Category: Art

Beach Art

10/30/2013

Print off beach pictures from clip art or the internet.

Encourage the children to add stickers or glue pictures to the beach pictures.

What you need: Glue, paper plates, markers/paint, and googly eyes.

Have the children assemble and color their jellyfish. Then draw numbers on each tentacle. Have them match googly eyes to the numbers on the tentacles.

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Painting Starfish

10/30/2013

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Sometimes experiencing something in a new way is fun.

On some beaches starfish grow very large.

Here is an open ended art experience using large plastic starfish.

Painting Starfish

Art experience can include just an activity done in the classroom or outside. This experiential activity can be done inside or outside on a nice day.

Materials Needed: two large plastic star fish (purchase at the local variety store.), paint brushes, water colors, lunch tray, and bucket of water, sponges.

Directions: Set out two lunch trays, place a star fish on each tray. Set a brush and water paints next to the lunch tray. Let the children paint the star fish.

When they are finished painting, have the children wash off the paint in the water tub. Place the clean star fish on the lunch tray for the next child

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Water Color Sea Creatures

10/30/2013

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Print out a picture of a starfish, octopus, whale, etc.

Lay the picture on a white piece of paper. Have the kids use water colors over the top of the picture, then peel the paper up to reveal their sea creature!

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Paper Plate Beach Ball

10/30/2013

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Draw lines onto paper plates using a permanent marker to match a beach ball. Allow the children to use paint or markers to finish their very own paper plate beach ball.

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First Sounds at the Ocean

10/30/2013

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Sand in your toes, and salty air in your nose, you are at the beach!

Here is an activity to help children explore the beach.

Read: “At the Beach” by Anne Rockwell

Rhyme: Walking Down the Beach by Debbie Hasbrook M.Ed

First Sounds at the Ocean

Materials needed: pictures of beach items with a single sound (always use lower case letters when labeling): driftwood, clam, bird, sand, wave, crab, fish, and kelp. You will also need 5x7 cards, glue, contact paper or laminate, marker.

Directions: Teach the children the first sounds of the words. Teach the children the phonetic sound of each letter. Have the children match the first sound with the letter. Let them match sounds alone, in partners, or teacher directed. Display pictures and sounds. You could display these on the wall and attach Velcro to the back of the letter and front of the picture for independent learning.

Extension Activity 1: Add small toy representations of the picture. Put these in a small basket. Have children match first letter sounds and the toy.

Extension Writing Activity 2: Display cards in writing area. Provide 5x7 cards and pencils. Children may attempt to write the words or letters. If they do let them attach the card to a drawing about their word or letter.

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Sensory Play Fish

10/30/2013

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This is a very easy sensory play project. All you need to do is paint the children's hands and have them press their hands on paper. let them use their hands in the paint to fill in gaps, then add googly eyes and a smile!

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Sensory Sand Project

10/30/2013

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This is a good sensory play project. Use glue to outline the letter "B." Have the children use there fingers to trace and flatten the letter, then have them pour sand over the glue. Shake the sand off to reveal your letter.

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Crab Snack

10/30/2013

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Use apples, raisins, and cream cheese or peanut butter to create a crab snack.

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Crafty Crab

10/30/2013

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This Crafty Crab, is an easy project that can be adapted for all ages. A paper plate folded in half with construction paper claws. Children can decorate the crab, here we used water colors and googly eyes. For younger children you can tell a story about a crab, or have them tell you a story. For older children do not attach the sides of the paper plate so that it can be opened and laid flat, have them include facts about crabs or a story on the inside of the crab. This activity combines both art and literacy.

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Beach Art

Jelly Fish Math

Painting Starfish

Water Color Sea Creatures

Paper Plate Beach Ball

First Sounds at the Ocean

Sensory Play Fish

Sensory Sand Project

Crab Snack

Crafty Crab

Beach and Sea

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