DESTINATION IMAGINATION: Recycling Everyday Items Into Fabulous Art!
CREATIVE VISUAL ARTS EXPLORATIONS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN!
PUPPET POWER!
DESTINATION IMAGINATION: Recycling Everyday Items Into Fabulous Art!
Presenter: Alison Zapata, BAThis engaging hands-on workshop will illustrate the potential that art-making has to foster growth and skill acquisition in many developmental domains. Participants will tap their own creativity and learn how to use everyday household materials to make art with children. The presenter will model how to make simple puppets to encourage children’s imagination, language development, and socialization. Participants will learn how to create a recyclables art station for free access by children in the classroom.
CBK Code: Knowledge Area 2, Competency Level 2; Topic Code 19
CREATIVE VISUAL ARTS EXPLORATIONS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN!
Presenter: Joann Kielar, MFAIn this hands-on workshop, participants will identify age-appropriate art materials and recognize the value of child-directed/teacher supported creative art experiences.
CBK Code: Knowledge Area 2, Competency Level 2; Topic Code 19
PUPPET POWER!
Presenter: Joann Kielar, MFADiscover the power of puppets to enliven your pre-K classroom and reinforce skill development. Participants will create a variety of simple puppets -- hand-puppets, finger-puppets, shadow puppets, and more -- using inexpensive materials. The instructor will model effective ways to use puppets to stimulate learning and help children use puppets appropriately as vehicles for communication and creative self-expression. Includes handouts with puppet templates.
CBK Code: Knowledge Area 2, Competency Level 2; Topic Code 19