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CURRICULUM AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENT * 3 HOURS * LEVEL 2

Making Masterpieces: Art Appreciation for Preschoolers
Lesson Plan Example

Page 13
Michelangelo’s Ceiling Art
Age Group: ​ 
  • ​Preschoolers
Objectives:
  • Student will develop fine motor skills
  • Student will share about the artist Michelangelo 
CDA Competency Standard:  
II.4.4b
  • Candidate’s facilitation promotes children’s physical development
    • b) Guides the development of children’s fine and gross motor skills
Michelangelo’s Ceiling Art
Michelangelo’s Ceiling Art
Materials:  
  • Paper
  • Tape
  • Crayons or markers
  • Pictures of Michelangelo and his artwork, including the Sistine Chape
Optional Resources for Further Study
Procedure: 
  1. Prep for the activity by taping a piece of paper to the bottom of students’ desks.
  2. Introduce Michelangelo by giving students a brief biography and sharing a variety of his works.
  3. Show students the Sistine Chapel. Answer any questions they have about how he created it.
  4. Tell students that they will be creating upside down just as Michelangelo did. 
  5. Invite them to go under the table and draw.
  6. When finished, meet with students again to talk about the process of creating upside down. Be sure to ask open-ended questions to encourage discussion. 
Assessment:  
  • Observe and record students as they are drawing. How well were they able to control the crayon or marker upside down? What did they share about Michelangelo and his art? 
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    Michelangelo’s Ceiling Art (5/8)

    Making Masterpieces: Art Appreciation for Preschoolers
For Future Reference
When this training is over, it's going to be hard to remember all these lesson plans! We want you to get the most from this training, and continue to use this information in your classroom.  We have put the lesson plans in this course, that are produced by Successful Solutions, on our resource website, www.Lessons4Learners.com, where you can continue to access them after your training expires. 
Be sure to bookmark the direct link to the page where the lesson plans can be found for easy access in the future at:   
http://www.lessons4learners.com/art-appreciation.html