Learning Centers Suggested Materials for Art

Created Feb. 7, 2024 by Kristin Johnson, MSDE Admin, Cheri Helmstetter, Amy Toms, Bob Wagner

Learning Centers Suggested Materials for Art

Sample Skills and Concepts

Some of the skills being developed through the art center include:

Fine motor control
Eye-hand coordination
Self-expression
Pride and confidence
Expressive skills in describing artwork
Decision-making
Imagination and creativity
Cause and effect

Suggested Materials

Modeling clay, play dough, tools
Easels, clipboards
Paint, brushes, sponges
Pencils, crayons, markers, chalk
Scissors, paste, glue
Yarn, ribbon, string, pipe cleaners, glitter, collage material
Colored paper, tissue paper, crepe paper, writing paper
Wall paper scraps
Fabric scraps, felt, lace
Magazines, catalogues
Smocks, aprons
Drying rack
Task cards for following directions to make open-ended art projects
Books about art (colors, shapes, etc.), famous artists, and their work

Attribution

Taken from Supporting Every Young Learner: Maryland's Guide to Early Childhood Pedagogy Birth to Age 8 by Maryland State Department of Education, 2015.