### Lesson Plan: Craft Activities for Year 1 Students
#### Topic: Craft Activities
**Grade Level:** Year 1
**Duration:** 45 minutes
**Subject:** Art
#### Objectives:
- Students will explore their creativity using various craft materials.
- Students will enhance their fine motor skills through hands-on activities.
- Students will learn to follow simple instructions and express themselves through art.
#### Materials Needed:
- Construction paper (variety of colors)
- Safety scissors
- Glue sticks
- Markers, crayons, colored pencils
- Googly eyes
- Pipe cleaners
- Glitter
- Cotton balls
- Stickers
- Animal shape templates (optional)
#### Lesson Steps:
**Introduction (10 minutes):**
1. **Greeting and Warm-up:**
- Welcome the students and gather them in a circle.
- Briefly discuss what "craft" means and ask if anyone has ever made something with their hands.
2. **Introduction to the Activity:**
- Explain that today they will make their own animal crafts.
- Show an example of a simple animal craft made from the materials available.
**Activity (25 minutes):**
1. **Instructions:**
- Provide a step-by-step demonstration on how to create the animal craft:
- Choose a piece of construction paper.
- Draw or trace a simple animal shape using the provided templates.
- Cut out the shape with safety scissors.
- Decorate the animal cut-out with googly eyes, pipe cleaners, and other materials available.
2. **Student Work Time:**
- Distribute materials to each student.
- Encourage students to think about what animal they want to make. Provide assistance as needed.
- Walk around the classroom to offer help, answer questions, and provide positive reinforcement.
**Sharing and Clean-Up (10 minutes):**
1. **Sharing:**
- Invite each student to share their animal with the class, talking about what they made and what materials they used.
- Give compliments and encourage peers to appreciate each other's work.
2. **Clean-Up:**
- Guide students in cleaning up their workspace, putting materials away, and disposing of any scrap paper properly.
- Make it a fun challenge or game to see who can clean up the fastest while still being thorough.
**Conclusion (5 minutes):**
- Recap what was learned in the lesson, focusing on the process of creating, the use of different materials, and the fun of making things.
- Give positive feedback and praise for effort and creativity.
- Ask students to think about what kinds of crafts they might like to make next time.
**Optional Extensions:**
- Have students create a background scene for their animal using an additional piece of construction paper.
- Introduce a story-time segment where each student can make up a short story involving their animal.
#### Assessments:
- Observation of student participation and engagement.
- Informal assessment based on the creativity shown in the craft.
- Positive verbal reinforcement to encourage further interest and development in art.
#### Reflection:
- After the lesson, reflect on what went well and what could be improved.
- Note any students who may need additional support or encouragement in future art activities.