Thursday, October 11, 2012

Cork Paint Stamping Trees

Motor skills targeted: grasping pattern, tactile touch and messy play
Communication skills targeted: following directions with prepositional concepts, requesting for colors

This activity was from September. We started by having the students glue brown paper pre-cut to look like a tree onto a large sheet of paper. The students then requested which color of paint they wanted to use. The students used corks to stamp leaves onto the tree. Prompting was given to grasp the cork appropriately. The concepts top and bottom were also targeted for placement of leaves.





When we were finished painting, we had the fun job of cleaning up. This included cleaning paint off tables, chairs, faces and staff's clothing (hint- don't wear white to teach group). We then read a story called, "I Found a Leaf." Each child was given a leaf and was asked to place the leaf in various locations on each page, such as on the pumpkin, over the house and on the grass. Here are the finished products!



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