Last week we began experimenting with finger painting. We started out with just one color so that
the children would focus on how they were using their fingers to make different
designs.
At
first, the students seemed more focused on painting certain objects. 
“I’m making a choo choo. Now I’m making a waterfall.” –Holly
Holly made circles for the wheels
of her train and used lines underneath to make train tracks.
When we started discussing making designs, Theo told me she
was “making circles” and “spreading” her paint.
Celine said, “I’m squashing” and Noor said, “I made dots!”
Some students, like Sophia, only used one finger to paint at
first.
Other students, like Madeana and Malak, used their entire
hands to paint with.
The children have been really interested in finger
painting! Using this method of painting
is helping to develop their fine motor skills as well as improving their
creative development. We will be
continuing to finger paint for the next few weeks. The children asked about using more than one
color which is what we are going to do next.
-Ms. Telners
