Prep Notes for Lesson 2 Gather the art materials listed on the project page. You and your child may enter a discussion on whether to draw what they see inside the home as they work on a table or go outdoors to observe the home from the outside. To prepare for outdoor painting, you will need to provide a smooth, flat surface to place under the paper. This could be a clip board, drawing board, or a table surface. Water, for the color application, can be transported in a jar with a lid. Awareness always precedes the drawing activity. Your child will be asked to paint something that happened today or yesterday in the home. You may want to look at the home together. Point out some of the things that you see and the things that you find interesting. Then ask your child what things he or she sees. After a brief period of observation, allow your child to make the art independently. Each child should make his or her own choices regarding what will go into the artwork.
Outside the Home Environment
When instructing a group outside the home environment, you can point out the activities of the classroom. What is happening now? A teacher stands and reads to the students. Students might sit around a table or under a tree. The entire class could be conducted outdoors where students can observe different types of buildings in their surroundings. A brief period of observation, in which a few students volunteer to speak about what they notice, is helpful in giving the students a broader idea of the possibilities that exist for their pictures. Another option is to focus specifically on their homes, where students would work from their memories of those environments. Students should work independently while making their choices of what will go into the artwork.
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