Art and Creative Development for Young Children

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ISBN: 9781401872618

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Edition: 5th 2006 (Revised)

Authors: Robert Schirrmacher

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Art and Creative Development for young Children, 5E, 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 creative experience, art and the developing child, special needs and diversity, children?s artistic development, planning, developing, implementing and evaluating art, integrating art across the curriculum, roles and strategies that facilitate children?s artistic expression, evaluation and…

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List price: $117.95
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
Publication date: 7/19/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 512
Size: 8.25" wide x 10.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.936
Language: English

Robert Schirrmacher was an instructor with the San Jose/Evergreen Community College District. He received his Ph.D. in Early Childhood Education from the University of Illinois. His experience includes teaching preschool, kindergarten, and first grade as well as teaching at undergraduate and graduate levels. He has assisted in Montessori schools and directed programs for young children. Dr. Schirrmacher has served as a consultant to parent groups and public and private early childhood programs. As an advocate for developmentally appropriate education and quality care for young children, he has been involved in professional organizations at the local, state, and national levels.

Preface	p. ix
Creativity
Understanding Creativity	p. 3
Objectives	p. 4
Introduction	p. 4
Beginnings of Creativity	p. 5
Creativity	p. 5
Explaining Creativity	p. 6
Obstacles to Creativity	p. 10
Children Need Adults Who Facilitate Creative Expression	p. 12
Comparing and Contrasting Creativity	p. 13
Creativity and Child Development	p. 19
Summary	p. 20
Key Terms	p. 20
Suggested Activities	p. 20
Review	p. 21
Creative Thinking	p. 22
Objectives	p. 23
Introduction	p. 23
Activities for Creative Thinking	p. 29
Facilitating Young Children's Creative Thinking	p. 32
Strategies to Facilitate Creative Thinking	p. 32
Summary	p. 35
Key Terms	p. 35
Suggested Activities	p. 36
Review	p. 36
Creative Experiences	p. 37
Objectives	p. 38
Introduction	p. 38
Creativity Enhances Children's Development	p. 38
Modes of Creative Expression	p. 38
Children Express Their Creativity through Play	p. 39
Children Express Their Creativity through Language	p. 51
Children Express Their Creativity through Music and Movement	p. 54
Facilitating Children's Creative Expression	p. 65
Mark Making	p. 65
Summary	p. 73
Key Terms	p. 74
Suggested Activities	p. 74
Review	p. 75
Young Children as Artists: A Developmental View
Art and the Developing Child	p. 79
Objectives	p. 80
Introduction	p. 80
Developmental Model	p. 80
Developmental Profile	p. 83
Context: Interaction of Child Development and Environmental Influences	p. 98
Processing with Art Materials and Tools	p. 99
Summary	p. 104
Key Terms	p. 105
Suggested Activities	p. 105
Review	p. 106
Children's Artistic Development	p. 107
Objectives	p. 108
Introduction	p. 108
Explaining Children's Art	p. 108
Theories of Artistic Development	p. 108
Painting	p. 124
Summary	p. 136
Key Terms	p. 137
Suggested Activities	p. 137
Review	p. 137
Art and Aesthetics
The Elements of Art	p. 141
Objectives	p. 142
Introduction	p. 142
Aesthetic Criteria	p. 142
Making Prints	p. 151
Stencil, Spatter, and Screen Printing	p. 157
Summary	p. 159
Key Terms	p. 159
