Rent 9780766824089 | Art and Creative Development for Young Children

Summary Table of Contents

Art and Creative Development for young Children, 4E, written for early childhood professionals and those preparing to work with children in child care, preschool, or a Kindergarten through third grade setting, is a comprehensive, must-have resource for setting up a developmentally appropriate art program. This updated text takes a child-centered approach to art education. It covers the important issues of art safety, cultural diversity, special needs, developmentally appropriate practice and the role of technology and computers in the lives of young children. Full of child-tested activities and extensive resources for art materials, this text subtly blends theory and research with practical application.

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Preface

SECTION ONE Creativity

Understanding Creativity

(16)

Objectives

(1)

Introduction

(1)

Beginnings of Creativity

(1)

Creativity

(1)

Explaining Creativity

(4)

Obstacles to Creativity

(1)

Children Need Adults Who Facilitate Creative Expression

(2)

Comparing and Contrasting Creativity

(3)

Creativity and Child Development

(1)

Summary

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Suggested Activities

(1)

Review

(1)

Creative Thinking

(14)

Objectives

(1)

Introduction

(5)

Activities for Creative Thinking

(3)

Facilitating Young Children's Creative Thinking

(1)

Strategies to Facilitate Creative Thinking

(2)

Summary

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Suggested Activities

(1)

Review

(1)

Creative Experiences

(32)

Objectives

(1)

Introduction

(1)

Creativity Enhances Children's Development

(1)

Modes of Creative Expression

(1)

Children Express Their Creativity through Play

(11)

Children Express Their Creativity through Language

(3)

Children Express Their Creativity through Music and Movement

(5)

Facilitating Children's Creative Expression

(1)

Mark Making

(7)

Summary

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Suggested Activities

(1)

Review

(3)

SECTION TWO Young Children As Artists: A Developmental View

Art and the Developing Child

(22)

Objectives

(1)

Introduction

(1)

Developmental Model

(2)

Developmental Profile

(12)

Context: Interaction of Child Development and Environmental Influences

(1)

Processing with Art Materials and Tools

(5)

Summary

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Suggested Activities

(1)

Review

(1)

Special Needs and Cultural Diversity

(26)

Objectives

(1)

Introduction

(1)

Diversity

(1)

Going Beyond Normal, Typical, and Average

(1)

Valuing Individual Differences

(1)

Providing for Young Children with Individual Differences

(5)

Some General Guidelines for Working with Young Children with Special Needs

(1)

Providing for Cultural Diversity

(1)

Some General Guidelines for Working with Young Children from Culturally Diverse Backgrounds

(3)

Helping Children Grow Up Free of Bias

(1)

Anti-Bias Curriculum

(1)

Multicultural Arts and Crafts

100

(7)

Summary

107

(1)

Key Terms

107

(1)

Suggested Activities

108

(1)

Review

108

(1)

Resources for Multicultural and Anti-Bias Materials

109

(4)

Children's Artistic Development

113

(34)

Objectives

114

(1)

Introduction

114

(1)

Explaining Children's Art

114

(1)

Theories of Artistic Development

114

(16)

Painting

130

(11)

Summary

141

(1)

Key Terms

142

(1)

Suggested Activities

142

(1)

Review

142

(5)

SECTION THREE Art and Aesthetics

The Elements of Art

147

(20)

Objectives

148

(1)

Introduction

148

(1)

Aesthetic Criteria

148

(9)

Making Prints

157

(6)

Stencil, Spatter, and Screen Printing

163

(2)

Summary

165

(1)

Key Terms

165

(1)

Suggested Activities

165

(1)

Review

166

(1)

Aesthetics

167

(14)

Objectives

168

(1)

Introduction

168

(1)

Aesthetics

168

(2)

Rationale

170

(3)

Teacher's Role in Aesthetics

173

(4)

Watercolor and Ink

177

(3)

Summary

180

(1)

Key Terms

180

(1)

Suggested Activities

180

(1)

Review

180

(1)

Sensory Experiences

181

(20)

Objectives

182

(1)

Introduction

182

(1)

From Percept to Concept

182

(1)

More than Five Senses

182

(1)

Children's Learning Styles

183

(15)

Resist Art Activities

198

(2)

Summary

200

(1)

Key Terms

200

(1)

Suggested Activities

200

(1)

Review

200

(1)

The Complete Early Childhood Art Program

201

(18)

Objectives

202

(1)

Introduction

202

(1)

The Importance of Arts Education

202

(1)

Art Standards

203

(1)

Early Childhood Art: Studio-Oriented or Discipline-Based?

