IN THIS SECTION, THERE ARE THREE ACTIVITY PLANS BASED ON LAND ART FOR THE AGE GROUP OF 3 TO 5 YEARS. EACH ACTIVITY IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE GIVEN AGE GROUP AND THE 6 TO 8 YEARS ACTIVITY HAS ASSESSMENT CRITERIA TO EVALUATE THE PROCESS OF THE ACTIVITY FOR THE CHILDREN.
THRee to five years
As these children are a little bit older, you can start working towards more structured visual arts experiences and have them creating something that is within nature and further developing their understanding of the environment.
Equipment needed:
· Sticks, leaves, stones and dirt.
· An area to create the art
This experience would preferably done outside so the children are allowed to make as much as they would like with the materials provided and also always them to create their art as big as they like.
In an area where the children can create an artwork placed with nature rather than in nature, educators can set up this activity to be outside and encourage children to work together to create an artwork that is a part of the environment. Leaving the artwork as it is, the children are able to revisit the area and continue to create their art or start again on something different.
Relating to the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF):
This activity can be associated with outcome 2 of EYLF – Children are connected with and contribute to their world, in particularly children respond to diversity with respect in that they respect all ideas that other children wish to put in about the artwork. This activity also can be associated with outcome 3 – children have a strong sense of wellbeing, in particularly children become strong in their social and emotional wellbeing as they are able to see that other children have good ideas and share idea for looking at ways to solve a problem.
Equipment needed:
· Sticks, leaves, stones and dirt.
· An area to create the art
This experience would preferably done outside so the children are allowed to make as much as they would like with the materials provided and also always them to create their art as big as they like.
In an area where the children can create an artwork placed with nature rather than in nature, educators can set up this activity to be outside and encourage children to work together to create an artwork that is a part of the environment. Leaving the artwork as it is, the children are able to revisit the area and continue to create their art or start again on something different.
Relating to the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF):
This activity can be associated with outcome 2 of EYLF – Children are connected with and contribute to their world, in particularly children respond to diversity with respect in that they respect all ideas that other children wish to put in about the artwork. This activity also can be associated with outcome 3 – children have a strong sense of wellbeing, in particularly children become strong in their social and emotional wellbeing as they are able to see that other children have good ideas and share idea for looking at ways to solve a problem.
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