Marbles In Children
Domain- Social-Emotional
Standards targeted- To recognize children’s efforts, providing children opportunities to make choices, and letting children do things on their own independently.
Domain: Physical
Standards targeted- To create and maintain a safe and healthy environment for all students and children participate in physical activities.
Domain: Cognitive
Standards targeted- “Supports and provides strategies to children that enable them to communicate their understanding in a variety of modalities (speaking, visual art, movement, drama)” (New York State’s Core Competencies for Early Childhood Educators, 2017, p. 13).
Domain: Language
Standards targeted-Demonstrates verbal conversations, children share their opinions, and engage in conversation …show more content…
The specific skills that will be learned and developed with marble painting is fine motor development/fine motor skills, small muscle movements and precision, hand-eye coordination, physical development such as large motor strength, coordination, and balance. Marble painting also address social-emotional skills by engaging in cooperative play, language development/will describe motions, fast, slow, roll, flip, and communicates ideas and thoughts. Marble painting also teaches science skills such as exploring, observing, understanding the position of marbles, using their senses, and notice factors that affect the motions of where the marble will roll.
The materials used for this activity were already in my classroom so it was easier to prepare for. To prepare, it is a good idea to check out books at the local library that have examples of abstract art. I would then show the children the art books and define and discuss this type of art with children. I would show them various examples of abstract art and paintings from the library …show more content…
& Hendrick, J. (2014). The Whole Child. Developmental Education for the Early Years. Tenth Edition. Pearson.
You Tube Video: Marble Painting for kids (2015). Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dS08mfUtr4g
NAEYC (2006). Early Learning Standards in Action. Young Children Exploring Motion. Retrieved from: http://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/200609/SherwoodBTJ.pdf
Pollock, J., Greenberg, J. & Jordan, S. (2002). Action Jackson Book. Retrieved from: http://www.jangreenbergsandrajordan.com/pages/books/jackson/
NAEYC. (2015). Early Childhood Program Standards and Accreditation Criteria and Guidelines for Assessment. Retrieved from: http://www.naeyc.org/files/academy/file/AllCriteriaDocument.pdf
New York State’s Core Competencies for Early Childhood Educators (2017). Core Body of Knowledge. Retrieved from: http://www.earlychildhood.org/pdfs/CoreBody.pdf
NAEYC (2011). Code of Ethical Conduct and Statement of Commitment. Retrieved from: https://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/image/public_policy/Ethics%20Position%20Statement2011_09202013update.pdf
Neas, L. (2015). Bright Hub Education. Tapping into Artistic Talent: Lessons for Gifted Students. Retrieved from:
Standards targeted- To recognize children’s efforts, providing children opportunities to make choices, and letting children do things on their own independently.
Domain: Physical
Standards targeted- To create and maintain a safe and healthy environment for all students and children participate in physical activities.
Domain: Cognitive
Standards targeted- “Supports and provides strategies to children that enable them to communicate their understanding in a variety of modalities (speaking, visual art, movement, drama)” (New York State’s Core Competencies for Early Childhood Educators, 2017, p. 13).
Domain: Language
Standards targeted-Demonstrates verbal conversations, children share their opinions, and engage in conversation …show more content…
The specific skills that will be learned and developed with marble painting is fine motor development/fine motor skills, small muscle movements and precision, hand-eye coordination, physical development such as large motor strength, coordination, and balance. Marble painting also address social-emotional skills by engaging in cooperative play, language development/will describe motions, fast, slow, roll, flip, and communicates ideas and thoughts. Marble painting also teaches science skills such as exploring, observing, understanding the position of marbles, using their senses, and notice factors that affect the motions of where the marble will roll.
The materials used for this activity were already in my classroom so it was easier to prepare for. To prepare, it is a good idea to check out books at the local library that have examples of abstract art. I would then show the children the art books and define and discuss this type of art with children. I would show them various examples of abstract art and paintings from the library …show more content…
& Hendrick, J. (2014). The Whole Child. Developmental Education for the Early Years. Tenth Edition. Pearson.
You Tube Video: Marble Painting for kids (2015). Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dS08mfUtr4g
NAEYC (2006). Early Learning Standards in Action. Young Children Exploring Motion. Retrieved from: http://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/200609/SherwoodBTJ.pdf
Pollock, J., Greenberg, J. & Jordan, S. (2002). Action Jackson Book. Retrieved from: http://www.jangreenbergsandrajordan.com/pages/books/jackson/
NAEYC. (2015). Early Childhood Program Standards and Accreditation Criteria and Guidelines for Assessment. Retrieved from: http://www.naeyc.org/files/academy/file/AllCriteriaDocument.pdf
New York State’s Core Competencies for Early Childhood Educators (2017). Core Body of Knowledge. Retrieved from: http://www.earlychildhood.org/pdfs/CoreBody.pdf
NAEYC (2011). Code of Ethical Conduct and Statement of Commitment. Retrieved from: https://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/image/public_policy/Ethics%20Position%20Statement2011_09202013update.pdf
Neas, L. (2015). Bright Hub Education. Tapping into Artistic Talent: Lessons for Gifted Students. Retrieved from: