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How Art Helps Develop Kids’ Fine Motor Skills

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Teaching art has so many benefits for children. It helps them cultivate their creativity, sharpen their ability to problem solve, strengthen their ability to focus, and develop kids’ fine motor skills.

I’ve spent years observing how young students learn art, and in my experience I’ve seen how sensory art projects and art-making actions can help students achieve better control of their fine motor skills. When I teach my own classes or go into Montessori classrooms, I often teach clay play modeling and sensory painting, I’ve found that these types of activities—as well as others—can help students develop their skills quickly over a short period of time.

How Art Helps Develop Kids' Fine Motor Skills

Importance of Fine Motor Skills for Kids

It’s important to understand how fine motor development plays a role in a child’s daily life, both inside and outside of school.

They give kids the strength to press, push, pull, and squeeze so they can learn and be able to dress themselves, tie their own shoes, eat without assistance, and play outdoors safely. In the classroom, this translates to holding a pencil to write, using scissors safely, handling papers, opening lunch and supply boxes, and using art supplies (like glue) without a mess.

Fine motor development also helps with healthy cognitive processing at early ages.

Increasingly, over the years, preschoolers and kindergarteners are coming to my classes and workshops with little to no finger or hand-strength capabilities. Many Montessori teachers have also shared with me that students are entering their classrooms without the capabilities of completing simple tasks.

Because these basic skills are lacking, it’s slowing down student progression in the classrooms.

Importance of Fine Motor Skills for Kids

I’ve discovered, when working with upper elementary students who lack art making experience, 1 out of 5 of those students usually has sensory issues that prevent them from successfully manipulating art materials. They’re also deficient in spatial experience knowledge, which affects their ability to imagine conceptual ideas for planning. In other words, if a child has not physically built or created something using their own sensory system, they cannot understand how ideas come together and resist taking risks in exploring their creativity.

There hasn’t been any official research or studies into the causes of this decrease in motor development, but there are a number of reasons why it might be happening. For instance, students are spending more time indoors on tablet screens; infants are encouraged to lie on their backs more, rather than on their tummies to help lower the risk of SIDS, and parents simply doing more for their toddlers because they worry about safety or messes.

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Using Art to Develop Fine Motor Skills

Whatever the reasons, art activities are an excellent way to build those small fine motor muscles. Introducing art to students at a young age leads to healthy cognitive sensory development and developed fine motor muscles that they can use and create with as they age.

Some teachers might be worried that their students aren’t mature enough for independent art activities, like using scissors safely and painting, but there are several ways to help students strengthen their muscles without mess or injury.

Typically, I start my students out with clay modeling, paint brush stroking, and safety scissor activities which all help develop fine motor strength quickly.

Here are some great art projects that can be adapted for early childhood, lower elementary, and upper elementary students. These types of art making activities will help students develop fine motor control and small muscles in their fingers and hands.

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Fine Motor Art Projects:

  • Beading and stringing
  • Beeswax forming
  • Bubble wrap stamping
  • Clay cookie cutter shapes
  • Clay modeling
  • Clay pressing sculptures
  • Crafting with string
  • Crayon rubbing
  • Cutting foam fabric
  • Dropper painting
  • Glue bottle art
  • Gluing sticks and recycled paper scraps
  • Lego building
  • Origami
  • Painting
  • Paper airplane making
  • Paper crafting
  • Popsicle structures
  • Potato stamping
  • Printmaking
  • Snowflake paper cutting
  • Sponge painting
  • Sponge stamping
  • Squeeze bottle painting
  • Stamping
  • Sticker collaging

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Ultimate Montessori Art Teaching Method Guide

Ultimate Montessori Art Teaching Method Guide

I’ve worked with so many Montessori teachers who have never been taught art curriculum and have no idea how kids learn art. I’ve been in that boat before; it took me many years of working with children of all ages to really understand exactly how they learn art and what are skills they’re capable of at each age. I’m saving you from years of research and observation by creating and sharing the Ultimate Montessori Art Teaching Method Guide.

I designed this guide specifically for Montessori teachers. It covers the two Montessori planes, and each section in this guide is linked to a more detailed posts for each age.

This guide is the cumulation of more than three decades of experience working in the visual arts! I’m an artist turned mom, turned homeschool mom, turned art teacher and art manufacturer, and now I’m a Montessori art teacher trainer. My art teaching method has been taught to tens of thousands of children internationally, and now, I’m bringing the best of my knowledge and experience into the classroom of Montessori teachers.

Ultimate Montessori Art Teaching Method Guide

My Art Teaching Method

I spent ten years observing children of all ages creating artworks so that I could understand recognizable cognitive patterns that revealed how children develop their skill sets. I’ve put this research on sensory art methods into studio-based practice and have seen success in many different environments.

This method is unlike any other way of teaching art. It’s designed to give children art skills that are aligned with their cognitive milestones—cognitive processing, visual perception, and fine-motor development. The goal is to wire implicit memory through all phases of development from early childhood through adolescence.

