Introducing a child to the diversity of the world around him is one of the main tasks facing a teacher working with children of preschool age. Great opportunities to achieve this goal include unconventional drawing. In kindergarten this area is given special attention today. Let's talk about it in the article.
Unconventional drawing methods. Their advantages
The usual traditional set of artistic tools to some extent limits the imagination of the child. Sometimes it is not enough to express all the feelings and convey the images that arise in the soul and consciousness of the baby. Non-traditional methods of drawing have a number of advantages that educators and parents need to know about in order to fully use the method.
- Unconventional techniques liberate the child; he is not afraid to do something wrong. On the contrary, the original solution to the problem is encouraged by the tutor leading the lesson.
- Positive emotions are an integral part of classes where unconventional drawing is used. In the older group of kindergarten, as well as in groups where young children are involved, the creation of a favorable atmosphere, a positive emotional attitude is very important for the overall development of children.
- Alternative painting techniques do not tire the kids. A high degree of performance is maintained throughout the lesson. This helps the development of perseverance, concentration, ability to bring the job to the end.
What classes contribute to
Used by educators, parents, and teachers, non-traditional drawing in the older group of kindergarten can become one of the components of preparing a child for school.
This is explained by the fact that during such classes the children manifest their individuality. The teacher, organizing the work, uses the opened opportunities of the children with the further development of their abilities. Properly organized classes contribute to the intellectual development of children, correction of mental processes of preschoolers. Children get the opportunity to feel confident in their abilities, which is especially important for the future of students. The development of fine motor skills of hands is especially active in classes where non-traditional drawing is used.
In the older group, you can use techniques such as drawing with fingers, palm, wax and watercolor, foam. Very popular among children and teachers is drawing using the technique of blotography, prints, spot drawing, spraying and many other methods. When choosing a method, the teacher must take into account the age of the children, their preparedness for the quality of work.
Hand drawing
Unconventional painting in the older group of kindergarten is not complete without using this method. First of all, children’s fingers are used for this. It is necessary to offer the child to lower his finger in gouache and draw them, like a brush. Each individual finger can be used for different colors.
Have the child paint the palm with a brush. After that it is necessary to leave a print on the paper with your hand and give the resulting image recognizable shapes. The imprint can turn into a fish, butterfly, bouquet, bird, animal figure or some fabulous creature. To perform such a task, children have to use a variety of hand movements: clapping, smearing, sticking and others.
Varieties of Signets
Alternative painting in kindergarten is in constant development. Teachers are constantly finding new materials with which you can apply the image on paper. A method such as printing has become widespread. The bottom line is that when drawing a picture on paper, instead of a brush, some unusual, unusual material is used.
As prints, you can take pieces of foam rubber or sponge, potatoes, crumpled paper, plant leaves, cotton buds, polystyrene, crumpled napkins, cotton wool or any other material that can leave an unusual impression on paper.
This painting technique is very suitable for depicting animals, because thanks to the print you can show how fluffy or prickly the body of the animal is. You can show the transparency of the subject, grace, most accurately convey the material of its manufacture.
Blotography
To develop a child’s imagination, his creative imagination, it is difficult to overestimate the blotography method - this is a useful and interesting activity. Unconventional drawing involves the use of a sheet of paper folded in half. A blot or several blots are applied to one of its sides using a tube, a plastic spoon or something else gouache. Then the sheet is folded in half, pressed by the palm of your hand and opened again. As a result of this action, a fantastic drawing appears. This is what he needs to be turned into a recognizable image. At the final stage of the work, the child can use a brush, pencils, felt-tip pens, crayons and other drawing tools.
Spatter
Children can offer another exciting activity. Unconventional drawing techniques in their arsenal have such a method as spraying. For work, stencils are required, which are laid out on paper in the necessary order. Stencils can depict trees, flowers, animal figures, toys, and other objects.
After the stencils are laid out, paint is sprayed onto a sheet of paper. She is typed on the bristles of the toothbrush, which is then held with a ruler towards herself. The specks resulting from the spray of paint should uniformly fill the entire sheet. After the paint dries, the stencils can be removed and the necessary details can be painted with a brush.
Collage
Collage work, which will show how children learned to use non-traditional painting techniques, can be a collage. Performing work of this kind, the child uses all the tricks and methods that he learned. This is the most difficult type of activity, since here it is necessary not only to recall the technique of drawing, but also to choose the most combining techniques.
A description of methods that use non-traditional drawing, class notes for children of different ages can be found in sufficient quantities in the special literature on the development of children's creativity. Engage in drawing with the children, and then they are more likely to comprehend the beauty of the world!