I have been trying to come up with a way to teach the Master Artists to our preschool class. The environment is set up in such a way that the children are allowed to come and go between the two environments - inside and outside - which does not really lend itself to holding and capturing their imagination. I attempted to connect with our local art museum and unfortunately the art programs they offer do not have curriculum for 3-5 year olds.
In the meantime I found this beautiful coloring page by Picasso and have invited the children to play with colored pencils. Then we cut and glue the figure onto construction to give it a look of framed art.
Here is a link to this template - yep another great opportunity to play!
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