This art activity involves children ages 2 to 7 creating their own flower gardens in small groups. The children will use various spring-colored paints, paintbrushes, sponges, bottles, and tissue paper to paint unique flowers on large pieces of paper. The activity aims to teach children about individual differences and self-awareness by having them create flowers that are all different like the children themselves. When complete, the children will discuss the different flowers they created in their gardens.

1. Assignment 1.1
Art Activity
By:
Teresa Puga
ECD 436 Biblical Perspectives
CD 52 Lemoore Center
Lupe Banales
Fresno Pacific University

2. Art Activity
Title of Activity:
My Flower Garden
Standards:
Social-Emotional Development
Self
1.0 Self Awareness
1.1 Compares the characteristics with those of others and display a growing awareness of
their psychological characteristics such as thoughts and feelings.
Social Interactions
2.0 Interactions with Peers
2.1 More actively and intentionally cooperate with each other
3.0 Group participation
3.1 Participate positively and cooperatively as group members
Language and Literacy
Listening and Speaking
1.0 Language use and Conventions
1.1Use of language to communicate with others in both familiar and unfamiliar social
situations for a variety of basic and advanced purposes, including reasoning, predicting,
problem solving, and seeking new information
English Language Development
Listening
1.0 Children listen with understanding
1.2 Follow directions that involve one- or two- step sequence relying less on contextual
cues
Speaking
1.0 Children use nonverbal and verbal strategies to communicate with others
1.1 Shows increasing reliance on verbal communication in English to be understood by
others
Group/Age:
Group of 4 to 5 children/ 2 years to 7 years
Materials List:
Large pieces of white paper
Paint (spring colors)
Paintbrushes

3. Empty plastic bottles
Sponges
Tissue paper
Paper plates
Procedure:
1. Children will be instructed they will be making their own flower garden within
groups.
2. Discuss how all flowers in a garden are different like us and will be creating our own
unique flowers.
3. Children will form groups of 4 to 5 children
4. Each group will have a large piece of paper with several different tools to create a
flower garden
5. Each group will also have several spring colors of paint to chose from on a paper
plate
6. Children will chose some tools and begin to create their flowers however they choose
7. When complete lay to dry and discuss some of the different flowers that we created
Outcomes:
Children may use some tissue paper to create a textured or 3-d picture if they chose.
Children will experience the use of different tools to paint and the freedom to create
unique flowers of their choice. Children will also come to recognize the differences in all
things and themselves and the beauty in being different.