Arts curriculum in early childhood education overall is the opportunity to let children use their imaginations, and to let them succeed to the best of their abilities. As schools become more advanced, many children are seeing the potential of some form of art education, and what it can do for them in the future. For many kids today, the arts establish a foundation beyond everyday learning. The two most common types of arts curriculum is visual arts and performing arts, with a focus in music, respectively. Without some form of arts curriculum, children will not be able to see the true benefits of learning, and will not have the desire to perform to the best of their abilities.
The most often recognized form of art is visual arts. Visual arts concepts are crucial when a child is developing at an early age in learning because many are visual learners. A few examples include painting, drawing, sculpting, and coloring. In 2011, a study done by Niklas Pramling and Ingrid Pramling-Samuelsson (2011), explain the importance of how visual art shapes the learning process in early childhood education. She states, “seen in terms of socio-cultural theory, a visual arts project ought to provide children with tools, both mental tools such as new ways of seeing and words and concepts to talk about art, and physical/technical tools appropriate for …show more content…
They need to see the potentials that lie within them, and to not give up on something they want to do. With visual arts, I would want children to see how valuable art is, and that everything can be considered art, that there’s no right or wrong way of making it. I also want them to develop skills that they will be able to use for the rest of their lives by incorporating visual arts as an everyday activity. Children love making things and want to go outside of the box, and visual arts will let them do
The most often recognized form of art is visual arts. Visual arts concepts are crucial when a child is developing at an early age in learning because many are visual learners. A few examples include painting, drawing, sculpting, and coloring. In 2011, a study done by Niklas Pramling and Ingrid Pramling-Samuelsson (2011), explain the importance of how visual art shapes the learning process in early childhood education. She states, “seen in terms of socio-cultural theory, a visual arts project ought to provide children with tools, both mental tools such as new ways of seeing and words and concepts to talk about art, and physical/technical tools appropriate for …show more content…
They need to see the potentials that lie within them, and to not give up on something they want to do. With visual arts, I would want children to see how valuable art is, and that everything can be considered art, that there’s no right or wrong way of making it. I also want them to develop skills that they will be able to use for the rest of their lives by incorporating visual arts as an everyday activity. Children love making things and want to go outside of the box, and visual arts will let them do