Before class, I cut several raw potatoes in half, and cut a "v" into the top. I had trays (recycled lean cusine/smart ones trays work best for me!) of tempera paint ready to go. I used spring colors purple, yellow, orange, and pink, and mixed a little white in to give it a marble effect. I had students begin by tearing the dark green paper (12x18) and gluing it onto a bright colored background. Next we tear medium green strips for stems, and bright green strips for leaves. The paper tends to curl when torn into little pieces. After gluing on stems and leaves, we printed the potatoes with the paint. These turn out really cute!!
I love this - it turned out wonderful! I was wondering if you ever do any thing for Pre-K and K age children that you can post?
ReplyDeleteVery cute! The rolling of leaves is such great fine motor practice, too! (And I'd love to see some pre-k or K geared stuff!) :)
ReplyDeletelove the bright colors and the textured look! thanks for sharing...
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comments- I don't teach any pre-k or K level students...however my special needs students (or as they are technically titled C.D. (cognitively delayed) are at either a pre-k or lower level of development. Most of them cannot use scissors, and many do not communicate verbally. I have wonderful aides (almost 1 per every student) that help out and do a lot of things hand over hand. Most of these adaptive art lessons could easily be done with pre-k or k! Good luck and have fun!
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