Coyner, R. L., & Shedd, M. K. (2015). Every Color on the Canvas: Using Art to Explore Preschoolers’ Understanding of Differences. Young Children, 70(3), 82-87.
In today’s world, certain things are linked to a specific gender, color being the most prominent of all. Boys are usually drawn to darker hues such as blue, while girls are generally geared towards lighter shades like pink. Children come in with these preconceived ideas that get from their surroundings. In this study, they try to break the gender-centric ideas. First part to tackle is the misconceptions. They had to teach them to focus on the actual act of painting, rather than the finished product because with small children there are no perfect Picasso style paintings. We …show more content…
As any other art exhibition in major cities, there were newspaper articles announcing it, classical music, fancy food and drink served. The only difference was the artists on display were under the age of five. Children were able to exhibit their creative works of crayon and finger paint to friends and family, all while examining their fellow classmates’ creativity. The administrators and workers from the center all adhered to the idea that children learn through “a process that encourages creativity, inspires imagination and supports and enhances problem solving” (Itzkowitz,427). By learning through artistic expression, it gives a different perspective to critical thinking. But, with any good idea, there are many challenges. First, they had to make sure that every employee was on board with learning through artistic expression. With that, there were staff changes and getting everyone coming in to speed with this concept. Once overcome, they had to make sure they gave staff the opportunity to find their own style in teaching. This meant doing research and seeing what was best for each teacher. Last was getting both parents and students involved. This may be the most difficult step because it can be difficult for all groups to buy into idea different from the …show more content…
Yet, there have been many budget cuts practically eliminating art programs, such as art and music classes. How can teachers put this fundamental part back into the classroom? According to the author, it is quite simple. They combined art with another essential part of our learning process; math. In the article, she uses the works of famous artists, such as Jasper Johns, and shows them to the class of preschoolers. She asks their opinions of the work, which get the kids talking about art and what they observe. The next step is making their own artwork like the artist. After is the fun part- the putting on of the “math goggles”. Putting these on, the student is then to explore the artwork for anything mathematical. By doing this, learning math and art is fun and challenging because they are participating in the
In today’s world, certain things are linked to a specific gender, color being the most prominent of all. Boys are usually drawn to darker hues such as blue, while girls are generally geared towards lighter shades like pink. Children come in with these preconceived ideas that get from their surroundings. In this study, they try to break the gender-centric ideas. First part to tackle is the misconceptions. They had to teach them to focus on the actual act of painting, rather than the finished product because with small children there are no perfect Picasso style paintings. We …show more content…
As any other art exhibition in major cities, there were newspaper articles announcing it, classical music, fancy food and drink served. The only difference was the artists on display were under the age of five. Children were able to exhibit their creative works of crayon and finger paint to friends and family, all while examining their fellow classmates’ creativity. The administrators and workers from the center all adhered to the idea that children learn through “a process that encourages creativity, inspires imagination and supports and enhances problem solving” (Itzkowitz,427). By learning through artistic expression, it gives a different perspective to critical thinking. But, with any good idea, there are many challenges. First, they had to make sure that every employee was on board with learning through artistic expression. With that, there were staff changes and getting everyone coming in to speed with this concept. Once overcome, they had to make sure they gave staff the opportunity to find their own style in teaching. This meant doing research and seeing what was best for each teacher. Last was getting both parents and students involved. This may be the most difficult step because it can be difficult for all groups to buy into idea different from the …show more content…
Yet, there have been many budget cuts practically eliminating art programs, such as art and music classes. How can teachers put this fundamental part back into the classroom? According to the author, it is quite simple. They combined art with another essential part of our learning process; math. In the article, she uses the works of famous artists, such as Jasper Johns, and shows them to the class of preschoolers. She asks their opinions of the work, which get the kids talking about art and what they observe. The next step is making their own artwork like the artist. After is the fun part- the putting on of the “math goggles”. Putting these on, the student is then to explore the artwork for anything mathematical. By doing this, learning math and art is fun and challenging because they are participating in the