, curiosity of what each other’s insects or bugs will look like when finished and inspirational learning for all the unique creations of different caterpillars (insects and or bugs) that there are. Children may learn to socially communicate and share ideas about how to create their own caterpillars; plus their similarities and or differences amongst one another’s artistic creation of their caterpillars. Children will learn to socially communicate and share ideas about their ethnic/culture similarities amongst one another’s backgrounds as to where they’re from and what types of caterpillars (insects and or bugs) live where. Within this early childhood lesson

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pipe cleaners onto the egg cartons for the caterpillars’ antennas and legs. And last the children will glue the googol eyes onto the egg cartons caterpillars’. Dry 24 hours.

plan curriculum, we explored the life cycles of caterpillars to cocoon to butterflies. In our early childhood classroom, we created egg carton caterpillars, coffee filter butterflies, and paper plate lady bugs. This whole bug theme, I taught my children had taught our children so many different subjects all based around one theme. When children have a lesson plan curriculum that is based on one topic, but can be carried over to a variety of subjects the children really benefit from that (Isbell & Raines, 2012).

Environmental arrangement: tables and chairs set up with artistic and craft and science materials.

Guidance and Suggestions:

Making their own insects or bugs could be difficult for some children to be able to accomplish at their particular age group. There for some children may be so interested in all the materials being provided; they will want to create a collage of materials. Display the final product of the children’s artwork all around the classroom at school. The children should be able to use glue containers with paint brushes to limit the amount glue being used.

Questions to be asked by the teacher to the children are: “What different kinds of bugs and or insects are there?” “What kind of bug did you make?” Give examples of what different kinds of bugs and or insects there are; such as butterflies, caterpillars, dragon flies, and so on.

Quick ideas for follow-up activities: (After doing this activity, where could you go from here?

(With the knowledge they have gained)

In an early childhood educational program, children will be learning and benefiting mostly from having actual realistic examples of samples of insects such as caterpillars and butterflies in nature houses in the classroom to be able to follow the unique phases of the different life cycle stages caterpillars and butterflies. Children will absolutely love learning from having actual realistic examples of insects such as caterpillars and butterflies in a nature walk.

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CE230 Creative Activities for Young Children Final ProjectActivity # 2: “Making their own Insects or Bugs” for example: “Coffee filter

Butterflies”Source:Age(s): ages 4-5Time Required: 20-30 minsObjectives: After completing this activity students will be able to … Recognize

creativity of their own unique individual artistic abilities is their milestones for early childhood educational learning abilities. This activity provides creative engagements in sensory and creative artistic abilities in each own child’s unique individual learning styles and abilities.

Materials/Equipment:

Coffee filters

Assorted colors water paint

Assorted colored pipe cleaners

Google eyes

water colors colored pipe cleaners White glue

Highlight (all) Related Developmental Area(s):Drama Creative

PlayArt Music Movement

Individual Small Group Large GroupCognitive Linguistic Physical Sensorimotor Social-emotional

Procedure: You the teacher and the children sit in a circle at a round table with chairs. Children will pick from the assorted colors of water paint which ones they would like to use as well.

Then the children will paint their coffee filter butterflies. Children will pick

Children may learn to cognitively brainstorm all sorts of unique creative artistic ways of creating their own butterflies according to their own unique individual personalities. Children may learn to physically use their small fine motor skills by creating their own butterflies. Children will emotionally experience a variety of different emotions: excitement from the creation of the artistic project, curiosity of what each other’s butterflies will look like when finished and inspirational learning for all the unique creations of different butterflies that there are. Children may learn to socially communicate and share ideas about how to create their own butterflies; plus their similarities and or differences amongst one another’s artistic creation of their butterflies. Children will learn to socially communicate and share ideas about their ethnic/culture similarities amongst one another’s backgrounds as to where they’re from and what types of butterflies live where. Within this early childhood lesson plan curriculum, we explored the life

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from the pile of assorted colored pipe cleaners which ones they would like to use. Then the children will glue the colored pipe cleaners onto the coffee filters butterflies for the insect’s and or bug’s antennas. And last the children will glue the googol eyes onto the coffee filters butterflies. Dry 24 hours.

cycles of caterpillars to cocoon to butterflies. In our early childhood classroom, we created egg carton caterpillars, coffee filter butterflies, and paper plate lady bugs. This whole bug theme, I taught my children had taught our children so many different subjects all based around one theme. When children have a lesson plan curriculum that is based on one topic, but can be carried over to a variety of subjects the children really benefit from that (Isbell & Raines, 2012).

Environmental arrangement: tables and chairs set up with artistic and craft and science materials.