203

(2)

What to Include in an Early Childhood Art Program

205

(3)

Artistic Styles

208

(4)

Collage

212

(4)

Summary

216

(1)

Key Terms

216

(1)

Suggested Activities

216

(1)

Review

216

(3)

SECTION FOUR Providing Art Experiences

Child-Centered Art vs. Teacher-Directed Projects

219

(22)

Objectives

220

(1)

Introduction

220

(1)

Approaches to Teaching Art

221

(1)

How to Choose Art Activities

222

(2)

What Early Childhood Art Should Be

224

(7)

Activities Masquerading as Creative Art

231

(2)

Paper Art

233

(5)

Summary

238

(1)

Key Terms

238

(1)

Suggested Activities

239

(1)

Review

239

(2)

Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating Art

241

(26)

Objectives

242

(1)

Introduction

242

(1)

Teacher As Planner and Curriculum Developer

242

(2)

Goals

244

(2)

Values and Beliefs

246

(1)

Objectives

246

(2)

Strategies for Including Art in the Early Childhood Curriculum

248

(5)

Clay and Play Dough

253

(11)

Summary

264

(1)

Key Terms

265

(1)

Suggested Activities

265

(1)

Review

265

(2)

Integrating Art across the Early Childhood Curriculum

267

(18)

Objectives

268

(1)

Introduction

268

(1)

Art and the Early Childhood Curriculum

269

(1)

Art and Math

269

(3)

Art and Science

272

(2)

Art and the Language/ Communication Arts and Literacy

274

(2)

Art and Social Studies

276

(2)

Art and the Expressive Arts

278

(1)

Three-Dimensional Art

278

(5)

Summary

283

(1)

Key Terms

283

(1)

Suggested Activities

284

(1)

Review

284

(1)

The Art Center

285

(18)

Objectives

286

(1)

Introduction

286

(1)

The Art Center

286

(8)

Evaluating an Art Center/Program

294

(1)

Puppets and Masks

295

(4)

Summary

299

(1)

Key Terms

299

(1)

Suggested Activities

299

(1)

Review

299

(4)

SECTION FIVE Roles and Strategies

Roles and Strategies That Facilitate Children's Artistic Expression

303

(16)

Objectives

304

(1)

Introduction

304

(1)

Teacher As Art Specialist

305

(1)

Strategies

306

(1)

Art Idea Book

306

(1)

Art Group Time

306

(1)

Matting and Framing Children's Art

307

(2)

Artist's Signature

309

(1)

Displaying Children's Art

309

(1)

Art Workshop

310

(1)

Art Party/Open House

310

(1)

Computers in Early Childhood Education

311

(4)

Mobiles and Stabiles

315

(2)

Summary

317

(1)

Key Terms

317

(1)

Suggested Activities

317

(1)

Review

317

(2)

Responding to Children's Art

319

(16)

Objectives

320

(1)

Introduction

320

(1)

Teacher as Responder

320

(1)

Art Dialogue

320

(5)

Teacher as Troubleshooter

325

(3)

Sewing and Weaving

328

(4)

Summary

332

(1)

Key Terms

332

(1)

Suggested Activities

332

(1)

Review

332

(3)

Art Assessment

335

(40)

Objectives

336

(1)

Introduction

336

(1)

Teacher as Observer, Recorder, and Evaluator

336

(7)

Children's Art Files and Folders

343

(3)

Art Assessment

346

(1)

Instrument for Artistic Evaluation

346

(2)

Summary

348

(1)

Key Terms

348

(1)

Suggested Activities

349

(1)

Review

349

(2)

APPENDICES

Appendix A Artistic Junk

351

(4)

Appendix B Where to Go in Your Local Community for Artistic Junk

355

(4)

Appendix C Art Resources

359

(2)

Appendix D Catalogues

361

(2)

Appendix E Art-Related Books

363

(6)

Appendix F Professional Organizations

369

(2)

Appendix G Resources for Young Children with Special Needs

371

(4)

Glossary of Key Terms

375

(8)

References

383

(10)

Index

393

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