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Upon completion of the course, the students will be able to:
1. Identify sequential stages of art development in the young child.
2. Analyze the essential elements of a good quality art program including the physical environment, materials and adult child interactions.
3. Assess art activities for the young child and discriminate between appropriate and inappropriate activities.
4. Develop a professional philosophy of art education for young children.
5. Collect and organize a variety of lesson plans for open ended art experiences that can be used with young children.
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A. Stages in a child's art development
1. Review of developmental capabilities of children 0-8
2. Sequence of development from beginning mark-making to representational work and beyond
3. Theories of children's artistic development
a. Kellogg, Lowenfeld, Howard Gardener
b. Examples of children's art at various developmental stages
B. Developing an appropriate environment
1. Organizing the physical space
2. Supplies for a comprehensive art program
3. Developing a creative climate
4. Responding to individual children's creative art process and art work
C. Age appropriate art activities
1. Safety
2. Developmentally appropriate practice
3. Problems with imitative activities
D. Art education philosophies
1. Reggio Emilia/Project Based/Cognitive Approach
2. Child centered
3. Imitative
4. Discipline based/Comprehensive Art Education
a. Art Appreciation
b . Noticing, responding and engaging
5. Community Based Art Education; incorporating local artists into your program
6. Examples of programs and activities associated with different philosophies
E. Survey of Art Activities
1. Criteria for selection of appropriate art activities
2. Techniques for conducting an art experience
3. Content areas and activities
a. Collage and assembleg
b. Tearing, cutting, and folding
c. Drawing
d. Painting
e. Printing
f. Modeling, carving and sculpture
g. Stitching and weaving
h. Woodworking
i. Color
j. Texture and sensory exploration
k. Light and Shadow
F. Creativity
1. Theories of creativity
2. Factors that affect creativity in the classroom environment
3. Moving from developing skills to invention and expression
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1. Read text and handouts (4-10 pages per week).
2. Collect representative samples of children's art at various stages and write an analysis (1-2 pages) based on stage theories of artistic development.
3. Plan and graphically represent a developmentally appropriate art environment.
4. Participate in art activities for young children and write three to four, two page analysis papers.
5. Create a portfolio of developmentally appropriate art activities for young children.
6. Compose a written statement (1 page) of art education philosophy.
7. Write a reflection paper on the personal value of art experiences.
8. Produce an independent project on a topic related to children's art.
9. Produce a final portfolio reflecting topics covered in the course objectives.
10. Write a reflection on the meaning of creativity in early childhood education.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
45 - 55% |
| Analysis papers, reflection paper, children's art philosophy, cumulative final portfolio. | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
35 - 45% |
| Plan art environment, portfolio of activities, independent project. | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
10 - 20% |
| Participate in art activities | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
0 - 0% |
| None | |
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Rapunzel's Supermarket: All About Young Children and Their Art. Kolbe, Ursula. Peppinot Press, Second Edition, 2007 (classic)
Instructor prepared materials