Book read:
I'm the best artist in the ocean by Kevin Sherry
Other book suggestions:
Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh
I ain't gonna paint no more by Karen Beaumont
This is the way we paint (from Storytime Katie)
This is the way we stir the paint, stir the paint, stir the paint.
This is the way we stir the paint, so early in the morning.
Other verses can include dip the brush, paint the paper, blow it dry, etc.
If you like green (to the tune of "Did you ever see a lassie?")
If you like green, like green, like green,
If you like green clap your hands!
If you like green, like green, like green,
If you like green jump up and down!
Substitute with other colors. Other actions can include stomp your feet, spin all around, etc.
Red, red, red (from Storytime All Stars)
Red, red, red, touch your head.
Blue, blue, blue, touch your shoe.
Brown, brown, brown, touch the ground.
Black, black, black, touch your back.
Pink, pink, pink, give a wink.
Gray, gray, gray, shout hooray!
Color identification game with parachute
Art related stations
Literacy tip of the week: Art is great at all ages because it encourages the two halves of the brain to work together.
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