My Process Art Program: Art in Motion
Art in Motion was a monthly process art program that I taught for ages 3-5 (preschool age). Each Art in Motion program started with a few stories and songs/stretchers, incorporating early literacy into the class.
We then moved on to the art project, which took up the majority of the class, giving children the opportunity to have sensory experiences and develop fine motor skills. I encouraged caregivers to let children explore the process of making art. By moving the focus away from the child's final art product, we are separating the conformist expectations adults often project onto art, from the pure joy children receive from the mere experience of creating.
Art in Motion concluded in April 2015.
A is for Art (October 2014)
B is for Big Blot (November)
C is for Collage (December)
D is for Drip...Draw...Drip (January 2015)
E is for Explore the Effects (February)
F is for Fingerpaint (March)
G is for Growing a Gallery (April)
More information about Process Art:
Art in Motion was a monthly process art program that I taught for ages 3-5 (preschool age). Each Art in Motion program started with a few stories and songs/stretchers, incorporating early literacy into the class.
We then moved on to the art project, which took up the majority of the class, giving children the opportunity to have sensory experiences and develop fine motor skills. I encouraged caregivers to let children explore the process of making art. By moving the focus away from the child's final art product, we are separating the conformist expectations adults often project onto art, from the pure joy children receive from the mere experience of creating.
Art in Motion concluded in April 2015.
A is for Art (October 2014)
B is for Big Blot (November)
C is for Collage (December)
D is for Drip...Draw...Drip (January 2015)
E is for Explore the Effects (February)
F is for Fingerpaint (March)
G is for Growing a Gallery (April)
Process Art Resources
My favorite blogs for Kid's Art Inspiration:
- Tiny Rotten Peanuts: Art Projects for Kids 0-6
- The Artful Parent
- Two Daloo
- The Carle Museum: Making Art with Children
- Deep Space Sparkle
- Art is Basic: Inspiration for a Creative Childhood
- The Library As Incubator Project (children's page) - this is also a great storytime/all-around library program resource
- Fun at Home with Kids
- Hello, Wonderful
- Apex Elementary Art
- Teach Preschool (art page)
- Early Activities & Projects
- Babyccino Kids
- E is for Explore (good for grade school kids and inspiration for including STEAM elements in your programs)
- Inner Child Fun
- Bloesem Kids (you have to do more weeding through this blog, but there is some good stuff here)
- Art Bar Blog
- Happy Hooligans
- Babble Dabble Do
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