My art teaching method is extremely complementary to the Montessori way; it’s a natural progression for Montessori teachers and schools to enrich their programs and the enjoyment of the children they work with. This method connects visual art skill sets with creative thinking through sensorial experiences. Once you have an understanding of this Montessori art teaching method, you’ll be able to adapt your Montessori art curriculum to children’s three-part cognitive system (cognitive processing, visual perception, and fine-motor development), and help your students develop the necessary artistic high-order thinking needed to become artful.

Ultimate Montessori Art Teaching Method Guide

How to Use This Guide

I invite you to read through this post to gain a high-level view of how this teaching method adapts to each Montessori plane. Then, click on each specific age range to find out how to effectively teach children based on their cognitive capabilities. As always, if you have questions, leave a comment, send me an email, or jump onto my exclusive Facebook page and let me know!

Ultimate Montessori Art Teaching Method Guide

Early Childhood (Toddler)

Many people mistakenly think that toddlers cannot yet learn art, but that’s not the case. In early childhood, toddlers see art making as exploratory and a discovery-based experience. Young students in the Montessori art first plane do not yet understand the placement of visual arts, and are in a very curious state about mediums. At this age, children should explore art mediums without any expected outcome.

The best way to teach early childhood students is through process-based art. This means the focus on is on the experience and the process, not on the child’s final piece of artwork.

Teaching art to early childhood toddler students helps tremendously in improving their fine motor skills, which are essential to everyday tasks. To learn more about art teaching methods for this age group, read this blog.

Ultimate Montessori Art Teaching Method Guide

Early Childhood (3-6 Years)

Students in early childhood should continue to learn primarily through process-based art. Children who are 3-6 years of age are quick learners and curious about art, so give them room to explore and experiment.

You want to allow students to make art in creative mode, using their own own imaginations, thoughts, and ideas for inspiration. At this age you can begin to introduce copy-mode, but limit your instruction to movement rather than copying an image.

For more information on exactly how to balance creative mode and copy mode for early childhood students, check out this post.

Montessori Art Teaching Ideas

Lower Elementary

Children at the lower L age are able to come up with their own imaginative creations, plan with intention, and think their ideas through to completion, going through the four steps of the artistic process.

At this age, lower elementary students approach art making with lots of curiosity and enthusiasm for trying different techniques and mediums. You can start introducing line, shape, form, texture, color, and symmetrical balance ideas.

Art can be taught to students through process-based art, a continuation of creative mode, and very simplistic copy mode.

If you want a more detailed explanation of how to art teaching methods for lower L students, read this post.

How to Montessori Art Teaching Guide

Upper Elementary

Students in upper L can go through the artistic process, conjure up their own ideas, and see them through to completion. They’re able to do reflective work, bringing meaning to their creations and making connections to artworks in their community.

You can teach students Montessori art lessons through a combination of process-based art, creative mode, and copy mode.

By the time students are in upper elementary, they’re extremely competent when it comes to their fine-motor skills. Allow them to experiment with different mediums, techniques, and perspectives.

For more information on upper elementary art teaching methods, read this post.

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If you would like to understand more about which types of art projects children can work on, register for my free video course, Phases of Arts Development, which discusses teaching methods for Montessori students.

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You can learn about Art Literacy Standards and the benefits of visual arts by reading Defining Visual Arts Paperback (paperback book).

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Earth Day Activities for Montessori Students

Earth Day is one of my favorite holidays! Not only do I encourage teachers and schools to use eco-friendly art materials and supplies whenever possible, but I love incorporating natural elements into the art projects I share with children. That’s why Earth Day activities that involve art are my favorite to do with children and young artists.

Earth Day—held annually on April 22—marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement that started in 1970. Every year, nearly 1 billion people in more than 190 countries come together to protect our environment and celebrate everything Mother Nature provides us.

In honor of Earth Day, I’ve decided to share 5 earth-friendly art projects that Montessori students of all ages can do. These are some Earth Day activities I’ve done with children at some of the largest Earth Day celebrations on the West Coast.

Earth Day Activities for Montessori Students
The City of Trash up-cycled project below was on display for the community to view at the EarthWorks Earth Day Festival in San Diego.

Project 1: City of Trash

“City of Trash” is a collaborative recycle project that I designed for one of the largest annual Earth Day events held in Balboa Park in San Diego, Calif. It’s a way to show children how much trash and waste one household (or classroom) can produce in a week and to start instilling eco-friendly shopping habits.

This project should be planned a few days to a week in advance. Start by challenging students to save their trash throughout the week—everything that would normally go into the trash or recycle bin, minus perishable items. They can bring in a bag of trash from home, or you can set up a collection bin in your classroom.

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Supplies:

  • Collected trash (i.e., cardboard, boxes, and anything that is non-biodegradable or that commonly goes into the recycle bin)
  • Strong scissors
  • Hot glue gun, set at a low temperature
  • Non-toxic paints
  • Paint brushes
  • Duct tape or a strong clear tape

How to:

  1. After collecting a week’s worth of garbage, your class will be ready to start constructing City of Trash. Keep on the lookout for an extra-large cardboard box, you’ll recycle this to be a flat canvas to build onto. If you prefer, each student can use a smaller cardboard to create their own scene, rather than a large, collaborative, classroom-effort cityscape.
  2. Guide students and offer simple ideas of building features usually found around city landscapes.
  3. Allow them to construct the elements of their city using the collected materials.
  4. Once everything is glued down to the cardboard, have students paint in details to finish the cityscape.
Earth Day Activities for Montessori Students, rock painting

Project 2: Sticks n’ Stones

This is my signature earth-friendly art activity; it made waves around San Diego communities and has traveled to major Green Festivals, Earth Day events, museums, and educational venues all over the world.

