Nature Collection art

What is our theme:  What can you make?

What is the lesson (overall purpose)?  
Getting creative and making a picture or something with the things you collected from outside 

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.


Learning Outcomes:
That there are so many things you can make with natural things 

Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques)
Book: Exploring the Great Outdoors By: Mercer Mayer https://youtu.be/Q1gBRPVZZOU 

Materials

1. Paper 
2. Glue 

Activity (Procedure):
Have them glue of pieces of the things they collected and make a picture 


Activity Wrap Up:
Ask the child, What did you make? Why did you make that? 

How can you extend this activity? (Modifications)
You can give them markers and crayons so they can make their pictures colorful if they would like to

Helpful Hints: (Pitfalls & Solutions)
If the things outside are wet, you can have them draw what they were going to make with the natural things from outside.




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