Once a week I teach art to preschoolers at the Banyan Centre. The Banyan Centre is a Montessori-inspired school for Shan refugees, Thai nationals, and expat children from Pai. It's a really lovely school, with a mixture of energetic staff and adorable children.
This week, as an introduction to painting, I went over colours with a hide-and-seek
game, and then taught a lesson in painting using sponges, q- tips, and pastels. The kids got quite a kick out of using these unconventional materials, and produced some lovely green, blue and red paintings.
I find that with young students, it's really successful to have lessons that have multiple exciting steps that build upon themselves. It keeps the students engaged, but also allows for creative reinterpretation of the steps.
The lesson started with just the non- nappers, but by the end of the lesson, all the nappers had snuck in and begun playing with the paint. It was a teacher's dream to be surrounded by children begging for paper and paint as they dove into the materials.
Check out their paintings!
This week, as an introduction to painting, I went over colours with a hide-and-seek
I find that with young students, it's really successful to have lessons that have multiple exciting steps that build upon themselves. It keeps the students engaged, but also allows for creative reinterpretation of the steps.
The lesson started with just the non- nappers, but by the end of the lesson, all the nappers had snuck in and begun playing with the paint. It was a teacher's dream to be surrounded by children begging for paper and paint as they dove into the materials.
Check out their paintings!
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