• 1.

  Children and families know lots of nursery rhymes and poems. Collect cultural favorites about animals.

• 2.

  Make a chart with words and pictures of rhymes, such as Hey, Diddle Diddle; Hickory, Dickory, Dock; and Baa, Baa, Black Sheep.

• 3.

  Demonstrate sculpting techniques: roll, pound, add, pull, coil, and mold.

• 4.

  Think of nursery rhymes about animals. What is your favorite rhyme?r

• 5.

  With Crayola® Model Magic®, form an animal in the rhyme. Dry overnight.r

• 6.

  Cover your work area with newspaper. Put on a Crayola® Art Smock. Paint your animal with Crayola® Washable Kid’s Paint and Brushes. Dry overnight.r

• 7.

  Show your animal and say its rhyme for your friends.

Standards

• Letters, Numbers & Words
• Listening
• Reading Pictures
• Talking
• Vocabulary
• Physical: Eye - Hand Coordination
• Physical: Small Muscles
• Social & Emotional: Making Friends
• Social & Emotional: Pretend Play
• Thinking: Creating
• Thinking: Problem Solving
• Thinking: Understanding Concepts