Time to Paint Animals

Teacher’s tips

Level of education: Elementary School

Age: 04 to 06 years old

Art is a form of language and expression of what happens in a child's life. It is the first way for students to talk about their world, show their feelings and develop motor skills. It is possible to insert visual arts in early childhood education, through photos, paintings, theaters, drawings... Traditional teaching focused only on fragmented content does not explore the full power of art in early childhood education and its role training citizens aware of their role in society. The activities adopted must go through the ludic stage and be perfected and deepened in techniques and concepts according to the age group and school grade.

Pedagogical goals

• Expand your knowledge of the world by manipulating different colors, shapes and painting techniques;
• Get in touch with different forms of artistic expression;
• Develop and stimulate attention and concentration;
• Develop body control and motor coordination;
• Promote a better capacity for expression;
• Develop reasoning;
• Develop emotional intelligence;
• Develop creativity;