Art Feeds Semester Two Preschool Curriculum
Lesson Title: Crazy Hair
Semester Staples:
Multimedia, Self-reflection, Creative Education
Art Feeds Goals:
+ Utilize multiple art mediums to participate in a more full creative
and expressive experience
+Reflect on art as a personal and emotional experience
Explore different creative processes and develop various modes of
creativity as forms of expression
Blurb
Lesson Title: Crazy Hair Big Idea: Today we will be reading a book about a child’s experience feeling embarrassed because he accidently thought it was crazy hair day on picture day. Students will get to create a portrait of themselves with crazy hair using yarn after listening to the story. This is a lesson that encourages students to be a little silly! This may get a bit messy but will ultimately be about seeing what the students come up with and how they follow directions with the glue and yarn!
Guiding Questions: What embarrasses students? How can we help them have an imaginative and expressive experience with various materials? --Prep:
-­‐Purchase/borrow the book Crazy Hair Day by Barney Saltzberg -­‐Cut 6 inch pieces of ribbon/yarn (enough for each child to have 8-­‐10 pieces) -­‐Print off/trace enough head templates (circle of a face on a white sheet of paper) for each child to have one © 2013 by Art Feeds. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of Art Feeds. Lesson Objectives:
By listening to the story, students will be able to engage more fully in the project by connecting their activity to literature By participating in discussion about making mistakes and being embarrassed, students will reflect on their own experiences By creating a crazy hair portrait with ribbon/yarn, students will gain skills with using mixed media to be expressive
Supplies:
-­‐Crazy Hair Day by Barney Saltzberg,
-­‐yarn /ribbon cut into 6 inch pieces
-­‐head template printouts
-­‐liquid glue
Educator Briefing:
Today will be a day that may be a little crazy behaviorally and mess-­‐wise because of the usage of different materials. Make sure to be very hands on and provide a lot of instructional structure so that things don’t get out of control. Classroom Introduction (5 minutes):
The Lead Educator will begin by having the children sit in a circle on the floor so they can read a story. A good way to start the conversation might be, “What is your favorite day at school?” (You might receive answers like days with holiday parties, but we want to direct them to the thought of themed days.) “What about pajama day? Or crazy sock day? Or crazy hair day? Would anybody like to come to school with in pajamas or with crazy hair?” Use this to spark up a conversation with the kids. “Today we are going to read a story about a boy that went to school with crazy hair.” “Make sure you are sitting criss-­‐cross-­‐applesauce and you are quiet so we can all hear the story.” (The story is about a little boy that goes to school thinking it is crazy hair day when it is really picture day.) After reading the story, ask the students some connection questions. How would you feel if you came to school with Crazy Hair on Picture Day? Have you ever had something embarrassing happen to you? Did you ever make a mistake? © 2013 by Art Feeds. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of Art Feeds. “Today we are going to get to create our own crazy hair! “Can anyone tell me what some crazy hair might look like?” Color? Shape? Length? They should give you some pretty descriptive answers. Explain to the class that first they will be able to draw their face with their markers and then we will get to add crazy hair. I would like everyone to walk quietly back to their seat so we can begin our project.” Activity (15 minutes):
1. Hand out markers and head templates.
2. First, we’re going to decorate the faces of our person-­‐ What would your face look if your hair looked crazy? (You will want to make sure they know to just color on the face because they will be adding the hair around the outside of the head)
3. Once they are finished with their face, gather everyone’s attention and tell them about the different materials they can use as hair and tell them how much they are allowed to have (depending on how much you have prepared). Have students repeat after you “Dot-­‐Dot-­‐Not-­‐A-­‐Lot” to keep from using too much glue.
4. Pass out the materials and glue into the middle of their tables and help the students know how to glue their hair nicely on their page to form a great crazy hairdo.
5. When there are about 5 minutes left, have students begin to cleanup before sharing. Exploratory Route:
Some students may not want to use any type of supply for their hair – if this happens you may just allow them to color hair on their face using markers or crayons. Closing (5 minutes):
Make sure all the students put the glue in the middle of their table and that all their art supplies are in their neatly away or collected prior to allowing them to share. “Would anyone like to share with the class what type of crazy hair they put on their person?” Help students share concisely so everybody has a chance.
Wrap-­‐up idea-­‐ “When you feel embarrassed, what kinds of things make you feel less embarrassed?” |When a friend helps you feel better, encourages you.| |When other friends make their hair crazy too.|
A great way to end class would be, “Before you come to school thinking it is Crazy Hair Day, make sure it isn’t picture day!” © 2013 by Art Feeds. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of Art Feeds.