Summer craft: Salt painting

Painting imaginative designs with salt; experimenting with colour and texture; describing the processes they have used.

Learning objectives

  • To experiment with painting using salt and colour mixing.

EYFS outcomes

Physical development

  • Develop their fine motor skills so that they can use a range of tools competently, safely and confidently.
  • ELG: Fine Motor Skills: Use a range of small tools, including scissors, paint brushes and cutlery.

 

Expressive arts and design

  • Explore, use and refine a variety of artistic effects to express their ideas and feelings.
  • ELG: Creating with materials: Safely use and explore a variety of materials, tools and techniques, experimenting with colour, design, texture, form and function.
  • ELG: Creating with materials: Share their creations, explaining the process they have used.

 

Characteristics of effective learning

  • Playing and exploring.
  • Active learning.

 

Outcomes taken from Development Matters, 2021.

ELGs taken from the Statutory framework for the EYFS, 2021.

Before the lesson

Activity

Teacher notes

Key vocabulary

Prompts for learning

Observations

Next steps

Note any specific next steps for individual pupils.

Created by:
Sophie Pickles EYFS,  
Art and design specialist
Sophie is an expert Early Years consultant. She has spent many years both teaching in Reception and leading, in her role of Head of Early Years and senior manager at an outstanding-rated, child-led setting. Sophie now works with many national educational…
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