Materials:

1. Drawing paper
2. Pencils, markers, crayons, watercolors, etc.
3. Glue, found objects (buttons, feathers, leaves, fabric swatches, etc.)
4. Chart paper

1. Engage the children in a discussion about how Wyatt felt in the story Quiet, Wyatt! Ask the children if they have ever had any experiences like Wyatt had or if they ever feel the way Wyatt felt. Are there things that they wish they could do but are "too little" to do? Record the children's responses on chart paper. Explain to the children that they will create pictures and stories about what it feels like to be both a little and big kid.
    
   
2. Select several children's books to share with the children. Ask them to look at how an illustrator creates adults, children and objects. Encourage them to look at the size and shape of both people and things. Ask the children to point out and discuss what they see in the different illustrations.
    
   
3. Provide the children with the suggested art materials and paper. Encourage the children to draw themselves. Ask the children to create a drawing/artwork about being small. Ask: What does it feel like to be little? What can little kids do that big kids can't? Then ask children to make another drawing/artwork about themselves being big. Have children describe what they will be able to do as they get older, which they can't do now.
    
   
4. Assist the children in writing a few sentences describing the two drawings. Invite the children to share their drawings and stories during group time. Display their artwork and writing along with the language experience chart.

Silly Size Pictures
Children will engage in an activity that supports math and literacy development.

Materials:

1. Old magazines or catalogs for cutting
2. Child-safety scissors
3. Glue sticks
4. Drawing or construction paper
5. Pencils, crayons, and markers

1. Provide the children with the suggested art materials. Explain to them that they will create pictures that show size differences. Ask the children to cut out from a catalog or magazine a picture of something, which they find interesting. Explain that they will glue it onto paper and then draw a picture of themselves, another person, or an animal. Tell them that their drawing--funny, imaginary, or realistic--can be placed anywhere on the paper and that the glued picture can either be a part of their drawing or separate from it. But, their drawing should be either much bigger or much smaller than the picture they glued onto the paper. Explain that their drawings may also be part of a scene or tell a story.
    
   
2. Provide children with additional paper and ask them to write or dictate a story about their pictures. Glue the stories to the back of the drawing. Have children pass around their work to be enjoyed by everyone.