Art and creative development for young children by Schirrmacher, Robert, 1946- instant download

Art and creative development for young children by Schirrmacher, Robert, 1946- instant download

xii, 419 pages : 28 cm, 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 assessment. - Publisher, Includes bibliographical references and index, Preface -- section 1. Creativity -- 1. Understanding creativity -- Objectives -- Introduction -- Beginnings of creativity -- Creativity -- Explaining creativity -- Obstacles to creativity -- Children need adults who facilitate creative expression -- Comparing and contrasting creativity -- Creativity and child development -- Summary -- Key terms -- Suggested activities -- Review -- 2. Creative thinking -- Objectives -- Introduction -- Activities for creative thinking -- Facilitating young children's creative thinking -- Strategies to facilitate creative thinking -- Summary -- Key terms -- Suggested activities -- Review -- 3. Creative experiences -- Objectives -- Introduction -- Creativity enhances children's development -- Modes of creative expression -- Children express their creativity through play -- Children express their creativity through language -- Children express their creativity through music and movement -- Facilitating children's creative expression -- Mark making -- Summary -- Key terms -- Suggested activities -- Review, section 2. Young children as artists : a developmental view -- 4. Art and the developing child -- Objectives -- Introduction -- Developmental model --…