Hi! The children have started painting with water. I like using the coloured crepe papers for this lesson to talk about the painting routines. So when we are ready to proceed to using the actual paint pigment, the children are familiar with the routines and movement:
- clutter-free desk
- half-filled water container
- water container placed in the top center of the desk
- given only one paintbrush
- must place recycled paper underneath the watercolour paper
- tear the 'magical papers' and keep them under the water container
- hold the recycled paper lengthwise with both hands and bring to the drying rack
- rinse the paintbrush and water container
Instructions such as the amount of water to use is learnt through practice. Some children need more reminders so rest assured after a few practices, they will remember the routines. Take swimming for example, you can listen to explanation after explanation and watch many swimming videos. By not getting into the pool, how would you learn to swim? When all the children are in their painting mode, you could hear the pin drop! But the silence doesn't last long. 😹
