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Finger Painting and Feather Painting with Nature Lesson PlanFinger Painting and Feather Painting with Nature Lesson Plan
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Finger Painting and Feather Painting with Nature

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Students explore finger painting and painting with feathers and recreate the look of objects in nature. They read the book, 'It Looked Like Spilt Milk,' create a shaving cream print, paint with feathers, and construct a mirror image on paper.

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Grade
K
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
3 days
Instructional Strategy
Project-Based Learning

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