#10
Title: Thumb Prints
Grade Level: Pre-K – 6
Objectives: Fine/small motor skill development, enhance language skills and cognitive thinking, creativity, following directions
Materials: White paper
Ink pad
Markers or crayons
Procedure: 1. Press a finger or thumb onto the ink pad
2. Press the finger or thumb onto the white paper
3. Repeat to make several prints, thinking about creating one or several shapes
4. Use the markers or crayons to finish the image
Variation Use watercolors or tempera instead of the ink pad
Create a theme: circus, insects, a school of fish
Evaluation: Discuss the creation of the artwork. Remark on the variations of colors/different results created by using the same materials. Each one is different and beautiful just like the student who made it. Display the work.
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