Visual & Performing Arts

Explore and learn to use age-appropriate art materials

• Explore and rip tissue paper
• Use fingerpaints on paper
• Paint with feet on bubble wrap
• Use do-a-dot markers to decorate a box

Express ideas or emotions with 2- and 3-dimensional art

• Make collages with textured materials
• Use modeling materials to create 3-D art
• Draw with crayons, markers, colored pencils
• Create individual and group books, murals

Develop vocabulary related to visual art

• Read books such as Beautiful Hands, Ish and The Squiggle
• Do symmetry paintings with folded paper
• Sing color songs

Learn to appreciate cultural diversity in creative expression

• Explore books such as Museum 123
• Share family art traditions
• Use cloth and paper patterns from around the world to create art
• Read books such as Charlie Parker Played Be Bop, Rap a Tap Tap and Magic Paintbrush

Learn to respond to the art of others

• Explore images of famous art creations
• Use VTS questions to discuss art
• Host art shows in the classroom

Understand color use and color mixing

• Paint with different colors and mix them
• Make different colors of playdough or flubber
• Use the color palettes to look at objects
• Read books such as “Mouse Paint”

Explore hats, costumes, props, puppets, dolls of various sizes and dollhouses

• Set up a store, restaurant, fire station, dentist, post office, or hairdresser shop in pretend play
• Use puppets to enact familiar scenarios such as learning to share or entering group play
• Explore house play or “taking care of baby” with dolls, doll equipment and dollhouses

Explore and learn to use age-appropriate art materials

• Paint with brushes of different sizes and thickness, paint rollers or sponges
• Use scissors to cut paper into desired shapes
• Practice using crayons, markers, colored pencils, glue, tape, clay, oil crayons and other materials to express ideas
• Use nature materials to make art

Express ideas or emotions with 2- and 3-dimensional art

• Make collages with found materials
• Use modeling materials to create 3-D art
• Draw with crayons, markers, colored pencils in response to prompts or questions
• Create individual and group books, murals

Develop vocabulary related to visual art

• Read books such as Ish and The Squiggle
• Do symmetry paintings with folded paper
• Learn to identify foreground, background and perspective in class art projects

Learn to appreciate cultural diversity in creative expression

• Explore books such as Museum 123
• Share family art traditions
• Use cloth and paper patterns from around the world to create art
• Read books such as Charlie Parker Plays Be-Bop, Frida and Action Jackson

Learn to respond to the art of others

• Explore images of famous art creations
• Use VTS questions to discuss art
• Host art shows in the classroom

Understand color use and color mixing

• Add colors to water or other materials
• Mix different colors of playdough or flubber
• Use colored lenses to look at objects
• Read books such as Mouse Paint

Use hats, costumes, props, puppets, dolls of various sizes and dollhouses to enact pretend play scenarios

• Set up a store, restaurant, fire station, dentist, post office, or hairdresser shop in pretend play
• Use puppets to enact familiar scenarios such as learning to share or entering group play
• Explore house play or “taking care of baby” with dolls, doll equipment and dollhouses
• Re-enact familiar stories such as The Three Little Pigs or Where the Wild Things Are