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Marble Painting

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  • DOMAIN(S)
    Communication, Language, and Literacy (CLL)
  • INDICATOR(S)
    CLL4.4c
  • AGE GROUP(S)
    48-60 months

Introduce marble or golf ball painting to the children. Place paper in the bottom of a shallow container such as the lid from a box of copy paper. Place marbles in a small bowl of paint; provide two colors of paint. The children scoop 2 or 3 marbles on to their paper and tip the container back and forth to roll the marbles around. Remove paper and let it dry. Later ask the children to describe how they created the painting. Asking, “How did you do that?” is a great alternative to “Tell me about your picture.” It focuses children on a whole different set of vocabulary and process words.

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