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Art Integration: Exploring Creativity with Young Children 

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“Little Cloud” Painting

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Age Group: ​ 

• Preschool

* Lesson plan objectives and assessments can be adapted to use this activity with toddlers, and school-age children.

Objectives:

• Student will connect literature to the arts
• Student will practice fine motor skills
• Student will tell about their work 

CDA Competency Standard:
II.6.3a

• Candidate reads to children in a developmentally appropriate manner

o   a) Reads to children engagingly 

“Little Cloud” Painting

Materials:  

• Shaving cream
• glue
• paintbrush or spoon
• blue construction paper
• Little Cloud by Eric Carle ​

Procedure: 

1. Begin by reading Little Cloud with your students. Stop periodically to discuss the story and ask questions about the text. 
2. Mix equal parts shaving cream and glue to create the cloud paint. 
3. Invite students to paint their clouds on the blue construction paper. 
4. As students are creating, you can ask them open-ended questions to encourage them to talk about their work. Here are some examples:

​​a.       What title would you give this piece?
b.      What shapes have you seen in the clouds before?
c.       How were you feeling when you made this picture? Why did you feel that way? 

Assessment: 

• Record what students had to say. Were they able to tell about their piece? Write down any conversations they had during the activity. You can display the comments and work around your classroom. ​

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