Story Time ART

1. Story Time ART Presented by: Julie Quast, M.S.E. National Board Certified Teacher

2. My Goal To instill a love of learning in every child I teach and for my students to love reading so much that they choose to read!

3. HOW? Create a positive, safe learning environment READ Aloud for pleasure and a variety of purposes everyday Provide a variety of art materials and the opportunity to explore

4. Responding to Literature Increases comprehension Extends the story Helps organize their feelings and thoughts about the story Brings closure to the story

5. 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 7thEdiction pg. 300

6. Purpose of Art PROCESS not Product The process of art is active and hands-on. Artis where children learn to problem solve and create (not crafts or cut & paste activities).

7. When Planning Emphasize 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.

8. Give Choices Whenever 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.

9. Color Mixing 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!

10. Color Mixing Allow 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.

11. 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!

12. Torn Paper Art I 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!)

13. The Very Hungry Caterpillarby 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.

14. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle 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

15. Marble Painting Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell Increases hand eye coordinationPlace 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! 

16. It Looked Like Spilt Milkby Charles G. Shaw Encourages using your imagination 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. Sponge painting – use a sponge to make clouds in different shapes Cotton balls – show students how to stretch out the cotton ball to make it look like a cloud

17. 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: Model how to properly use the “sand”. Teach students to pour the grits onto a piece of paper or back into bowl (depending on level of student). Use ONE color at a time.

18. 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! 

19. NOODLESBones, Bones, Dinosaur Bones by Byron Barton Create 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.

20. Tips for Cutting Cutting 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.

21. Tips for Painting Add 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!

22. 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.

23. Don’t Forget toREAD, READ, READ and Have FUN!

24. Questions???Thank you for your time! Feel free to contact me for further information, workshops or questions juliequast@hotmail.com