Messy Emotions

Development Level: Infant

Learning Areas: Art, Movement, Technology, Music, ECSEL

Overview: Sometimes, emotions get messy! Explore those messy emotions with your young learners by supporting them in exploring artistic styles and using their bodies as the best kind of paintbrush as they listen to music. Verbally identify what emotions you see on the faces of the children as they get to work!

Materials:

• Printed images of different styles of abstract art,
• Newspaper or other mess-safe ground covering,
• Butcher block paper or art paper,
• Masking tape,
• Washable/body-safe paint,
• Device for playing different genres of music,
• Mirrors