Ball Run Fun For Preschoolers
Ball Ramp Art
Curriculum Area: Visual Art
Self: Physical (fine motor) and cognitive
Ages of Children and Group Size: Ages 4-5, Group Size: 3-4 children
Objective:
a. What are my goals on this identified activity?
-My goals for this particular activity are for the children to gain the curiosity and creativity skills to create a colorful, one of a kind ball art painting. Furthermore, I want them to gain an understanding of how and why various balls roll down a ramp differently and create different streaks of paint.
b. Preschool Learning Foundations (PLF)
-Visual and Performing Arts, Visual Arts, 2.0 Develop Skills in Visual Arts, 2.6 Demonstrate increasing coordination and motor control when working with visual arts tools.
-Visual and Performing Arts, Visual Arts, 1.0 Notice, Respond, and Engage, 1.3 Enjoy and engage with displays of visual art, inside or outside the classroom. Begin to express preferences for some art activities or materials.
-Physical Development, Fundamental Movement Skills, 3.0 Manipulative Skills, 3.2 Show increasing fine manipulative skills using hands and arms such as in-hand manipulation, writing, cutting, and dressing.
Materials:
a. What materials are needed?
-To ensure this activity is presented professionally and successfully, I will need these materials:
--3 different washable paints,
--2 styrofoam bowls,
--6 marbles,
--4 bouncy balls,
--2 cotton balls,
--2 small pool balls,
--2 squishy/spiky balls,
--plastic table cloth,
--2 large ramps,
--and a couple sheets of white poster paper.
b. How will I set up and organize the materials for maximum efficiency and
Effectiveness?
-In order for this activity to go smoothly and effectively, I need to place the two child size ramps side by side of each other, so multiple kids can roll balls down the ramps. By doing so, the children will not have to wait until it’s their turn. Furthermore, it will allow both groups (2 children in each group) to observe the ramps and compare/contrast their ball painting. I will also have two buckets of the same sensory balls beside each ramp, so children do not fight over the balls.
Procedure:
a. How will I introduce this activity to the children?
-Before I announce the activity, I will read a motion/force book to the children. By reading them a story, they will have a better understanding of the concept the activity expresses and demonstrates.
-After, I will present to the children a “preschool definition” of gravity and force.
-Force: makes things move by pushing or pulling.
-Gravity: pulls two objects together.
-Then, I will show the children different examples of gravity and force (pictures).
-To ensure the children fully understand the concept, I will ask them to give me some examples of force and gravity.
-Lastly, I will announce the activity and demonstrate what they will be doing and how they will do it. After all the children understand the “rules” and concepts, I will let them try.
b. How will I involve the children?
-To involve the children in the messy, colorful, fun ramp ball art activity, I will ask a couple of children to help squirt out some paint in small styrofoam bowls. Most importantly, each child will have the chance to roll various balls down the ramp.
c. (5)What open-ended questions to ask to increase learning?
-What does gravity mean?
-What does force mean?
-What are some examples of force or gravity?
-Why do you think the balls make different lines?
-How does the ball roll down the ramp?
-How does the ball smear(move) the paint?
-Do the balls feel the same?
-What ball is the heaviest?
-What ball is the lightest?
-Which ball smeared(made the thickest line) the most paint?
-Which ball smeared the least?
-What other balls could we roll down the ramp?
-How does both of the ramp art paintings look different?
d. How will you accommodate the activity for diverse learners…..delays, typical, extension and ELL?
-To ensure all types of children are thoroughly understanding the lesson and activity, I will make sure to speak at a semi-slow pace and periodically ask the children if they need me to repeat a step or concept. I will also supply the children with extra resources or tutoring if needed.
Evaluation:
How will you document or assess that the children learned the identified concepts.
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Identify DRDP objectives that correspond to the PLF.
-Measure 5: Taking turns-Uses adult-structured procedures for taking turns, including rules and cues.
-Measure 8: Cooperative play with peers- Interacts with other children side by side as they play with similar materials.
-Measure 12: Shared use of space and materials- With adult prompting, shares with another child material or space he or she is using or wants to use.
-Measure 14: Following increasingly complex instructions- Shows understanding of one-and two-step instructions and requests about unfamiliar routines or unrelated events.
-Measure 27: Cause and Effect- Explains or predicts the result of a familiar action- will not always be accurate, but will be reasonable.
-Measure 30: Curiosity and Initiative- Actively engages with new materials or activities by asking questions and performing simple investigations.
-Measure 40: Fine motor skills- Uses fingers and both hands, with each hand doing to smoothly accomplish simple tasks.
Take Home Kit:
Related Books:
Weblink activities:
-http://sciencegames.4you4free.com/force_motion_gravity.html
-http://www.gamequarium.com/forcesandmotion.html
-http://www.icanteachmychild.com/2011/06/homemade-marbled-bouncy-balls-ramp/
Activity: Ball Ramp Art Ages of Children and Group Size: Ages 4-5, Group Size: 3-4 children
Dear Family,
This is going to be an exciting and fun week for your child. The lesson this week will concentrate on gravity and force. Not only will your child understand thoroughly about what each concept means, but they will participate in a fascinating, hands-on colorful activity. Before I present the physical and cognitive skills enhancer activity to your child, I will discuss how gravity and force are present in our everyday lives. To ensure each child comprehends the concepts, I will supply the children with numerous examples of gravity and force. Furthermore, I will ask the children to bring something from their home that demonstrates these two concepts. They will then use their cognitive skills to tell the class how the object relates to gravity and force. If your child is unable to bring in an object, I will have a box of gravity and force relatable objects in the classroom that day, so every child is included. The gravity and force activity I have chosen, is called ball ramp art. In this hands-on experience, your child will discover the concepts by rolling various sensory balls down a ramp and creating a one of a kind art piece. Your child will learn how and why various balls roll down a ramp differently and create different streaks of paint. Furthermore, they will learn what kinds of balls have the least force and what balls have the most. Because all objects in the universe have gravity and forces are found everywhere, it is essential that your child thoroughly learns and understands these concepts.
1. Read “Up and Down” By: Patricia J. Murphy or “Newton and Me” By: Lynne Mayer.
2. Have you and your child watch these YouTube clips about force and gravity:
-- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_7fMFGfy9w
-- http://youtu.be/Abxukbz32Y8
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Go on to this informing gravity and force websites:
http://www.ducksters.com/science/gravity.php
http://www.ducksters.com/science/physics/force.php
To expand and enhance your child’s learning I encourage you and your child to explore the following website for more beneficial activities:
1)http://www.pbs.org/parents/curiousgeorge/activities/pc_ramp_n_roll.html
2) http://www.cometogetherkids.com/2011/09/mini-marshmallow-shooters-or-pom-pom.html
*If you have any questions, concerns, or want more resources, feel free to come see me after school from 2:45p.m. to 5:45pm.
Sincerely,
Ms. Ashley