Suggested Activities	p. 159
Review	p. 160
Aesthetics	p. 162
Objectives	p. 163
Introduction	p. 163
Aesthetics	p. 163
Rationale	p. 166
Teacher's Role in Aesthetics	p. 168
Watercolor and Ink	p. 175
Summary	p. 177
Key Terms	p. 178
Suggested Activities	p. 178
Review	p. 178
Sensory Experiences	p. 179
Objectives	p. 180
Introduction	p. 180
From Percept to Concept	p. 180
More than Five Senses	p. 180
Children's Learning Styles	p. 181
Resist Art Activities	p. 196
Summary	p. 198
Key Terms	p. 198
Suggested Activities	p. 199
Review	p. 199
The Complete Early Childhood Art Program	p. 200
Objectives	p. 201
Introduction	p. 201
The Importance of Arts Education	p. 201
Art Standards	p. 202
Early Childhood Art: Studio-Oriented or Discipline-Based?	p. 202
What to Include in an Early Childhood Art Program	p. 204
Artistic Styles	p. 207
Collage	p. 212
Summary	p. 215
Key Terms	p. 216
Suggested Activities	p. 216
Review	p. 216
Providing Art Experiences
Child-Centered Art vs. Teacher-Directed Projects	p. 219
Objectives	p. 220
Introduction	p. 220
Approaches to Teaching Art	p. 221
How to Choose Art Activities	p. 223
What Early Childhood Art Should Be	p. 226
Activities Masquerading as Creative Art	p. 232
Paper Art	p. 234
Summary	p. 240
Key Terms	p. 240
Suggested Activities	p. 240
Review	p. 241
Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating Art	p. 242
Objectives	p. 243
Introduction	p. 243
Teacher As Planner and Curriculum Developer	p. 243
Goals	p. 245
Values and Beliefs	p. 246
Objectives	p. 247
Strategies for Including Art in the Early Childhood Curriculum	p. 249
Clay and Play Dough	p. 254
Summary	p. 265
Key Terms	p. 266
Suggested Activities	p. 266
Review	p. 267
Integrating Art across the Early Childhood Curriculum	p. 268
Objectives	p. 269
Introduction	p. 269
Art and the Early Childhood Curriculum	p. 270
Art and Math	p. 271
Art and Science	p. 273
Art and the Language/Communication Arts and Literacy	p. 275
Art and Social Studies	p. 277
Art and the Expressive Arts	p. 279
Three-Dimensional Art	p. 281
Summary	p. 286
Key Terms	p. 286
Suggested Activities	p. 286
Review	p. 287
The Art Center	p. 288
Objectives	p. 289
Introduction	p. 289
The Art Center	p. 289
Evaluating an Art Center/Program	p. 299
Puppets and Masks	p. 299
Summary	p. 303
Key Terms	p. 303
Suggested Activities	p. 304
Review	p. 304
Roles and Strategies
Art Experiences through Technology	p. 307
Objectives	p. 308
Introduction	p. 308
Computers in Early Childhood Education	p. 309
Computers and Art	p. 312
Mobiles and Stabiles	p. 322
Summary	p. 323
Key Terms	p. 323
Suggested Activities	p. 324
Review	p. 324
Roles, Responses and Strategies to Support Children's Art	p. 325
Objectives	p. 326
Introduction	p. 326
Teacher as Art Specialist	p. 327
Teacher as Responder	p. 328
Art Dialogue	p. 328
Teacher as Troubleshooter	p. 333
Sewing and Weaving	p. 336
Summary	p. 339
Key Terms	p. 340
Suggested Activities	p. 340
Review	p. 341
Art Assessment	p. 342
Objectives	p. 343
Introduction	p. 343
Teacher as Observer, Recorder, and Assessor	p. 343
Children's Art Files and Folders	p. 350
Art Assessment	p. 353
Instrument for Artistic Assessment	p. 354
Summary	p. 355
Key Terms	p. 355
Suggested Activities	p. 356
Review	p. 356
Appendices
Artistic Junk	p. 357
Where to Go in Your Local Community for Artistic Junk	p. 360
Art Resources	p. 364
Catalogues	p. 365
Art-Related Books	p. 366
Professional Organizations	p. 371
Resources for Young Children with Special Needs	p. 373
National Standards for Arts Education	p. 375
Multicultural Picture Books	p. 377
Glossary of Key Terms	p. 380
References	p. 388
Index	p. 399
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