Establish a classroom atmosphere that celebrates the sharing of learning. Have opportunity for students to practice new learnings. Make student learning available to the larger community, i.e. books students write are shared with other classes, students report in school paper, student work is displayed at school, etc.

Add movement to their paintings

Objective: To add movement to shape. To translate movement on a two-dimensional surface to their own bodies.

Activity: Now have the children paint people or lines on their papers. People who are moving through, under, over, or into the shapes they have already created. Pick some of the simpler ones when the children have finished and ask them to interpret through movement the content of the pictures.

Assessment: The enjoyment of the children. Free them from worrying about the product. Let them enjoy the process and product will improve. Promote exploration, expansion, excelling.