Name: Vivian Phan

Grade:   Pre-K

Central Focus/Overarching Theme: The Five Senses

Title of Lesson: Creating Art Using Paints and Our Five Senses

Objectives:

 Students will create art by using different colored paints

 Students will present and share their art with the class
 Students will describe how paints smell using their sense of smell
 Students will describe the different colors of paints they see using their sense of sight
 Students will discuss how the paint, texture paintbrushes, and various painting tools
feel using their sense of touch
 Students will explain what they see, feel, and smell when creating their art and using
different materials.
 Students will explore how different objects can create different types of art.

Connection to Standards:

PK.AL.3. Approaches tasks and problems with creativity, imagination and/or willingness to
try new experiences
PK.PDH.1. Uses senses to assist and guide learning.
PK.PDH.2. Uses sensory information to plan and carry out movements
PK.PDH.5. Demonstrates eye-hand coordination and fine motor skills
PK.SEL.6. Understands and follows routines and rules
PK.AC.1. Demonstrates motivation to communicate
PK.AC.2. Demonstrates they are building background knowledge
PK.ELAL.19. [PKSL.1] Participates in collaborative conversations with diverse peers and
adults in small and large groups and during play
PK.ELAL.23. [PKSL.5] Creates a visual display (e.g., drawing, art work, building, writing)
PK.ELAL.24. [PKSL.6] Expresses thoughts, feelings, and ideas (e.g., role-playing, music,
drawing, art work, building, writing)
PK.ARTS.16. [VA:Cr1-3.PK] Creates Visual Arts
PK.ARTS.17. [VA:Pr4-6.PK] Presents Visual Arts
PK.ARTS.19. [Cn10-11.PK] Connects to Visual Arts

Materials Required:
  Different colored paints (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, etc.)
 Flavored extracts (Strawberry, orange, lemon, vanilla, etc. extract) to add to paint and
give it a scent
 Different textured paintbrushes, different sized paintbrushes, sponges
 Objects like string, spiky rubber balls, and marbles for children to explore different
paint tools
 Paper for students to paint on
 Cotton balls with a few drops of each of the flavored extract for children to smell.

Classroom Arrangement:

Students will first be sitting at the meeting area, where the teacher will introduce the lesson
and activity for the day. Afterwards, during the art activity, students will be sitting at their
tables with 3 or 4 other students.

Rationale:

This lesson is important as it serves as an art activity for children and encourages them to
explore their creativity. This also helps build on their background knowledge and what they’ve
learned in the previous lesson, which was about the five senses. This activity also engages
students in using their five senses in various forms and allows them to explore different things
they can see, smell, and feel. The art activity also allows children to develop and work on their
fine motor skills, as they will be using objects like paintbrushes and different tools to create
art.

Lesson/Procedure:

1. The teacher and assistants will first set up all the necessary materials and items needed for
the lesson. For the lesson, different extract flavorings like strawberry, lemon, orange, vanilla
extract, etc. will be mixed in with different colored paints in order to create scented paint. Each
table will have their own selection of paints. Teachers will then set up and place sets of
textured paint brushes, different sized paint brushes, and various sponges on each table. Next,
each table will have its own set of strings, marbles, rocks, spiky rubber balls, etc. that will
serve as other painting tools for children to use and explore with. At each child’s seat, there
will be a piece of paper with their name on it, that they will be painting on.
2. Students will be asked to have a seat at the meeting area. The teacher will prepare students
for the activity by activating students’ prior knowledge. The teacher will remind students that
yesterday, they read a book about the five senses. The teacher will then ask students what the
five senses are, and how we use our five senses in our daily lives as a reminder of the previous
day’s lesson.
3. The teacher will then tell students that today, they are going to be creating art and painting,
and also using their senses. The teacher will have different colored paint bottles that will be
displayed. The teacher will ask students what color paints they see. Afterwards, the teacher
will hold out cotton balls that have had a few drops of each of the flavored extract on them.
Students will get a chance to smell the cotton balls and describe what they smell. Students will
get a chance to share their ideas. After students have had a chance to share what they smelled,
the teacher will present the different sized and textured paintbrushes, as well as sponges that
students will get to use. Students will have a chance to share what they notice about the
paintbrushes, as well as how they look. Students will also get a chance to feel the paintbrushes
and discuss how the paintbrushes and sponges feel (soft, pointy, hard, rough). Afterwards, the
teacher will introduce various materials like string, rocks, spiky rubber balls, etc. The teacher
will ask students what they look like and feel like. Students will also be asked what they think
it would look like if they put these objects in paint and used them to paint on a paper. Students
will get a chance to share their ideas with their classmates.
4. The teacher will explain to students that they will be using these materials to create their
own painting. The teacher will encourage students that while they are painting, they should
explore how these different objects look, smell, and feel. The teacher will also encourage
students to use different materials and see what kind of art these objects create.
5. The teacher will remind students about the rules and routines of the classroom during art
and ask students about what is considered appropriate behavior during art (sharing, taking
turns, not throwing objects, etc.)
6. Students will then get sent back to their seats, where they will begin painting and creating
their art. Teachers and assistants will be walking around and observing students. Students will
also be encouraged to talk to their table mates about what they notice about how the paint
smells, the different types of paintbrushes, and how these different objects feel. Teachers and
assistants will also be asking students about their artwork, what they are creating, and asking
students how they are using these different objects to paint and create art.
7. After students have had time to paint and create their works of art, they will be asked to
clean up. They will be following the clean-up routine of the classroom (putting dirty materials
on a plate in the middle of the table, lining up to go wash their hands, etc.)
8. Afterwards, students will have a chance to share what they created. They will also share
what objects they used, and what kind of art these various objects created (making dots using
the spiky ball, creating lines by dragging string across the paper, etc.)
9. When children’s paintings are dry, they will be hung up and displayed around the
classroom.
Differentiation:

 Students will be able to draw, paint, and create something that interests them. This
allows students to explore their own creativity and interests and create something on
their own.
 Having a hands-on activity like painting, where students are free to explore different
materials and use different tools will also allow them to be more engaged in the
activity.
 Teachers and assistants will also be providing extra support for students who may need
it during the activity (this may include students getting frustrated or not knowing how
to use the materials).
 Assessment:

Students will be assessed using anecdotal notes. While students are engaged in the activity, the
teacher and assistants will be walking around and observing what students create. They will
also be asking students questions about what they notice about how the paints smell, how
different objects look and feel, and how their art looks. This will allow teachers and assistants
to gain an understanding about whether or not children know what the five senses are.

Follow-up/ Extension Activity

A follow-up activity could be exploring other objects that can be used to paint. This may
include painting using different foods like celery, broccoli, fruits, etc. This also allows students
to explore other characteristics of these food objects (what they smell like, what they feel like,
what they look like). Students can also be asked to sort these objects as another activity, and it
would also incorporate the concept of sorting for students.