Assignment Paper

Teacher can inspire children to be adventurous and give them the confidence to try new things so they can develop creative problem-solving skills. There are countless ideas for art projects– but one of the best ways to help you to remember ideas – and convey enthusiasm – is to try them out yourself! For this assignment, you will try an activity for an appropriate child developmental stage, reflect on the experience in an essay, and design a developmentally appropriate art activity. Note that it is the process not the product that counts for your activity creations so take a risk and be creative! Aspire to model confidence and risk taking by being adventuresome yourself! Instructions:

1. Choose any three (3) different activities from the “Activities for Children” list in the

Chapter 11 Review. See categories below but go to the chapter for details and

illustrations:

Some Variations on Easel Painting

Cracked Paint and Crayon Drawings

Painting with Soft Objects

Cornmeal Paintings

Surprising Designs

Cotton Swab Painting

Button Printing

Sponge Painting

Paper Towel Painting

Crayon Surfaces

Finger Painting with Ice Cubes

Printing

Fabric Painting

Pinecone Printing

Combination Painting

Ideas to Encourage Drawing

CHS201 Creative Activity

Unit 5 Assignment: Do It, Remember It!

2. Try each of your three activity selections yourself, and:

a. Take a picture of each of your three activity creations.

b. Write an essay with one paragraph about each activity (minimum three

paragraphs total) that addresses the following:

• Name the activity.

• Describes any aspect of your experience doing the activity. Did

you improvise with the materials? Did you try a few attempts? Are

you happy with the experience? Was it fun?

3. Design a developmentally appropriate art experience.

Choose any activity from the “Activities for Children” list in the Chapter 11 Review

and describe how you would design a developmentally appropriate art

experience. Identify the age level of the children, the number of children in the

group, the materials needed, the space required for the activity, length of the

activity, safety considerations, and clean-up.

Requirements

• Submit a Word document of 1-2 pages that includes both parts 2b and 3. Use

double-spacing and Times New Roman, 12-point font.

• Include a photo of each of your three activities with your submission (3 photos

total).

Be sure to read the criteria below by which your work will be evaluated before you write and again after you write.

Evaluation Rubric for Do It, Remember It! Assignment

CRITERIA Exemplary Proficient Needs Improvement

Deficient

40 Points 32-39 Points 24-31 Points 0-23 Points

Photos Includes legible photos of 3 activity creations chosen from the “Activities for Children” list.

Includes legible photos of 2 activity creations chosen from the “Activities for Children” list.

Includes legible photos of 1 activity creation chosen from the “Activities for Children” list.

Does not include legible photos of activity creation chosen from the “Activities for Children” list.

20 Points 16-19 Points 12-15 Points 0-11 Points

Essay response to activity creation

Describes aspects/experi ence of doing each activity; Identifies developmental stage of each activity.

Mostly describes aspects/experi ence of doing each activity; Identifies developmental stage of each activity.

Missing some aspects/experi ence of doing activities; Missing some identification of developmental stages.

Incomplete essay that fails to address or inadequately addresses aspects/experi ence of doing activities; Fails to identify of developmental stages.

20 Points 16-19 Points 12-15 Points 0-11 Points

Developmentally appropriate art experience

Art experience design description includes all required components (child age level, the number of children in the group, materials needed, space required, activity length, safety considerations, and clean-up.)

Art experience design description includes most required components.

Art experience design description missing some required components.

Art experience design description missing many required components.

5 points 0 points

Report Length 1-2 double spaced pages with at least 3 paragraphs.

n/a n/a Less than 1-2 double spaced page; less than 3 paragraphs.

15 points 12 – 14 points 9 – 11 points 0 – 8 points

Clear and Professional Writing, Format Guidelines, and APA Reference Format

Writing and format are clear, professional, and error free. References (if used) are APA compliant and error free.

Few errors that do not impede professional presentation. References (if used) are compliant with few minor errors.

Some errors impede professional presentation. References (if used) are APA compliant with some errors.

Many errors impede professional presentation; guidelines not followed. References (if used) are not APA compliant or with many errors.