Creativity and the Arts with Young Children, 2e is written specifically for early childhood educators as well as professionals who work with children birth through age eight. The focus of this book, now in it's second edition, is on making the vital connection to music, movement, drama, and the visual arts in all areas of the classroom, as well as, developing creative teachers and professionals who will be able to foster an artistic environment. The book includes observations and pictures of teachers and children that demonstrate practical ways the arts can be used to help children reach their potential. There are expanded sections on multi-intelligences, Reggio Emilia, divergent questioning, and art recipes, and the book also includes literacy connections, and activities for adults at the end of each chapter. There are many ideas in the book for open-ended activities that are important for the development of young children and will encourage them to think in new ways. The standards and recommendations from professional organizations are addressed so that the reader can recognize what goals these organizations believe are important in the early years.
Thorough in its coverage, the text speaks to children with special needs and cultural diversity, leaving the reader with the most complete information regarding arts in the young child's learning environment.
Creativity and the Arts with Young Children, 2e is written specifically for early childhood educators as well as professionals who work with children birth through age eight. The focus of this book, now in it's second edition, is on making the vital connection to music, movement, drama, and the visual arts in all areas of the classroom, as well as, developing creative teachers and professionals who will be able to foster an artistic environment. The book includes observations and pictures of teachers and children that demonstrate practical ways the arts can be used to help children reach their potential. There are expanded sections on multi-intelligences, Reggio Emilia, divergent questioning, and art recipes, and the book also includes literacy connections, and activities for adults at the end of each chapter. There are many ideas in the book for open-ended activities that are important for the development of young children and will encourage them to think in new ways. The standards and recommendations from professional organizations are addressed so that the reader can recognize what goals these organizations believe are important in the early years.
Thorough in its coverage, the text speaks to children with special needs and cultural diversity, leaving the reader with the most complete information regarding arts in the young child's learning environment.
Chapter 1: Creativity. Chapter 2: The Creative Teacher. Chapter 3: The Role of Play. Chapter 4: Understanding the Visual Arts. Chapter 5: Creating Art. Chapter 6: Music, Music, Music. Chapter 7: Creative Movement: More Than the Hokey Pokey. Chapter 8: Creative Drama. Chapter 9: Creativity Across the Curriculum. Chapter 10: Integrating the Arts. Appendices: Appendix A: The Ducks that Could Not Swim. Appendix B: Rhymes and Finger Plays. Appendix C: Stories to Dramatize with Young Children. Appendix D: Primary Thematic Unit: Icky Sticky Fun! Glossary. Index.
My overall impression of the text is that it is well-written
covering the arts, not just the visual arts, but all of the
arts.
Overall, I like this book. The content is interesting and presented
in a very usable way. I am interested enough to look deeper into
each chapter and find out what content is described and how the
authors view each topic, such as play or creativity.
The greatest strengths of this text are: the wonderful activities
that are included the open-ended art activities. It is very
difficult to find open-ended art activities the clarity with which
the author speaks uses language that students relate to easily this
book is just the right length so that I can bundle it with another
book and the cost is kept to a minimum for the students.
This book appears to be a very nice undergraduate text. It is well
organized, and provides books, childrens literature, and web sites
that are helpful at the end of each chapter some of the photographs
are wonderful.
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