Annotated Bibliography http://www.pbs.org/parents/education/music-arts/the-importance- of-art-in-child-development retrieved 10/13/15
Grace Hwang Lynch discusses the many developmental benefits of providing art in the classroom. Children develop fine motor skills when they learn how to use a paintbrush, crayon, scissors, and other skills learned in art. Language development occurs through learning shapes, colors, and other activities in art class. Decision making skills are strengthened in art education by children choosing how to create their art which encourages critical thinking and problem solving. Children in art classes develop visual-spatial skills which is important in our society. Inventiveness is acquired because children are encouraged to take risks and to express themselves through art. Cultural awareness is created by students exploring art and seeing that art represent a person’s lived experience. There are studies that show a correlation between art and improved academic achievement. http://www.2think.org/teaching_art_to_children.html retrieved 10/15/2015 …show more content…
She shares how to tap into children’s innate creativity. Also emphasized are the six basic media including: drawing, painting, collage, clay, printmaking, and construction. Beal discusses all the aspects of teaching art including, how to introduce materials, classroom set-up to encourage exploration, what supplies to get, and how to ask questions that help the students make meaningful and personal connections to their art projects. She also shares how to integrate art with social studies. She describes how she creates an open atmosphere where her students feel safe, secure, and comfortable to enhance their creativity. Beal also emphasized that teachers should not project their own ideas on their
Grace Hwang Lynch discusses the many developmental benefits of providing art in the classroom. Children develop fine motor skills when they learn how to use a paintbrush, crayon, scissors, and other skills learned in art. Language development occurs through learning shapes, colors, and other activities in art class. Decision making skills are strengthened in art education by children choosing how to create their art which encourages critical thinking and problem solving. Children in art classes develop visual-spatial skills which is important in our society. Inventiveness is acquired because children are encouraged to take risks and to express themselves through art. Cultural awareness is created by students exploring art and seeing that art represent a person’s lived experience. There are studies that show a correlation between art and improved academic achievement. http://www.2think.org/teaching_art_to_children.html retrieved 10/15/2015 …show more content…
She shares how to tap into children’s innate creativity. Also emphasized are the six basic media including: drawing, painting, collage, clay, printmaking, and construction. Beal discusses all the aspects of teaching art including, how to introduce materials, classroom set-up to encourage exploration, what supplies to get, and how to ask questions that help the students make meaningful and personal connections to their art projects. She also shares how to integrate art with social studies. She describes how she creates an open atmosphere where her students feel safe, secure, and comfortable to enhance their creativity. Beal also emphasized that teachers should not project their own ideas on their