Lesson Plan
Session 1 Lesson Plan
Introduce students to mosaic art by exploring natural materials and creating a simple leaf mosaic to develop fine-motor skills and pattern recognition.
This lesson sparks creativity, connects art to nature, and builds foundational skills in pattern, texture recognition, and hand coordination so every student can express themselves.
Audience
Time
Approach
Materials
Prep
Gather and Prepare Materials
10 minutes
Step 1
Introduction to Mosaics
5 minutes
Step 2
Material Exploration
5 minutes
Step 3
Create Leaf Mosaic
15 minutes
Step 4
Clean-Up & Reflection
5 minutes
Slide Deck
Session 1: Introduction to Nature's Tiny Mosaics
Lesson Objectives
What Is a Mosaic?
Explore Leaf Textures
Create Your Leaf Mosaic
Clean-Up & Reflection
Worksheet
Warm Up
Cool Down
Lesson Plan
Session 2 Lesson Plan
Guide students in exploring the colors, shapes, and patterns of dried beans and using them to design simple mosaic shapes to strengthen fine-motor skills and pattern awareness.
Examining beans’ variety deepens color and shape recognition, supports fine-motor development, and encourages creative pattern-making—key skills for young artists.
Audience
Time
Approach
Materials
Prep
Prepare Bean Materials
10 minutes
Step 1
Introduction to Beans
5 minutes
Step 2
Bean Exploration
5 minutes
Step 3
Sketch Your Design
5 minutes
Step 4
Create Bean Mosaic
10 minutes
Step 5
Clean-Up & Reflection
5 minutes
Slide Deck
Session 2: Exploring Bean Mosaics
Lesson Objectives
Bean Color & Shape Chart
Bean Exploration
Sketch Your Design
Create Your Bean Mosaic
Clean-Up & Reflection
Activity
Worksheet
Warm Up
Cool Down
Lesson Plan
Session 3 Lesson Plan
Guide students in exploring the textures and colors of uncooked rice and using rice grains to design tactile mosaic patterns, fostering fine-motor control and creative pattern recognition.
This lesson deepens sensory awareness by comparing rice textures and encourages planning skills as students sketch and build rice-based mosaics—boosting coordination and artistic confidence.
Audience
Time
Approach
Materials
Prep
Prepare Rice Materials
10 minutes
Step 1
Introduction to Rice
5 minutes
Step 2
Rice Exploration
5 minutes
Step 3
Sketch Your Pattern
5 minutes
Step 4
Create Rice Mosaic
10 minutes
Step 5
Clean-Up & Reflection
5 minutes
Slide Deck
Session 3: Rice Mosaic Creations
Lesson Objectives
Rice Texture Examples
Rice Exploration
Sketch Your Pattern
Create Your Rice Mosaic
Clean-Up & Reflection
Activity
Worksheet
Warm Up
Cool Down
Lesson Plan
Session 4 Lesson Plan
Empower students to combine leaves, beans, rice, feathers, and sticks into a unified mosaic masterpiece, reinforcing tactile exploration and creative design skills.
This culminating lesson synthesizes prior explorations, challenges fine-motor coordination, deepens sensory vocabulary, and celebrates creative expression by blending a variety of natural loose parts.
Audience
Time
Approach
Materials
Prep
Gather and Prepare Loose Parts
15 minutes
Step 1
Introduction & Review
5 minutes
Step 2
Loose Parts Exploration
5 minutes
Step 3
Sketch Final Design
5 minutes
Step 4
Create Final Mosaic
10 minutes
Step 5
Clean-Up & Reflection
5 minutes
Slide Deck
Session 4: Creating the Ultimate Nature Mosaic
Lesson Objectives
Rock Texture Examples
Explore & Sort Rocks
Sketch Your Final Design
Create Your Multimaterial Mosaic
Clean-Up & Reflection