Guidance and Suggestions:

Making their own insects or bugs could be difficult for some children to be able to accomplish at their particular age group. There for some children may be so interested in all the materials being provided; they will want to create a collage of materials. Display the final product of the children’s artwork all around the classroom at school. The children should be able to use glue containers with paint brushes to limit the amount glue being used.

Questions to be asked by the teacher to the children are: “What different kinds of bugs and or insects are there?” “What kind of bug did you make?” Give examples of what different kinds of bugs and or insects there are; such as butterflies, caterpillars, dragon flies, and so on.

Quick ideas for follow-up activities: (After doing this activity, where could you go from here with the knowledge they have gained?)

In an early childhood educational program, children will be learning and benefiting mostly from having actual realistic examples of samples of insects such as caterpillars and butterflies in nature houses in the classroom to be able to follow the unique phases of the different life cycle stages caterpillars and butterflies. Children will absolutely love learning from having actual realistic examples of insects such as caterpillars and butterflies in a nature walk.

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CE230 Creative Activities for Young Children Final ProjectActivity #3: “Making their own Insects or Bugs” for example: “Paper plate Lady

Bugs”Source:Age(s): ages 4-5Time Required:Objectives: After completing this activity students will be able to … Recognize

creativity of their own unique individual artistic abilities is their milestones for early childhood educational learning abilities. This activity provides creative engagements in sensory and creative artistic abilities in each own child’s unique individual learning styles.

Materials/Equipment:

Paper plates Colors red and black oil paint Assorted colored pipe cleaners Googol eyes Paint brushes White glue

Highlight (all) Related Developmental Area(s):Drama Creative

PlayArt Music Movement

Individual Small Group Large GroupCognitive Linguistic Physical Sensorimotor Social-emotionalProcedure: You the teacher and the children sit in a circle at a round table with chairs. Then the children will paint their “Paper Plate Lady Bugs” red with black pock a dots. Children will pick from the pile of assorted colored pipe cleaners which ones they would like to use. Then the children will glue the colored pipe cleaners onto the paper plates for the Lady Bugs antennas and legs. And last the children will glue the googol eyes onto the

Children may learn to brainstorm all sorts of unique creative artistic ways of creating their own Lady Bugs according to their own unique individual personalities. Children may learn to use their small fine motor skills by creating their own Lady Bugs. Children may learn to communicate and share ideas about how to create their own Lady Bugs; plus their similarities and or differences amongst one another’s artistic creation of their Lady Bugs. Children will possibly experience a variety of different emotions: excitement from the creation of the artistic project, curiosity of what each other’s Lady Bugs (insects or bugs) will look like when finished and inspirational learning for all the unique creations of different Lady Bugs (insects and or bugs) that there are.Children will learn to express their unique artistic abilities according to their own individual personalities by creating their own Lady Bugs with the materials they prefer in the colors they prefer to use as well. Children will learn to communicate and share ideas about their ethnic/culture similarities amongst one another’s backgrounds as to where they’re from and what types of Lady Bugs (insects and or bugs) live where. Within this early childhood lesson plan curriculum, we explored the life cycles of lady bugs. In our early childhood classroom, we created egg carton caterpillars,

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“Paper Plate Lady Bugs. Dry 24 hours.

coffee filter butterflies, and paper plate lady bugs. This whole bug theme, I taught my children had taught our children so many different subjects all based around one theme. When children have a lesson plan curriculum that is based on one topic, but can be carried over to a variety of subjects the children really benefit from that (Isbell & Raines, 2012).

Guidance and Suggestions:Making their own insects or bugs could be difficult for some children to be able to accomplish at their particular age group. There for some children may be so interested in all the materials being provided; they will want to create a collage of materials.Display the final product of the children’s artwork all around the classroom at school. The children should be able to use glue containers with paint brushes to limit the amount glue being used.

Questions to be asked by the teacher to the children are: “What different kinds of Lady Bugs (bugs and or insects) are there?” “What kind of Lady Bug did you make?” Give examples of what different kinds of bugs and or insects there are; such as Lady Bugs, butterflies, caterpillars, dragon flies, and so on.

Desired Outcome/and or Actual Outcome:Children will be able to express their unique artistic abilities according to their own individual personalities by creating their own Lady Bugs with the materials they prefer in the colors they prefer to use as well. Children will discover and explore all the unique different kinds of Lady Bugs (insects and or bugs) that there are for the science aspect of the learning activity. They will be amazed by how many different kinds of Lady Bugs (insects and or bugs) that there are; similar to how many unique kinds of different cultures people have as well.

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References

Reference:

Isbell, R., & Raines, S. C. (2012). Creativity and the Arts with Young Children, 3e, 3rd Edition. [VitalSource Bookshelf version]. Retrieved from http://online.vitalsource.com/books/9781285953120/id/ch9-P82

www.everythingispreschool.com

www.dtklkids.com

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