What is our theme: Let’s make a paint brush!
What is the lesson (overall purpose)?
There are so many things you can make and do with natural things
MA Guidelines/Standards:
Visual Arts
3. Observation, Abstraction, Invention, and Expression. Students will demonstrate their powers of observation, abstraction, invention, and expression in a variety of media, materials, and techniques.
6. Critical Response. Students will describe and analyze their own work and the work of others using appropriate visual arts vocabulary. When appropriate, students will connect their analysis to interpretation and evaluation.
Learning Outcomes:
learning how to use your creativity to make something out of natural materials to make something you might need that you don’t have at the moment.
Materials
a stick from outside
a bunch of pine needles
tape
paper
paint
Activity (Procedure):
Activity Wrap Up:
Can we use other trees or bushes to make paintbrushes?
How do I know what my child is learning? (Assessment)
Is your child able to tell you other trees and bushes you can use to make paint brushes?
How can you extend this activity? (Modifications)
you can make different sizes of paint brushes
Helpful Hints: (Pitfalls & Solutions)
If you don’t have tape, you can use yarn to tie the pine needles on the stick.
What is the lesson (overall purpose)?
There are so many things you can make and do with natural things
MA Guidelines/Standards:
Visual Arts
3. Observation, Abstraction, Invention, and Expression. Students will demonstrate their powers of observation, abstraction, invention, and expression in a variety of media, materials, and techniques.
6. Critical Response. Students will describe and analyze their own work and the work of others using appropriate visual arts vocabulary. When appropriate, students will connect their analysis to interpretation and evaluation.
Learning Outcomes:
learning how to use your creativity to make something out of natural materials to make something you might need that you don’t have at the moment.
Materials
a stick from outside
a bunch of pine needles
tape
paper
paint
Activity (Procedure):
- Place the pine needles on one end of the stick
- Tape the pine needles to the stick
- Use your new paint brush to paint on the paper
Activity Wrap Up:
Can we use other trees or bushes to make paintbrushes?
How do I know what my child is learning? (Assessment)
Is your child able to tell you other trees and bushes you can use to make paint brushes?
How can you extend this activity? (Modifications)
you can make different sizes of paint brushes
Helpful Hints: (Pitfalls & Solutions)
If you don’t have tape, you can use yarn to tie the pine needles on the stick.
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