Children love tents, forts and hiding places. This is a great way to harness a secret drawing place and foster the exploration of concepts such as under, hidden, or upside-down.
When prpposing a new position for drawing children can develop their body awareness, build on different muscles strength and gain new points of view and perspectives.
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What Could Lead Us to This Play Invitation
- Children have been exploring hideaways and building forts;
- Children are curious in exploring their body movements;
- Children are excited to try unusual things, to break the routine.
Materials Needed
- Markers or crayons
- Butcher paper
- Tape
Setting up This Play Invitation
- Tape the paper underneath the table.
- Place markers or crayons under the table too.
Tip: You can add some cushions and blankets so children feel comfortable while laying down.
How to Create the Painting
- Invite the children to lie under the table and draw on the paper.
How to Nurture the Natural Unfolding of the Child’s Identity During This Play Invitation
- Children have the right to use all the spaces in the classroom. There shouldn’t be forbidden places in a classroom that belongs to the children. Using all the possibilities that a given space can give us, in terms of light, sound, textures, body positions, etc., is a way to enrich the curriculum.
The Academic Learning Opportunities
- MATH: Explore positioning, under and over.
- PHYSICAL: Build on their motor skills and visual-spatial relationships.
- ART: Explore new points of view and new ways to use their bodies in a creative process.
Extensions
- Invite children to transform the table into a full-fledged fort. Add flashlights.
Book Recommendation
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A wonderful book about looking at things from another perspective.