In addition to all the wonderful suggestions already mentioned. I
have plants here that 'do' something - carnivorous plants, sensitive
plant (Mimosa pudica).
Three year olds are very bright, mainly sensorial, and love to move
and have fun. : ) When I teach little ones about plants one of the
games I play is to show them a seed, ask them if they can scrunch
themselves up small like that seed, and then slowly, slowly, slowly
stretch up and up, growing like a plant, reaching for the sun. Talk
about how wonderful the sun is, how all plants are different, and how
each one of them (the children) are beautiful and perfect just the
way they are. : )
Kathy G
On Feb 14, 2011, at 4:32 PM, Anne Runyon wrote:
> Others have wisely advised - try for hands-on activities and have fun.
>
> What would your own daughter find engaging? Her friends will
> likely have similar abilities.
>
> I would add that when I have been invited to visit preschools as an
> artist, it is partly because the teachers are interested to see
> what I do ... the kids have a different agenda!
>
> Three year olds are wonderful. They love to sing, wiggle, laugh,
> listen to stories and get close to you. Real plants, similar to
> ones you have drawn, that they can examine, would be great.
> Different leaf shapes? Smells? Colors? Just be sure all you have to
> share is safe for them to handle, and you will have fun.
>
> Annie
> www.annerunyon.com
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Barry K MacKay
> Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 5:08 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [SCIART] Drawing presentation to 3 year old preschoolers
>
> It's really hard to hold their attention, but they are fascinated
> by the act
> of drawing (I think...that's about two years younger than I've had
> such
> dealings with), and if you can do a simple hard line drawing or
> conversely,
> if you can, for example, have a drawing partly done and show some
> shading, I
> think it will impress them in the sense of teaching them
> something. They
> love to participate verbally at least, even physically. One thing
> that
> never fails, although I suppose it is more entertainment than
> teaching, is
> to have one draw a random line on a big pad, and then take it and
> turn it
> into something recognizable to them (if only a simplistic cartoonish
> figure). Don't be disappointed if it doesn't go quite as planned
> and have
> fun.
>
> B.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SciArt-L Discussion List-for Natural Science Illustration-
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Carol Creech
> Sent: February-14-11 3:34 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [SCIART] Drawing presentation to 3 year old preschoolers
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I have an opportunity to make a short presentation (10-15 minutes)
> to my
> daughter's 3-year-old preschool class about being an artist. My
> question is
> for
> those of you with experience teaching/presenting to young
> kids...what do you
>
> focus on in such a short time for such a young audience? I do
> nature/botanical
> artwork as well as pen and ink house portraits and pet portraits,
> so I have
> a
> whole range of things I could present.
>
> I was thinking of bring examples of my artwork and then some of my
> "tools"
> like
> my pencils, colored pencils, technical pens, markers to show them
> how you
> can
> draw differently with different materials. Maybe do a small demo -
> I have
> been
> doing a lot of botanicals lately, so maybe a simplified flower
> drawing or
> something?
>
> I would welcome any tips or suggestions on what to do to make it an
> interesting,
> but not overwhelming presentation. Feel free to reply off-list if
> you like.
>
>
> Thanks in advance for any advice!
> Carol
>
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