I was looking to create Earth Day activities that kids would enjoy and were also 100% sustainable for the environment. I searched for the most earth-friendly surfaces to paint, found natural elements like rocks and sticks, then searched for the most earth-friendly paints to paint them with. This art project was actually very instrumental in the founding of my non-toxic, kid-safe, earth-friendly art supply company, Nature of Art for Kids!

The idea for this earth-friendly art project is simple—use earth’s natural resources as a canvas for creating beautiful art!

Earth Day Painting Activities for Montessori Students

Supplies:

  • Kid-safe acrylic paint
  • Paint palette (paper plates or a cardboard egg carton will also work)
  • Paint brushes
  • Napkins
  • Water jar
  • Rocks (I prefer river rocks because they seem to have the flattest surface to paint an image on, but any shape will work)
  • Sticks

How to:

  1. Brush dirt off sticks and wipe rocks clean by washing them in water (completely dry rock before painting).
  2. Prepare a palette with a variety of paint colors.
  3. Let students paint their rocks and sticks; remind them that painting one layer at a time will give them best results. Set aside their “canvas” for a few minutes to dry before they add a new layer of color.
  4. Let their rocks and sticks dry overnight or until the end of class. They’ll dry best when left in direct sunlight.
Earth Day Activities for Montessori Students

Project 3: Paper Roll Shark

A simple recycled paper roll can transform into a shark art project kids can’t wait to sink their teeth into! It is a inexpensive Montessori art project that is easily manageable for students in both Plane 1 and Plane 2.

Best yet, this project meets all of my earth-friendly art criteria: recycled paper rolls are re-used, the project is easy for young kids to create, and many species of sharks are on the endangered animal list (which makes it a great topic to study).

Supplies:

  • Recycled Paper Rolls
  • Kid-safe paints (acrylic works best on paper rolls, giving a nice opaque coverage)
  • Googly eyes, fabric scraps, or buttons
  • Wide paint brush or sponge brush
  • Writing utensils for tracing (pencils, pens, markers, etc.)
  • Paint palette (paper plates or a cardboard egg carton will also work)
  • Water jar
  • Napkins
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Shark template

How to:

  1. Cut out shark template pattern.
  2. Place template on top of flattened paper roll and trace.
  3. Cut along the tracing lines and unflatten the paper roll, popping it back into a roll shape.
  4. Use scraps from the roll to make a fin shape.
  5. Glue fins on with glue or a glue gun. (I’ve found that it’s easier and I get sturdier results if  I cut a slit in the roll, place the fin inside, and glue around it to secure it in place.)
  6. Paint and embellish the shapes to look like a shark or other swimming creature.
  7. Cut small triangle shapes out of scraps from the roll or white paper for the teeth. Students can also paint or draw these onto their roll using white paint.
  8. Glue buttons, fabric scraps, or googly eyes onto the roll for the eyes.

Note: If younger students will be completing this project, cut rolls out ahead of time.

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Project 4: Recycle Cardboard Canvas

Did you know that one ton of recycled cardboard saves 390 kWh hours of electricity, 46 gallons of oil, 6.6 million Btu’s of energy, and 9 cubic yards of landfill space!?

Cardboard and paper waste make up 41% of the municipal solid waste stream. Recycling cardboard takes 24% less energy and produces 50% less sulfur dioxide than making cardboard from raw materials.

Painting on cardboard is earth-friendly and kids love it! I’ve hosted many community collaborative painting projects with large TV cardboard boxes with great creative results.

Besides using it as a canvas for flat painting, cardboard can be used for mixed media projects (like City of Trash) and dioramas.

Earth Day Activities for Montessori Students in the classroom

Supplies:

  • Cardboard (from paper rolls, egg cartons, any-sized boxes, etc.)
  • Kid-safe acrylic paint (tempera paint also works, but will not have an opaque finish)
  • Paint brushes (all sizes)
  • Paint palette (paper plates or a cardboard egg carton will also work)
  • Water jar
  • Napkins
  • Scissors
  • Decorative objects (glitter, fabric scraps, straws, string, bubble wrap, buttons, etc.)
  • Glue

How to:

  1. Allow kids to experiment with how they want to use their cardboard as a canvas. Some may want to paint it as a 3D object others may want to cut open the boxes so that they can create their art on a flat canvas.
  2. Fill the palette with different color paints.
  3. Paint, cut out, and decorate the cardboard.
  4. Because cardboard is so sturdy, students can revisit these art projects and paint over them or add to them at later dates.
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Project 5: Veggie Paint

Over the years of creating Montessori activities, many teachers and parents have asked me what the safest paint is for their young students. I always tell them the absolute safest is homemade veggie paint! It’s made straight from the vegetables found in your garden—or grocery store. This type of paint is especially safe for toddlers who are still in a phase of putting everything into their mouths.

