Today’s art activity will be less structured than yesterday. I think that children should be given structured art activities so that they learn to follow directions, but opportunities for less structured activities for more artistic expression. However, I think that even the structured activities should be a child’s own artwork. I never provide models for my students to follow, and I never direct a student as to how to complete his or her art. Let your students put the “pieces” of his or her artwork wherever they want to!
Today, provide a variety of Halloween-themed cookie cutters and plates of paint in Halloween colors, such as black, orange, and yellow. Provide large sheets of construction paper in Halloween colors as well, and let the students dip their cookie cutters in paint and stamp away! For students with fine motor delays, the large stamps with thick handles may work better, providing a thicker handle. Don’t forget to use Boardmaker symbols to help your students make requests for their art materials!
For science/math, put an assortment of toy bats in a variety of sizes on the table. Have your students sort the bats by size and verbalize whether they are big/small, bigger/smaller, heavier/lighter. Have the students line them up from largest to smallest, smallest to largest, etc. Have them create patterns of big/small bats.
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