The students will:

• develop fine motor skills and eye hand coordination
• develop a sense of design, symmetry, details, colour and texture
• experiment with a variety of tools and materials - real life materials
• develop self-esteem, imagination, creativity and individuality
• develop oral vocabulary in expressing and sharing ideas
• re-enacts adult roles
• plan and organize
• problem-solve, classify and compare
• develop an awareness of detail
• express thoughts and ideas through a variety of media

Through observation and direct communication, assess whether the student:

• chooses and uses materials appropriate to the task
• explains how a task was completed
• plans
• creates desired shapes and textures
• uses space effectively
• shares and cooperates with others
• solves problems
• uses a variety of media
• develops an understanding of cause and effect (e.g., What happens when…?)

Manipulative Stage
The child:

• explores with a wide variety of materials
• experiments (glues various materials together randomly)

• begins to take pictures/objects that are recognizable to the child
• names objects that have been created
• develops an understanding of cause and effect
• uses different strategies to make things

• plans and organizes
• shares ideas with others
• end product is more realistic and detailed
• uses a variety of materials
• works out problems independently or with others

Teaching/Assessment Strategies

Materials/Resources

• introduce new materials to the whole class and encourage students to discuss use of materials
• demonstrate various techniques/strategies during directed lessons
• provide materials at centres so that students can rehearse, practice new strategies and refine skills
• provide spaces where each student will be able to display art
• have students share their efforts with peers during “sharing time”
• encourage students to explain how they created-completed their art