Natural veggie paints are generally made with ingredients like fruits, vegetables, flowers, seeds, and leaves. Usually this means natural pigments are extracted from these types of vegetable plants. Natural, organic pigments have been used for thousands of years—even in cave drawings!

Supplies:

  • Bunch of dark, pigment-rich veggies (e.g. kale, beets, carrots, etc.)
  • Food processor, juicer, or blender
  • Water
  • Strainer
  • Cornstarch (optional)
  • Jar or paint container
  • Paint brushes
  • Paper (watercolor paper works best for paint with a thin consistency)
Earth Day Activities for Montessori Students

How to:

  1. Blend your choice of vegetable with water in a food processor or blender—three parts water, to one part vegetables. If you’re using a juicer, you can skip adding water.
  2. Strain the juice so you have only liquid, removing thick lumpy parts.
  3. If you want a thicker paint, add cornstarch until it reaches your desired consistency.
  4. Paint away!

Note: Veggie paint can be stored in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.

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Teach Process Based Activities | Early Childhood

Teach Process Based Activities | Early Childhood, girls making clay modeling art

I’ve noticed how children explore their creativity and expand their imagination through art activities. Art plays a important role in the holistic development of a creative child, with the cornerstone being process based art.

Upon my initial visits to Montessori schools and interactions with teachers, particularly those in Plane 1 and early childhood education, many tend to overlook the idea of teaching art to young children. They are both right and wrong in their approach. While this may seem contradictory, let’s delve deeper into this concept together.

Teach Process Based Activities | Early Childhood, boy with clay

When it comes to instructing art to toddlers and students aged 3-6, the actual act of teaching them specific art concepts is not always necessary. Why is that? Children need to engage in the process of creating art before delving into formal art instruction.

Understanding and recognizing process based art can be challenging. The objective of this blog post is to provide you with clarity on what process art is for early childhood education. Let’s explore what process-focused art encounters should entails.

Understanding Process Based Art

Process art revolves around the experience itself; the emphasis is solely on engaging in art activities. In process art, there’s no concern about the final appearance of the artwork. Young learners are not expected to produce realistic or visually appealing pieces at this stage; they will delve into more intricate skills as they grow older. Currently, they are in a phase of exploration.

Teach Process Based Activities | Early Childhood

Exploration and experimentation play pivotal roles in process art for toddlers and young children. Their problem-solving abilities evolve through their involvement in process based activities.

By allowing youngsters to explore, experiment, and learn from mistakes, a stream of unique and imaginative artworks emerges. When children have the freedom to play and express themselves, they develop creative thinking skills. Additionally, process art enhances their fine motor skills, spatial intelligence, and cognitive reasoning.

For early childhood learners, engaging in the artistic process through process-based projects holds greater significance—it is the fundamental way in which children truly grasp art concepts.

Teach Process Based Activities | Early Childhood

Teaching Process Based Art

Process-based art is all about giving students room to explore their own art-making techniques. However, there should be a light, very simplistic introductory instructions on how mediums can work or be used. (This helps mitigate any messes and empowers children with the confidence to create.) I recommend showing early childhood students how mediums might turn out and the different techniques that can be achieved with each.

When teaching process art making, encourage students to experiment. Inspire them to be unique and original. Make sure they know that any type of exploration is great, and there is no wrong way to use mediums and attempt whatever they choose to create.

With process-based art, time is irrelevant, meaning they can go back and add to an older project during a different art-making session.

Process-Based Art, pictures of kids artworks, watercolor

Common Mistakes in Process Art

When it comes to teaching process-based art, educators, despite their good intentions, can sometimes make errors. Here are some dos and don’ts to enhance your students’ process art experiences:

  • Don’t: Present art lessons as step-by-step instructions (reserve this for older students);
  • Do: Allow children the freedom to create without strict guidelines.
  • Don’t: Impose a right or wrong way to create a project;
  • Do: Encourage exploration and validate all creative outputs.
  • Don’t: Expect children’s artwork to mirror samples or be recognizable images;
  • Do: Appreciate that young learners are still developing their artistic skills, resulting in unique creations.
  • Don’t: Discourage students from experimenting with unfamiliar mediums;
  • Do: Provide space for creativity and individuality.
  • Don’t: Correct or push children to replicate examples;
  • Do: Embrace the idea that process art values the journey over the final outcome.

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Upper Elementary Montessori Art Teach Method

Upper Elementary Montessori Art Teach Method

I’ve spent years and years researching and observing how children learn art, and what I’ve found is that children are able to grasp different artistic skills at different planes. In this new blog series, I’ll be sharing my insight on the art teaching methods that work for each age group of Montessori students.

Children of all ages can be taught visual arts and be guided through the artistic process. Each developmental phase requires different teaching styles and approaches.

Below you’ll find a general arts literacy guide for Montessori Early Childhood ages following the International Standards for the Arts Education & Sensory Visual Arts method that aligns with a child’s growth.

Montessori Upper Elementary Art Teaching Methods Resources

If you would like to understand more about which types of art projects children can work on, register for my free video course, Phases of Arts Development, which discusses teaching methods for Lower Elementary Montessori students (ages 7-9).

You can learn about Art Literacy Standards and the benefits of visual arts by reading Defining Visual Arts (paperback book).

