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Creative Activities for 3-6 Montessori Students

Exploring the World Through Art: Creative Activities for 3-6 Year Old Montessori Students

Hello are you new to teaching your Montessori student about visual arts? In this blog I want to give you some general art information if this is totally new to you. I’m a Montessori Art Teacher and the author of several Montessori art guides. And I want to share creative activities 3-6 for your Montessori students. So lets get started… Montessori education is focused on hands-on, experiential learning, and this approach extends to art education as well!

3-6 Art

Art lessons for 3 to 6 Montessori students should be designed to engage all their senses, promote creativity, self-expression, fine-motor movement and independence. To give you an idea of what art lesson activities might look like here are four types of lessons that are well-suited for Montessori students in this age range:

Sensory Art

Nature Art

Process Art

Storytelling Art

Sensory Art

Sensory art lessons are a great way to engage young children in the creative process. This type of art involves using materials such as clay and paint to support tactile experience. Sensory art projects allow children to explore different textures, colors, and shapes. Sensory art activities support good cognitive function. There are plenty of creative activities that are sensory!

    Exploring the World Through Art: Creative Activities for 3-6 Year Old Montessori Students

    Nature Art

    Montessori education emphasizes the importance of connecting with the natural world, so nature-based art projects are a great fit. Nature art can include activities such as making leaf rubbings, creating collages with natural materials like sticks and leaves. Or even painting on these types of natural materials.

    Process Based Art

      Process Art: Process art is all about the creative process, rather than the end product. This type of art encourages children to experiment with different materials and techniques, and to focus on the experience of creating rather than the final result. Process art projects can include activities such as painting, collages, 3D sculptures and doodling. 

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        Storytelling Art

        Montessori education emphasizes the importance of storytelling. Storytelling is a wonderful way to connect children to art language through beautiful books. Sharing stories and pointing out the art elements helps children build a rich art language. Art can be a catalyst to teaching primary vocabulary.

          Storytelling Art: Montessori education emphasizes the importance of storytelling

          So this is just a few examples of what visual arts lools like for 3 to 6 year old Montessori students. Get on my newsletter to start gettting free advise and offerings how to teach art. Sign-up HERE

          So overall, art lessons for 3 to 6 year old Montessori students can engage their senses, promote creativity and self-expression, and develop fine motor skills. Sensory art, nature art, process art, and storytelling art are all great options for Montessori students to start with.

          If you would like to learn more and get all my resources for teaching for 3-6 Year Old Montessori Students check links below and on the top menu. I have a great FREE video you can take to understand what visual arts should look like for Montessori student.

          By Spramani Elaun – Montessori Art Trainer

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          Painting With Primary Colors | How-to Montessori Art Ideas With Early Childhood

          Painting With Primary Colors | How-to Montessori Art Ideas With Early Childhood, spramani elaun

          Painting With Primary Colors | What to start with?

          Sometimes I get a lot of questions from teachers and parents wanting to know which colors they should first introduce to their students. So, I often recommend starting with primary colors red, yellow, and blue (water-soluble mediums). 

          Just start with these three primary colors if your student is new to painting. Learning to mix primary hues can teach lots of valuable secondary mixing lessons. 

          A book I published a couple of years back called  Kids Color Theory is available in my store, and a recently designed Kids Color Theory Curriculum is now available too. You can order both in digital form or paperback copy here.

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          Kids Color Theory Book
          Painting With Primary Colors | How-to Montessori Art Ideas With Early Childhood

          Primary hues can come in lots of different mediums.

          If you look at my pictures I have primary hues in all of these mediums which can be used to teach color theory:

          • Acrylic
          • Watercolor
          • Watercolor crayons
          • Watercolor pencils

          As you can see, there are many options to choose from. Many are available in my store.

          I review each one of these mediums in my book Kids Color Theory and how they work.

          Painting With Primary Colors | How-to Montessori Art Ideas With Early Childhood

          Painting with primary colors is a lot of fun. My book will show you how you can teach your students primaries. It will show how they can mix their own secondary colors, and fun value color mixing ideas. In my Montessori Color Mixing Curriculum, I have over 37 color mixing lessons you can follow. Check out my color mixing curriculum here.

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          Painting With Primary Colors | How-to Montessori Art Ideas With Early Childhood

          Excerpt from Kids Color Theory Book:

          Water Tub Primary Color Play

          Water tub color play evolved many years ago for me when introducing toddlers to primary color lessons. Watching the children, I noticed children getting transfixed on colors when pouring from bowl to bowl.

          They became delighted when colors transformed into another different hue. Then, I even witnessed toddlers try to correct the colors by pouring other combinations of colors together.

          Toddlers were no longer distracted by their surroundings and became totally absorbed by these color transformations. It was exciting to notice calmness and relaxation set in with the children as they painted. Although I knew they were not mixing colors intentionally, they were processing discovery. And, they knew something was happening because of their actions. Order my book Kids Color Theory Curriculum to help you teach your kids about primary colors while having fun!

          Spramani Elaun

          Order Primary Color Mixing Paint HERE!

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