Imagery

Imagery

Our activity: Creating self-portraits using a variety of materials and equipment to help aid them

Age-range activity appeals to: 3-5 years

Area of provision: Malleable play

How did we conduct the activity?

Our activity was a a mixture of being outdoors and indoors. This was to ensure that it was as creative as possible and to also help to keep students entertained and engaed. The activity began indoors where children were briefed on what they had to do. They were told that they were going to make picture of themselves using different objects and materials therefore were told that they were going to make their way outside to gather some materials. Children were then escorted outside and given five minutes to look for things that they wanted to use. They were given the freedom to explore around the surroundings and get materials such as leaves and soil. When they got inside they were then given a further five minutes to begin creating their images. They had more equipment to use including rolling pins and cutters. The children were also given individual mirrors for them to see themselves as they went along.

The Pilot Trail

We decided to conduct a pilot trail in order to see the pros and cons of our activity. This was done with two five year olds from an after school play group. Although the sample size was small, we felt that it could still help us to give us an idea of things that we could keep and things that could be improved. One improvement we felt was necessary was that we needed a wider range of materials to use. This is why we incorporated the use of the outdoor environment in the final activity. A positive aspect that we found was that the children were interacting and engaging with other efficiently which was one of our key aims of the activity. There are some images of the pilot trial below.

Why did we choose this task?

·         Fun!

·         Interactive

·         East to mediate and carry out

·         Many skills can be developed

·         Safe

·         Creative

We designed a mood board to present our ideas and research on ‘messy play.; 

This was during our final activity