What is our theme?
Moon, Art
What is the lesson (overall purpose)?
Student will practice fine motor skills and creativity while learning and talking more about the moon
MA Guidelines/Standards:
APL 1: The child will demonstrate initiative, self-direction, and independence.
PreK-ESS1-1 (MA). Demonstrate awareness that the moon can be seen in the daytime and at night, and of the different apparent shapes of the moon over a month.
PreK-LS1-3 (MA). Use their five senses in their exploration and play to gather information.
Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques)
- “Papa Please Get the Moon for Me” by Eric Carle read aloud:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGqAw7UM6qo
- Gentle music for background while working on art.
Materials
- Black or blue paper (or painted/drawn background) *night sky paper*
- Tinfoil
- Sharpie marker (to draw moon circle on foil)
- Child friendly scissors
- Glue stick
- Blue/grey/black/white paint (optional)
- Star stickers/cutouts (optional)
Activity (Procedure):
- Start by watching the Eric Carle book read aloud link.
- Start gentle music and get your child set up at a table with materials.
- Use another sheet of tinfoil to crinkle into a flattened ball of foil: it will be used as a “moon paint brush.”
- Have your child dip foil ball into a mixture of moon colored paints and onto sheet of foil with the drawn moon circle. Allow some time to dry.
- Ask your child to work on SAFELY cutting the foil circle moon out.
- Encourage your child to gently crinkle their tin foil to make the moon craters. ~Sensory ~
- Flat out the moon a bit so that your child can glue it onto his/her night sky paper.
-Add stars using stickers or white paint.
Activity Wrap Up:
Hang artwork up and admire. Talk about the things you can see in the night sky.
How do I know what my child is learning? (Assessment)
- Talk to your child about the moon and the night sky while they are working. Do they know the moon can be seen both at night and sometimes during the day? Do they understand the moon’s shape changes each night?
- Is my child taking interest and initiative when working on his/her artwork?
- Is my child interested in exploring the sensory element of tinfoil?
How can you extend this activity? (Modifications)
Can you make tin foil moons portraying all the phases of the moon?
Moon, Art
What is the lesson (overall purpose)?
Student will practice fine motor skills and creativity while learning and talking more about the moon
MA Guidelines/Standards:
APL 1: The child will demonstrate initiative, self-direction, and independence.
PreK-ESS1-1 (MA). Demonstrate awareness that the moon can be seen in the daytime and at night, and of the different apparent shapes of the moon over a month.
PreK-LS1-3 (MA). Use their five senses in their exploration and play to gather information.
Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques)
- “Papa Please Get the Moon for Me” by Eric Carle read aloud:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGqAw7UM6qo
- Gentle music for background while working on art.
Materials
- Black or blue paper (or painted/drawn background) *night sky paper*
- Tinfoil
- Sharpie marker (to draw moon circle on foil)
- Child friendly scissors
- Glue stick
- Blue/grey/black/white paint (optional)
- Star stickers/cutouts (optional)
Activity (Procedure):
- Start by watching the Eric Carle book read aloud link.
- Start gentle music and get your child set up at a table with materials.
- Use another sheet of tinfoil to crinkle into a flattened ball of foil: it will be used as a “moon paint brush.”
- Have your child dip foil ball into a mixture of moon colored paints and onto sheet of foil with the drawn moon circle. Allow some time to dry.
- Ask your child to work on SAFELY cutting the foil circle moon out.
- Encourage your child to gently crinkle their tin foil to make the moon craters. ~Sensory ~
- Flat out the moon a bit so that your child can glue it onto his/her night sky paper.
-Add stars using stickers or white paint.
Activity Wrap Up:
Hang artwork up and admire. Talk about the things you can see in the night sky.
How do I know what my child is learning? (Assessment)
- Talk to your child about the moon and the night sky while they are working. Do they know the moon can be seen both at night and sometimes during the day? Do they understand the moon’s shape changes each night?
- Is my child taking interest and initiative when working on his/her artwork?
- Is my child interested in exploring the sensory element of tinfoil?
How can you extend this activity? (Modifications)
Can you make tin foil moons portraying all the phases of the moon?
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