These lessons are aimed towards students at the Early Stage 1 (Kindergarten) level of education.

In each of the lessons below, you will find links to download each PDF lesson plan with its associated resources as a complete pack (click on ‘Download Full Lesson Plan’), or just the individual resources themselves (under ‘Lesson Resources’).

Lesson Overview

Throughout this lesson, students will create an artwork that doubles as a sensory tool. Students will produce a “Rain in a Tube” that can be used to hold, fidget with, manipulate and listen to. This sensory tool is great to help with focus, calming, grounding and distraction.

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Lesson Outcomes

A student will learn to:

  • think about themselves as artists in their artmaking (within a limited understanding of the artist’s function) 
  • explore different kinds of things and experiences in their making of artwork 
  • look at details within their own and others’ artworks and talk about associations with their own experience and the effects of the works
  • demonstrate an understanding of what it means to be inclusive and respectful to others, eg peers, people with disability
  • recognise own emotions and demonstrate positive ways to respond to different situations.

A student will learn about:

  • who artists are, what they do, what they make
  • how their interest in things and experiences affects what they and others represent in pictures and other kinds of artworks.

Lesson Resources

  1. Early-Stage-1-Rain-in-a-Tube-Teacher-Guide.pdf
  2. Early-Stage-1-Learning-Intentions.pdf
  3. Early-Stage-1-Senses-Puzzle.pdf
  4. Early-Years-Toolkit-Information.pdf
  5. Early-Stage-1-Sensory-Session-Toolkit-Fact-Sheet.pdf
  6. Early-Stage-1-Senses-Activity.pdf
  7. Early-Stage-1-An-Artist.pdf
  8. Early-Stage-1-Rain-in-a-Tube-Instructions.pdf
  9. Early-Stage-1-Sensory-Project-Rain-in-a-Tube.pdf
  10. Early-Stage-1-Rain-in-a-Tube-Reflection-Sheet.pdf

Lesson Overview

Throughout this lesson, students will create an artwork that doubles as a sensory tool. Students will produce a “Wiggler” that can be used to hold, fidget with and manipulate. This sensory tool is great to help with focus, calming, grounding and distraction.

Students will start the lesson by completing a puzzle warm-up that introduces them to the 5 main senses. They will then view slides that present the importance of sensory tools to those experiencing sensory challenges. Students will also learn who artists are, what they do and what they make. After exploring the idea that artists can make beautiful things that are also useful, students will create their own sensory tool. Students will then reflect on their learning by communicating the impact their sensory tool could have on their emotions.

» Download Full Lesson Plan

Lesson Outcomes

A student will learn to:

● think about themselves as artists in their art-making (within a limited understanding of the artist’s function)
● explore different kinds of things and experiences in their making of artwork
● look at details within their own and others’ artworks and talk about associations with their own experience and the effects of the works
● demonstrate an understanding of what it means to be inclusive and respectful to others, eg peers, people with disability
● recognise own emotions and demonstrate positive ways to respond to different situations.

A student will learn about:

● who artists are, what they do, what they make
● how their interest in things and experience affects what they and others represent in pictures and other kinds of artworks

Lesson Resources

  1. Early-Stage-1-Learning-Intentions.pdf
  2. Early-Stage-1-Senses-Puzzle.pdf
  3. Early-Years-Toolkit-Information.pdf
  4. Early-Stage-1-Sensory-Session-Toolkit-Fact-Sheet.pdf
  5. Early-Stage-1-Senses-Activity.pdf
  6. Early-Stage-1-An-Artist.pdf
  7. Early-Stage-1-Wiggler-Instructions.pdf
  8. Early-Stage-1-Wiggler-Reflection-Sheet.pdf
  9. Early-Stage-1-Wiggler-Teacher-Guide.pdf
  10. Early-Stage-1-Differentiated-Wiggler-Reflection-Sheet.pdf