Activity goals
1. On the basis of appreciating pictures 2, use body movements to express the different forms of cactus, and try to draw your favorite cactus.
2. Transfer the experience of line and graphic decoration, and explore the use of sharp lines and graphics such as short rays, polylines, triangles, etc. to express the thorns of the cactus.
3. Experience the different textures and fun of painting on sandpaper.
Activity preparation
1. Children have experience in line and shape decoration, and have experienced the feelings brought by different lines and shapes to people; they have visited the cactus exhibition area of ??the Botanical Garden.
2. Real objects and pictures of cactus.
3. Sandpaper and oil pastels.
Activity process
1. Appreciate the pictures of cactus and feel the different shapes of cactus.
(1) The teacher shows pictures of cacti in different shapes.
Teacher: What did we see among the plants two days ago? (Cactus) Do the members of this family all look the same? What are the differences?
(2) Appreciate each plant Plant pictures of cacti and express their shapes with body movements.
Teacher: What do the cacti in these pictures look like? Can you use body movements to shape them?
2. Feel the thorns of the cactus and explore using different lines, The shape expresses its spines.
(1) Touch the real thing and feel the thorns of the cactus.
Teacher: What do you think the cactus feels like to the touch? (It feels thorny because it has thorn-like leaves)
(2) Observe the cactus in the picture The thorns feel the sharpness of the short rays from thick to thin.
Teacher: What do its thorns look like? Which end is thicker and which is sharper? Where does it grow on the cactus?
(3) Explore the use of different lines and shapes to express the cactus prick.
Teacher: Which lines and shapes make you feel sharp and thorny?
3. The teacher provides drawing materials and the children create.
Teacher: What shape of cactus do you want to draw? If you want to draw a large cactus, how should you draw it?
4. Children appreciate the works and feel the different shapes of cactus.
Teacher: Let’s take a look, what kind of cacti are there in the desert?