If you would like to understand more about the phases of art development, register for this free mini digital course

Upper Elementary Montessori Art Teach Method

Upper Elementary, Ages 10-12, Montessori Visual Arts Teaching Curriculum

Students in upper L can go through the artistic process, conjure up their own ideas and see them through to completion. They’re able to do reflective work, bringing meaning to their creations and making connections to artworks in their community.

Children in this phase of art development should have different opportunities to explore different artist techniques. They can now work independently and follow guided instructions. Projects can be spread out over the course of a few days and should include a variety of concepts, such as line, shape, value, form, texture, color, symmetry, 3D and composition.

Continue to help students develop their art literacy by using art language in the classroom.

You can also continue to teach student Montessori art lessons through a combination of process-based art, creative mode, and simple copy mode.

Upper Elementary Montessori Art

Strengthen and Develop Upper Elementary Students’ Art Skills

By the time students are in upper elementary, they’re extremely competent when it comes to their fine-motor skills; in large part, this is due to the day-to-day activities they’re completing as part of their Montessori curriculum. Their muscles—both large and small—have been developed through school work and art creating, which gives them improved control over their movements. This means drawing and painting can be done in more detail.

At this age, students still need lots of exploratory sessions and opportunities to experiment with different mediums and techniques. Children are now drawing and painting with a 2D perspective, and can be introduced to simple 3D concepts—like value, shading, and basic three-point perspective ideas—as well. Again, keep lessons simple, easy to follow, and easy to understand.

Some upper elementary students might also be interested in learning realistic drawing and painting skills. However, not all children at this level will be developmentally ready for these types of advanced concepts.

Provide connections to The Elements and Principles of Design, introduction to three dimension 1 point perspective ideas, value shading, and composition relationships.

Upper Elementary Montessori Art Activities & Mediums

Here are some great Montessori Upper Elementary art projects for your students who are 10 – 12 ages in the elementary grades. These types of art activities will help develop their fine motor control and small muscles in fingers and hands while teaching the Elements & Principles of Design. (You can find non-toxic, kid-friendly art supplies needed for these art activities at Nature of Art for Kids.)

  • Drawing: crayons, color pencils, graphite pencil, and oil pastels, soft pastels etc.
  • Painting: watercolor paints, acrylic paints, watercolor crayons, watercolor pencils etc.
  • Color Theory: primary to secondary color mixing, tints & Shades, dropper color mixing, etc.
  • Clay Modeling: earth clay, non-harden plasticine clay, air-dry modeling clay, polymer bake clay
  • Crafts: Paper folding, origami, nature and paper collage, mosaic arrangement, sewing, wool felting, string weaving, nature crafting, 3D constructing etc.

Learn more about how to teach a in a Montessori curriculum by registering for my FREE mini digital course, Phases of Art Development Video. I get more into detail on upper elementary Montessori art lessons and provide fun and exciting art project ideas.

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Lower Elementary Montessori Art Teach Method

Sensory Cognitive Child Art Method

I’ve spent years and years researching and observing how children learn art, and what I’ve found is that children are able to grasp different artistic skills at different planes. In this new blog series, I’ll be sharing my insight on the art teaching methods that work for each age group of Montessori students.

Children of all ages can be taught visual arts and be guided through the artistic process. Each developmental phase requires different teaching styles and approaches.

Below you’ll find a general arts literacy guide for Montessori Lower Elementary ages following the International Standards for the Arts Education & Sensory Visual Arts method that aligns with a child’s growth – Nature of Art®.

Montessori Lower Elementary Art Teaching Methods Resources

If you would like to understand more about which types of art projects children can work on, register for my free video course, Phases of Arts Development, which discusses teaching methods for Lower Elementary Montessori students (ages 7-9).

You can learn about Art Literacy Standards and the benefits of visual arts by reading Defining Visual Arts (paperback book).

Get more information on how to bring art lessons into the Montessori classroom by reading Introducing Visual Arts into the Montessori Classroom (paperback book).

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If you would like to understand more about the phases of art development, register for this free mini digital course.

Lower Elementary, Ages 7-9, Montessori Visual Arts Teaching Curriculum

Children at the lower L, age can do a number of different types of art projects. They can conjure up their own ideas and imaginative creations. Montessori lower elementary students can now plan with intention and think their ideas through to completion, going through the four steps of the artistic process.

At this age, students love to explore and discover what results different art mediums can produce. They encounter visual arts and Montessori art projects with lots of curiosity and a willingness to try different techniques.

Stretching Students’ Art Skills

Children can follow simple guided-art instructions and remain focused on their work for up to 1.5 hours. However, it’s still important to keep projects simple, with just a few un-complicated steps. Montessori art projects should start to introduce line, shape, form, texture, color, and symmetrical balance ideas.

You can also start introducing your lower elementary Montessori students to art language and the Elements & Principles of Design. For more information, reference Defining Visual Arts to better understand art language for young children.

Students’ fine-motor skills are becoming more controlled due to all the activities in their day-to-day Montessori curriculum and academic studies. Drawing and painting can be done with higher levels of control. The most important thing to focus on is giving children tasks that will continue to develop their fine-motor skills.

