Opening song or regular ritual (such as joys and concerns) that brings the children into a circle of their own community and gets them ready to be together.
Introduction of arts activity moving from a simple process to a more complex one with as much choice as possible
Sharing the work with supportive feedback modeled by adults
Bringing the work together into a group process for community building
Deepening the process by sharing in words or other ways how the process made you feel
Adding information about the idea that the leader is trying to reinforce