Jackson Pollock Painting- Big Body Art

Jackson Pollock Painting

Following our study of Picaso and then Matisse, we read about the artistic painting method made famous by Jackson Pollock.  Our threes class had recently read about him in this great book which highlights 30 different artists:

Poured Paint Flower Pots for Mom

I had tried a similar activity to what I am about to explain last year with my class after seeing a post by Teacher Tom on tall paintings.  This was a very interesting activity for the children, but took a long time to dry and when dry did not look as exciting as it did when wet.  Our medium was cardboard which soaked up a lot of the paint.

This year we tried it on small terra cotta flower pots.  The results were incredible and this time the results of our process actually have a function.  We will be giving these little pots to the moms for Mother's Day.

Sewing Table-A Collaborative Fine Motor Experience

Sewing is a great activity to do with young children to develop their fine motor abilities.  I have a low table in the classroom with about a three inch lip all around it.  I stapled and then duct taped a large piece of burlap to cover the entire table leaving a large community sewing surface.  I then threaded and tied a needle full of colorful yarn to each corner.