Children in lower elementary also need lots of exploratory sessions that allow them to experiment with varied mediums and techniques. Children are now drawing and painting with a 2D perspective and can be introduced to texture.

Art-Teaching Methods for Lower Elementary

Based on my proprietary sensory art method, I recommend teaching Montessori art through a combination of three methods: process-based art, creative-mode, and simple copy-mode.

  • Process-based art is about exploring and using their own imagination; it’s not necessarily focused on the child’s final piece of artwork.
  • Creative mode gives children the opportunity to explore mediums and conjure up creative images based on their own imaginations, thoughts, and ideas.
  • Copy mode refers to a systematic, step-by-step art instruction. Copy-mode should not be copy what you see in the image type lessons.

Lower Elementary Montessori Art Activities & Mediums

Here are some great Montessori Lower Elementary art projects for your students who are 7-9 years old, in the elementary grades. These types of art activities will help develop their fine motor control and small muscles in fingers and hands while teaching the Elements & Principles of Design. (You can find non-toxic, kid-friendly art supplies needed for these art activities at Nature of Art for Kids.)

  • Drawing: crayons, color pencils, graphite pencil, oil pastels, etc.
  • Painting: watercolor paints, tempera paints, acrylic paints, watercolor crayons, watercolor pencils etc.
  • Color Theory: primary color mixing, dropper color mixing, etc.
  • Clay Modeling: earth clay, non-harden plasticine clay, air-dry modeling clay, beeswax forming, etc.
  • Crafts: paper folding, nature and paper collage, mosaic arrangements, sewing basics, wool felting, string weaving, nature crafting, 3D constructing, etc.

Learn more about Montessori art teaching methods for lower elementary and get some Montessori art projects ideas by registering for my FREE mini digital course, Phases of Art Development Video.

3 to 6 Art – Early Childhood Montessori Teaching Resources

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3 to 6 Art – Early Childhood Montessori Teaching Resources

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This is a guide to teaching art literacy to 3 to 6-year-old students. There is a downloadable resource available for Montessori guides. In this blog, I will highlight the important aspects of teaching early childhood art lessons. Below, you will find more information on Montessori Early Childhood for ages 3-6, following the International Arts Standards.

Children of all ages can learn visual arts and benefit from guided artistic exploration. Each developmental stage necessitates specific teaching methodologies and approaches. After extensive research and observation of children’s art education. I have discovered that youngsters acquire diverse artistic skills at various developmental planes. You can get more insights by ordering the book Montessori Art Guide – Early Childhood First Plane HERE

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Art Overview for Ages 3-6

Art making for young children involves exploration and discovery. Montessori students in the first plane, 3 to 6 years old, are prepared for simple art tasks. The most effective approach to teaching art lessons at this stage is through process-based art.

Process-based art focuses on the experience rather than the final artwork’s appearance. It emphasizes exploration and imaginative expression rather than creating recognizable pieces.

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When implementing process art, provide a brief introduction to how art mediums function and can be utilized. Children in the 3-6 age group are highly curious about art materials and are rapid learners. Art lessons in Montessori early childhood education should encourage students to experiment freely. Without predetermined outcomes, fostering a spirit of exploration.

Incorporating specific activities in the Montessori art curriculum can aid in enhancing young students’ fine motor skills. Engaging in art activities helps refine both large and small muscle groups, promoting controlled movements in young learners. Introducing activities like clay modeling, brush stroking, and safe scissor usage can expedite the development of fine motor skills in children at this stage.


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Exploring Different Nature of Art® Modes

  • Creative-Mode: This mode serves as the foundation for process-based art learning, where children initiate their art-making journey. In creative mode, students are encouraged to explore art mediums without a specific reference or image to replicate. They rely on their imagination, thoughts, and ideas to craft unique creations.
  • Introducing Copy-Mode: Copy-mode entails structured, step-by-step art instruction. However, in early childhood education, direct replication of images should be avoided. Children at this stage enjoy imitating simple tasks observed in adults, like cleaning, painting, or gardening. Incorporate these activities into art lessons, allowing them to mimic your actions.
  • Transitioning to Copy-Mode: Begin with students replicating a basic design involving one to two steps. Once they grasp the initial concept, encourage them to transition back to creative-mode. This helps them to personalize and complete their projects according to their imagination and preferences.
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Art Activities & Mediums

Explore these engaging Montessori Early Childhood art projects designed for children aged 3 to 6. These activities aim to enhance fine motor control and strengthen small muscles in the fingers and hands. All while providing opportunities to engage in both creative-mode and copy-mode techniques. For the necessary non-toxic and kid-friendly art supplies, you can check out Nature of Art for Kids.

  • Doodling: Utilize crayons, colored pencils, tempera sticks, and more.
  • Painting: Experiment with watercolor paints, tempera paints, finger paints, homemade veggie dyes, etc.
  • Color Theory Play: Engage in activities like watercolor painting, dropper painting, and squeeze bottle painting to explore color theory.
  • Clay Modeling: Work with materials such as earth clay, homemade playdough, sculpting tools, beeswax, and non-hardening plasteline clay to mold and create.
  • Simple Crafts: Enjoy activities like paper cutting, string weaving, gluing, block building, and constructing with large popsicle sticks to foster creativity and dexterity.


