Supporting Diversity through 21st Century Teaching and Learning

Goal

Recognize themselves as artists

Demonstrate a growing ability to care for themselves, their personal belongings, and to meet their own needs.

Objective

The child will use creativity to increase understanding and learning by creating a self- portrait.

Standards Included

Mississippi Early Learning Standards for Infants Through Four- Year - Old Children.

1. Make discoveries about self, others and the environment.

2. Find new things to do with familiar, everyday objects.

3. Shows delight in creating something new.

Materials

Various colors of people shaped poster board

Small hand mirrors

Crayons / Markers

Various colors of yarn (Hair)

Various colors of eyes

Glue

Introduction

The educator will tell the children that today we will be creating a self- portrait. The educator will communicate about portraits and why artists like to create them.

Lesson Development

The lesson will allow the children to understand similarities and differences between themselves and peers.

(For example: color of skin, eyes, and hair.)

Differentiation

Support: The child may need support with choosing the right color of people shape poster, eyes, yarn, crayon, or marker for the color of their image.

Enrichment: The educator will encourage the child to add 1 or more of their favorite things, such as ear rings.

Assessment

(Practice/ Checking for

Understanding)

The educator will observe the children work to see what they have created. To see have they added any favorite things. Ask open-ending questions about their self- portrait.

Closing

The educator will ask the children to place their portraits in the basket. Allow the children to hang their portrait up around the class so it can be view by others. Ask the children open-ended questions about their portrait.