Welcome Teaching Ideas - Preschool Crafts There is nothing more important to preschool teaching than the use of
arts and crafts. Without such hands on activities, children of such a
young age will invariable lose interest and therefore stop paying
attention in the class. Crafts help children learn as well as help them
develop important social skills that will set them up for life. Crafts
for children must be completely safe, they must follow the theme of the
class on that day and they must be simple to complete so the children
can follow through with them and feel proud of their creations.
Ideally the project can be broken into bite sized chunks, as this is the
easiest way for children to understand and put the instructions into
practice. Instructions should really be kept to one or two sentences as
lengthy explanations will allow minds to start wandering. Also breaking
the instructions down will help teachers keep everyone at more or less
the same stage which provides them with much more control over the class
and helps everyone complete the task.
All preschool crafts should be carefully supervised, and if any activity such as hot gluing is required then it should be done so only by an adult to prevent burning and the piece not handed back to the child until it is thoroughly dry. All arts and crafts materials should be non-toxic and washable as parents will not be pleased to find clothes splattered with paint that doesn't come out! Plenty of teaching ideas and literacy resources for helping teachers plan ways to keep children interested can be found online. The internet is a very helpful resource for preschool teachers looking for new and innovative ways to teach young children and keep them enthralled with arts and craft projects. |
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