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3 to 6 Art – Early Childhood Montessori Teaching Resources

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The Phases of Art Development is a quick digital course that explains how art making can help students develop their creativity, fine-motor skills, and focus. More importantly, I share what types of projects students at every age are capable of completing safely, and without making a mess.

Best of all—it’s free! To sign up for the course, click here.

3 to 6 Art Resources

If you would like to understand more about which types of art projects children can work on, register for my free video course, Phases of Arts Development.

You can learn about Art Literacy Standards and the benefits of visual arts by reading Defining Visual Arts Paperback (paperback book).

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Preschool Art Teaching Methods

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Preschool Art

In Montessori preschool art, children of all ages can learn visual arts with personalized guidance. Different developmental stages require different teaching techniques. Here’s a simple guide for teaching preschool Montessori art, following international standards for arts education and sensory visual arts. This method aligns with a child’s growth. Having worked with thousands of preschool children over 25 years, I’ve found that preschoolers develop artistic skills at different levels. In this blog series, I’ll share effective methods and ideas for teaching art to preschoolers.

Art Teaching Resources

To explore art projects suitable for children, enroll in my free video training, “Phases of Arts Development,” which focuses on teaching methods for preschool aged learners. Discover art literacy standards and the benefits of visual arts by reading my Montessori Early Childhood Art Guide available in digital and paperback. Learn how to incorporate preschool art lessons into the Montessori environment.

Preschool Montessori Art Teaching Methods
Preschool Montessori Art Teaching Methods

Art Exploration

In preschool, creating art is an exploration and discovery journey. Children in the Montessori first plane are still grasping the concept of visual arts and are filled with curiosity about different art mediums. During this stage, it’s important for preschool children to freely explore art materials without any predetermined expectations.

Process-Based Learning

Process-based art is a fantastic way to introduce art lessons. It’s all about the experience and the journey, rather than focusing on creating a final piece that resembles recognizable art. The emphasis is on exploration and using one’s imagination.

When teaching process art to preschoolers, start with a simple explanation of how different mediums work and demonstrate a few techniques for using them. This helps children see the possibilities of each medium.

After the introduction, let them freely explore their own ideas and techniques. Encourage them by emphasizing that there are no right or wrong ways to use the medium. Allow them to add to their projects and experiment with various ways to finish their artwork using the introduced medium. Remember, process-based art is all about trying new things and uncovering creativity! Learn more about process-based learning.

Building Fine-Motor Skills

A key focus is engaging children in tasks that develop fine-motor skills. Creating art helps enhance both major and minor muscle groups, improving young learners’ coordination. It’s important to provide plenty of opportunities to practice these skills.

Typically, preschool to kindergarten-aged children have limited finger and hand strength. Recognizing the importance of fine-motor growth is crucial, as it affects various aspects of a child’s daily life, from self-care tasks to early cognitive functions.

In your Montessori art classroom, incorporating specific activities can help young students strengthen their small muscle groups. Starting with activities like clay modeling, brush stroking, and safe scissor use can effectively boost their fine-motor skills development. Learn more about fine motor art development methods here.

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Preschool Montessori Art Teaching Methods

Engaging Preschool Activities & Mediums

You can find safe and child-friendly art supplies for these activities at Nature of Art for Kids online store. Here are some wonderful art projects suitable for preschool grades, designed to enhance fine motor skills in their fingers and hands:

Doodling & Drawing: Use crayons, colored pencils, tempera sticks, and more.

Painting: Explore watercolors, tempera paints, finger paints, homemade veggie dyes, and other mediums.

Color Theory Play: Engage in activities like watercolor painting, dropper painting, and squeeze bottle painting.

Clay Modeling: Experiment with earth clay, homemade play dough, sculpture creation, beeswax forming, and more.

Simple Crafts: Include tasks like paper cutting, string weaving, gluing, building with jumbo Legos, and creating large popsicle-stick structures. (Note: Avoid crafts with small parts for students under 3 years old.)

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Valentine’s Day Art Projects: Potato Stamp Cards

Looking for fun Valentine’s Day art projects for your classroom? I love making homemade cards for my family, friends, and special people in my life, and I’m sure your early childhood Montessori students would too!

I started a tradition of making potato Valentine cards with my young art students and every year, they look forward to this art project.

Valentine’s Day Art Projects: Potato Stamp Cards

Here’s a quick and fun way to bring a little love into your classroom—and all you really need is a few potatoes. The spud makes a great, inexpensive stamp and are easy for little hands to grasp and hold. Plus, you can carve almost any shape you want out of a potato, so while I do this art lesson with my students for Valentine’s Day, you can really do it with your Montessori class any time of the year!

