Story Time ART

Presented by: Julie Quast, M.S.E.

National Board Certified Teacher

My GoalTo instill a love of learning in every child I teach and

for my students to love reading so much that they choose to read!

HOW? Create a positive, safe learning

environmentREAD Aloud for pleasure and a variety of purposes everyday

Provide a variety of art materials and the opportunity to

explore

Responding to Literature

Increases comprehensionExtends the storyHelps organize their feelings and thoughts about the storyBrings closure to the story

Responding to Literature

You do NOT need to respond to every story you read.

Remember: “It is not the number of activities that

makes better readers; it is the amount of reading.”

~Cooper Literacy 7th Ediction pg. 300

Purpose of Art

PROCESS not Product

The process of art is active andhands-on. Art is where children learn to problem solve and create

(not crafts or cut & paste activities).

When PlanningEmphasize the process, there is not a “right” way to finish the project.

Beware of “cookie cutter” activities where every students looks the same.

The individual’s personality and preferences are expressed through art.

Give ChoicesWhenever possible,

allow students to choose.

Choices may include: color of paper or paint, which materials to use for a collage, or the topic to draw or paint about

Giving choices encourages independence and decision making.

Mouse Paint By: Ellen Stoll Walsh

This activity introduces the concept of color mixing, which will encourage students to explore with their materials.

You will need a paper plate with three splotches of shaving cream, three popsicle sticks, and red, blue, and yellow food coloring. Have fun mixing colors as you read the story!

Color Mixing

Color MixingAllow students to experiment with color mixing at the easel. Ask questions like, “What color did you make?” What happens if you mix 3 colors together?”

•Use water in clear plastic containers with droppers. •Fill plastic bags with colored water and layer the bags to see the different colors •Color paddles are also available for purchase.

Puff PaintOwl Moon by Jane Yolen

Mix equal part white school glue and shaving cream. Paint picture with a q-tip.

•Mix in small amounts ~ it will NOT save!

• Add food coloring for colored puff paint.

•You can also use to make melted snowmen or any picture you want to be puffy!

Torn Paper ArtI am an Apple by Jean Marzollo

Provide a small paper plate or shape of an apple and have students tear paper to cover.

Apple prints are a fun way to explore science. This book teaches about the star of the apple. Cut the apples in half and dip the halves in paint on large sheets of paper. (Don’t forget to wear paint shirts!)

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

Make caterpillars by sponge painting pre-drawn circles and then gluing them together. (5 or more circles per student) I used green paper and green paint. Fuzzy Caterpillar

Fuzzy, wuzzy, creepy, crawly caterpillar, funny.

You will be a butterfly When the days are sunny.

Make butterflies using two coffee filters and a clothespin. Color the coffee filters with markers and spray with water to make colors bleed OR fold and

use food coloring

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

Increases hand eye coordination

Place a piece of paper in a tray or box. Put a marble in paint (use a

spoon to pick the marble up) and put marble on paper. Holding the tray with two hands roll marble around on paper. I made a zebra!

Marble PaintingDear Zoo by Rod Campbell

It Looked Like Spilt Milkby Charles G. Shaw

Encourages using your imagination

1. Pour a small amount of paint in the center of a piece of construction paper. Fold the paper in half. Unfold the paper and let dry. Ask the student what their cloud looks like. Write their response.

2. Sponge painting – use a sponge to make clouds in different shapes

3. Cotton balls – show students how to stretch out the cotton ball to make it look like a cloud

Colored Sand ArtCorduroy Goes to the Beach

by B.G. Hennessy

Place grits in a Ziploc bag, use food coloring to dye grits. Pour glue in shapes and cover with grits. TIPS:1. Model how to properly use the

“sand”. 2. Teach students to pour the grits onto

a piece of paper or back into bowl (depending on level of student).

3. Use ONE color at a time.

Coffee FiltersThe Tiny Seed by Eric Carle

Color coffee filters using markers and spray with water to make colors bleed . Then, make flowers by grabbing the middle of the coffee filter and twisting a pipe cleaner around for the stem.

Make great gifts!

NOODLESBones, Bones, Dinosaur Bones

by Byron BartonCreate dinosaur skeletons with different kinds of noodles.

Make colored noodles for necklaces, sorting, collage items. To dye noodles use food coloring and a couple drops of rubbing alcohol in a Ziploc bag. Lay out on wax paper or a cookie sheet to dry.

Tips for CuttingCutting takes practice

Children often get lost in the task of cutting and are not concerned with the end product. Remember Process!

Tearing paper and cutting play dough builds fine motor skills.

Tips for PaintingAdd liquid soap to extend the life of paint and make clean up easier!

Use gadgets –empty spools of thread, balls, sponges, rings, etc.

Add fingerprints whenever you can! Fingers make great apples & giraffe spots.

Paint to music!

Remember to…Accept the children’s scribbles Value their work Encourage students to use a variety of materials. Have art materials available through the day and change the materials out.

Don’t Forget toREAD, READ,

READ and Have FUN!

Questions???Thank you for

your time! Feel free to contact me for further information,

workshops or questions

juliequast@hotmail.com