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Creativity
Investigating and appreciating the arts allow children to integrate
a number of different skills essential to child development. The
arts provide each child with another vehicle and organizing framework
to express ideas and feelings. Music, movement, drama and visual
arts stimulate children to use words, manipulate tools and media
and solve problems in ways that simultaneously convey meaning and
are aesthetically pleasing.
Through experimenting with sounds, colors, forms, motion and words,
children communicate in ways that are distinctly their own and that
reflect their own learning style. Each painting, dramatic play scenario
and improvised tune provides teachers and families with insights
into a child’s interests and abilities and allows children
to express what they know. In an environment that fosters the arts,
children learn to appreciate the contributions of other children
and the works of others that reflect different experiences, cultures
and views.
Children enjoy, express themselves, create and
learn about the arts through experiences with a variety of art forms
and media.
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1. Play
Children engage in play as a means of self-expression and creativity. |
- Engage in spontaneous imaginative play using a variety of materials to dramatize stories and experiences.
- Use movement, a variety of media and music while playing to represent stories, moods and experiences.
- Use musical instruments and tools from various art forms as props in dramatic play.
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2. Creative Expression
Children engage in individual or group activities that represent real-life experiences, ideas, knowledge, feelings and fantasy. |
- Explore various roles in dramatic play through the use of props, language and fantasy roles with others.
- Use movement and a variety of musical styles to express feelings and to understand and interpret experiences.
- Participate in musical activities using a variety of materials for expression and representation.
- Plan, work cooperatively and create drawings, paintings, sculptures and other art projects.
- Demonstrate care and persistence when involved in art projects.
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3. Tools
Children use a variety of tools and art media to creatively express their ideas. |
- Experiment with different tools to creatively express and present ideas.
- Select and use a variety of tools to approach tasks.
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4. Appreciation of the Arts
Children express interest in and begin to build a knowledge base in the arts. |
- Begin to understand and develop a vocabulary to share opinions about artistic creations and experiences.
- Enjoy participating in a variety of art experiences.
- Appreciate and demonstrate respect for the work of others.
- Begin to notice differences in the arts from a variety of cultures.
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