*** This lesson plan is creating your own self portrait with materials found in nature! ***
What is our theme? Nature Self Portrait
What is the lesson (overall purpose)? To observe yourself in a mirror, then recreate yourself using natural products found outside!
MA Guidelines/Standards:
SEL1: The child will be able to recognize, identify, and express his/her emotions.
SEL2: The child will demonstrate accurate self-perception.
Learning Outcomes:
Self-perception/self-concept can be defined as recognition of the attributes, abilities, attitudes, and values that children believe about themselves. Children’s self-concept, whether positive or negative, can greatly impact their motivation to learn, as well as their engagement in social interactions, satisfaction with efforts, willingness to take on challenges, etc. Culture, environment, and experience influence self-perception.
Resources you can use to help with this lesson: Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTnJw91s7Wk - Fun clip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VElcT3kVux0 - Book
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgSC_0rKsYs - Book
Materials
Activity (Procedure):
Activity Wrap Up:
Is your hair curly or straight?
Do you have brown or blue eyes?
Does mom, dad, grandma, grandpa, etc. have the same facial features as you?
How do I know what my child is learning? (Assessment)
Your child is learning that it is okay to be different. Your child is also learning to match natural materials to their own facial features; eye color, hair color, etc.
How can you extend this activity? (Modifications)
Helpful Hints: (Pitfalls & Solutions)
Be creative! If you have brown hair, look for brown materials to recreate that hair. If you have blue eyes, look for materials that are blue!
What is our theme? Nature Self Portrait
What is the lesson (overall purpose)? To observe yourself in a mirror, then recreate yourself using natural products found outside!
MA Guidelines/Standards:
SEL1: The child will be able to recognize, identify, and express his/her emotions.
SEL2: The child will demonstrate accurate self-perception.
Learning Outcomes:
Self-perception/self-concept can be defined as recognition of the attributes, abilities, attitudes, and values that children believe about themselves. Children’s self-concept, whether positive or negative, can greatly impact their motivation to learn, as well as their engagement in social interactions, satisfaction with efforts, willingness to take on challenges, etc. Culture, environment, and experience influence self-perception.
Resources you can use to help with this lesson: Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTnJw91s7Wk - Fun clip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VElcT3kVux0 - Book
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgSC_0rKsYs - Book
Materials
- Leaves
- Sticks
- Rocks
- Pine Cones
- Pine Needles
- Flowers
- Any outdoor material you can find!
- Paper plate/paper/cardboard in the shape of your face.
- Glue
- Markers/crayons
Activity (Procedure):
- Look in a mirror, talk about your features on your face. Example; eye color, hair color, do you have freckles, teeth, ears, rosey cheeks, glasses.
- Go on a nature walk, look for materials that represent your features.
- When you think you have collected all the materials, grab your paper plate/piece of paper/ or cardboard face shape and start creating!
- If you have glue at home you can clue your materials to the paper, if not you can just place the materials in the designated spots!
Activity Wrap Up:
Is your hair curly or straight?
Do you have brown or blue eyes?
Does mom, dad, grandma, grandpa, etc. have the same facial features as you?
How do I know what my child is learning? (Assessment)
Your child is learning that it is okay to be different. Your child is also learning to match natural materials to their own facial features; eye color, hair color, etc.
How can you extend this activity? (Modifications)
- Instead of going on a nature walk and collecting materials outside, you can go on a hunt inside the house collecting things like, string, shoe laces, beads, coin, etc.
- If you do not have glue at home, no worries, you can just create your self portrait by placing the materials in the designated spots!
Helpful Hints: (Pitfalls & Solutions)
Be creative! If you have brown hair, look for brown materials to recreate that hair. If you have blue eyes, look for materials that are blue!
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