Kindergarten Sensory Bags

East Longmeadow Visual Art Department Lesson Plans

Corresponding with MA State Standards

Steps	Students identify texture in art, and choose 20 items for their sensory bags.Mrs. Slate helps students one on one construct their bag made out of a plastic ziplock bag, clear glue, glitter, and various soft sensory items for their bags.Students bring the bag home with the information sheet for parents found here: Sensory Bags
Assessment	Informal standard/objective checklist
Hallway Exhibition	Students will exhibit one project per year in the hallway
Differentiation	-Some students will need extra time-Some students need help understanding how to count to 20 and will need one on one demonstration and help
Notes/reflectio ns	Notes to parents: Sensory Bags! Today in Kindergarten Art Class with Mrs. Slate (formerly Miss Manville) we made sensory bags. Inside are objects we counted out and placed in the bag, and Mrs. Slate filled it with clear non toxic glue and then duct taped it shut. We learn about our five senses, one of those being touch. Touch is related to TEXTURE in art, which is one of the 6 Elements of Art, which are Line, Form, Texture, Shape, Space, and Color. If you have any questions please email me at Erica.Manville@eastlongmeadowma.govUsing sensory bags, children can: Build neural connections within the brain Develop fine motor skills handling and manipulating objects Learn social skills by sharing or playing Be calmed and soothed Fulfil sensory needs Maintain their focus and attention Practise skills (mark-making e.g. in sand, paint) Develop language skills and vocabulary – especially if they receive input from early years practitioners who can label objects, adjectives and feelings Develop maths/science skills by manipulating objects, measuring or counting for example

Mrs. Slate Kindergarten Kindergarten Sensory Bags

Objective	Corresponding Standards
I can create a sensory bag and recognize ( see) that texture and feel are a part of art making. I can count to 20	Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art. Identify examples of art in daily life and use them as inspiration for their artwork. (PK-K.V.Co.10) Math connection: countingMA.K.CC.B.4Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities; connect counting to cardinality.