29th October 2010, Friday Afternoon
Art is important becuase it encompasses all the development domains in child development. Art lends itself to physical development and the enhancement of fine and gross motor skills.
Art activities help children's social and emotional development. It helps them build self-esteem. It is an opportunity for children to make a personal statement about their uniqueness through art while allowing them to express happiness, joy and pride.
Art is important because it allows children to be CREATIVE. Each piece of artwork is individual and original to each child. Children have their own thoughts and ideas of how things should look and they come to art with their own unique experiences.
It is important to make art activities open-ended. Open-ended experiences are success-oriented because there is NO ONE RIGHT WAY to do something. Open-ended art acitivities are motivating for children of all development abilities. They build feelings of independence, confidence and an eagerness to learn.
All children really need to draw/doodle/scribble are:-
1) a blank piece of paper
2) a writing instrument (pencil/pen/crayon)
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| Zhen's doodle |
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| Min's doodle |
