Home Hot Topics Articles Directors' Choice Awards About Us / Contact Us Music for Learning Recommended Reading Activities & Curriculum Arts & Crafts Activities for Outcome-Based Learning Sharing Boards: What Do YOU Think? NEWSlink Current National News Conference Calendar Topics In Early Childhood Education Art and Creativity in Early Childhood Education State Licensing Requirements Stay Connected! We'll send you regular emails filled with articles and ideas for your classroom. Subscribe Now   ACTIVITY Our Gallery By Yvonne Gando An Activity for Preschoolers In this activity children create artwork to craft one colossal masterpiece! Their individual art projects will become a collaborative work of art that they can be proud of. This is a great opportunity to develop cooperative thinking skills as well as learn about teamwork. Curriculum Area Art and Social Emotional Before You Start Give each child one sheet of construction paper and let them choose from any of the craft materials to create their project. They can draw, paint, color and glue various materials onto the sheet. Encourage them to make three-dimensional shapes out of the sheets—their projects don't need to lie flat! Let's Begin 1. On the floor, roll out enough the butcher paper so that there is enough space to glue each child's project onto the paper. 2. Have the children each choose a spot on the butcher paper onto which they will glue their project. 3. Emphasize how each child's artwork contributed to the gallery and talk about how the different items mix together. 4. Talk about the effect that the collaborative work creates as opposed to completing individual pieces. Have the children discuss the differences and similarities of the artistic process of creating a collaborative work compared to making art projects by themselves. How did they feel knowing their work would be part of a larger project? Furthermore Display the collage as a banner on the wall of your center. Have the children discuss its different features, shapes and colors. Have each young artist share his or her inspiration for creating the piece.   Beads and other craft items such as sequins, macaroni, string, etc. Construction paper in various colors sized 8 1/2" x 11" Glue Large roll of butcher paper Paints, paintbrushes, markers, or crayons Articles and activities listed on this website may be printed for single use. No article or activity may be duplicated or distributed in any form, in whole or in part, without permission from the publisher, Excelligence Learning Corporation. Contact Permissions Department.

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