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> Letter S > S is for Snake Animals > Reptiles > Snakes Art Appreciation | Visual Arts > *Lines *Watercolor and Crayon resist Holidays and Events > *Jan. or Feb. > Chinese New Year *June > Zoo and Aquarium Month *Oct. 21st > Reptile Awareness Day *Dec. 27th > Visit the Zoo Day
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Ages: 2 to 6 years old |
Preschool and
Kindergarten
This is activity is a lot of fun after introducing the topic of reptiles and snakes and to reinforce letter S. Activities > Art Appreciation | Visual Arts > Lines Crayon Resist and Watercolor Technique Print Letter S Snake coloring page. Make a presentation of how the snake resembles letter S. Demonstrate how letter S is written in one continuous stroke. Encourage children to first trace with their finger as if they were writing letter S inside the snake image. Find the letter S's: Ask children to circle or fill the printed letter S's in the coloring page (not the snake image). Count how many letter S's were found. Art Appreciation | Visual Arts > Lines Visit this short presentation about lines Have children select a favorite color of crayon. Encourage children to make line designs inside the snake image. Talk about lines and make a demonstration of straight, curved, wavy, zigzag, broken, dashes and dotted, thin, thick lines, etc. Ask children what kind of line was used to draw the snake image. After children have made line designs on the snake they will paint the image with watercolor, diluted tempera paints or finger paints. Use brushes, or sponges, cotton balls for younger children. This technique produces a really neat effect, since the crayon will not run and the water color will stay within the crayon markings. When it is dry its even prettier! |
Letter
S Snake * For young children you may
want to use, cotton balls or sponge for painting or just finger
painting. |
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