Lesson #8: Marble Painting

For this lesson students will use marbles in a shoe box to create colourful abstract artwork. This is appropriate for kindergarten to grade two.
Materials;
  • Tempera Paint
  • Tray for Paint
  • White paper
  • Shoe box
  • Different sized marbles
Directions:
Step one: place white paper in the bottom of a shoebox. 


Step two: dip marbles in a colour of paint. Place marble in the box and roll around the box to make the marble move. 


Step three: repeat with different colours of paint, different amounts of paint, and different sizes of marbles. 


Step four: walk around and discuss with students the different ways they're creating their artwork and why they're making the choices they are making.


This lesson plan has been adapted from the website:http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/early/early20.html

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