Potato Stamping Supplies

  • Potatoes — large Russet potatoes work best; organic potatoes are even better because they have no pesticides sprayed on them
  • Knife — a medium size paring knife (you may want to cut the potatoes ahead of time, that way you don’t have to worry about safety)
  • Newspaper — a few sheets to lay out and keep the work area clean
  • Paint Brushes, Sponges, or Popsicle Sticks — to spread paint on the stamps
  • Paints — tempera, acrylic, watercolor, and/or natural veggie dye will work
  • Paper or Card Stock — card stock, news print, construction paper, copy paper or any type of stationary cards
  • Writing Utensils — Crayons, pencils, etc.; for Valentines, I usually put out warm colors (red, pink, purple, white, teal blue)
  • Napkins — napkins or rags to clean off potatoes between use
  • Water Jar — for cleaning paint brushes in between color changes
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Potato Stamp StepsP

  1. Cut or carve a heart shape out of the potato.
  2. Pat dry the potato with a napkin or rag before stamping. Potatoes are a root vegetable, so they hold and release lots of water when cutting open; potatoes work much better at stamping and absorbing paint when they are dry.
  3. Cover the flat, stamp portion of the potato with paint.
  4. Press potato stamp on the paper and lift to see impression that’s been left.

Your students may need to practice a couple of times to thin out the layer of paint on the potato, which results in a clearer and better desired shape impression. I always tell kids to practice on a scrap paper before making their impressions on a nicer paper or card.

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Potato stamping can be an earth-friendly art project! You can make this project totally earth-friendly by using recycled paper, organic potatoes, and non-toxic paints for kids! If you’re using veggie dyes, then you can even compost all your scraps once you’re done with this project.

Teachers Say…

I’ve had teachers email me later and tell me how they’ve started doing this Montessori art project in their classroom, and how their students have been making quick cards, banners, and gift wrap for different holidays and seasons throughout the year. Think about carving out leaves for fall, pumpkins for Thanksgiving, and trees and flowers for spring or Earth Day!

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Want more ideas for Montessori art projects? Download the Ultimate Winter Arts & Crafts Idea Guide! It’s packed with a more than 40 of fun and educational Montessori art projects that’ll get your students pumped and excited about art!

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3 Montessori Art Projects for Winter

Montessori Art Winter Art Project Ideas For teaching kids

Now that we’re smack in the middle of winter, I’m sure you’re looking for a few exciting Montessori art projects to keep your students occupied on days they’re stuck inside. Well, I say, embrace the season and have your students participate in a few winter art projects.

Here are 3 Montessori art lessons I’m sure your students will be excited about. Plus, they’re easy to set up and fun to do!

Project 1. Snow Coloring: Color Theory

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I love teaching young students color theory, and one of the funnest ways to do so during the winter is with snow! Living in California, seeing snow—let alone using it for art projects!—is very rare, but if you’re in the middle of a winter wonderland, bring it into the classroom and have some fun with this project.

Supplies:

  • Food coloring or mixing paint in the primary colors: red, blue, and yellow; or this Primary Mixing Kit
  • Empty dropper bottles
  • Tap water
  • Containers, tubs, or buckets (for the snow)
  • Snow
  • Towels
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How to:

  1. You can do this part yourself, or you can have students go outside and fill up containers of clean snow. Each child should have their own container.
  2. Fill up dropper or squirt bottles with the food coloring or mixing paint plus tap water to dilute it.
  3. Have students squirt a little bit of each color onto different areas of the snow.
  4. Then, allow students to experiment with creating secondary colors. They can squirt one color on top of another to mix them and see what colors they can create on their own.
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Project 2. Wrapping Paper Collage: Tear, Collage, & Glue

Do you still have scraps of wrapping paper laying around your home? Bring them into the classroom and recycle it to give students the opportunity to create unique pieces of art. This is one of the simplest Montessori activities to keep kids busy. And while I put this into the winter art projects category, you can really do this any time of year, with any type of paper you have in your classroom. (For more Montessori activities related to this project, download my Ultimate Winter Arts & Crafts Idea Guide and check out page 9.) Need more Collage ideas? Read my Collage Ultimate Montessori Collage Guide

Supplies:

  • Wrapping paper scraps
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Paper
  • (Optional) pencil and eraser

How to:

This project can be done two ways:

  1. Let students choose the paper designs they want to work with
  2. Cut or rip pieces into different shapes
  3. Using these pieces, they can aim to create a specific object/design or keep it abstract
  4. Have them move the pieces around their paper and experiment with the design
  5. Once they’re happy with their image, have them glue the pieces onto their paper

Or,

  1. Have students decide on an image they want to create (fish, butterfly, face, mountains, etc.)
  2. Lightly draw an outline of the design onto their paper
  3. Cut the wrapping paper into shapes that will fit within their image
  4. Once they’ve put the pieces together to their liking, glue them onto their paper drawing
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Project 3. Watercolor Painting the Northern Lights: Wet-on-Wet Painting, Wax Resist

Seeing the Northern Lights is on a lot of people’s bucket lists. What you may not know is that they’re easier to see in the winter—especially after making this artwork! Watch the video below to see how to use just paints and crayons to create this Northern Lights landscape, complete with a colorful sky and mountain peaks.

Supplies:

  • Jar of water
  • Crayons
  • Watercolor paints
  • Wide and thin paint brushes
  • Basic sketching pencil
  • Napkins
  • Watercolor paper (or another thick paper)

Where to Start: Ultimate Winter Arts & Crafts Free Download

Want more ideas for winter art projects? Download the Ultimate Winter Arts & Crafts Idea Guide! It’s packed with a more than 40 of fun and educational Montessori art projects that’ll get your students pumped and excited about art!

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