Section 3: Art and the Development of the Young Child
In this section of your text the relationship of art to social–emotional, physical, and mental growth is discussed. This information is related to the development of art in terms of the stages of art development. The following Web Activities provide supplemental information and ideas related to these issues.
Web Activities
Conduct an Internet search, locating at least four reliable sites that address the social development of young children. Review, compare, and contrast the information provided on each site.
- Does the information appear to be accurate?
- Is it developmentally appropriate?
- Does any of the information appear to be potentially harmful to young children?
Locate and enter the Web site the Art Teacher's Toolbox section, click on the Activities Section.
- How do these activities relate to the information presented in your text?
- Art they developmentally appropriate? Why or why not?
- Would you use this Website for activities?Explain your answer.
Locate the Web site for the International Child Art Foundation at Click on to the Creative Children Section. Compare the activities presented here to those in TJ’s Corner Art Connex listed above.
- What are the similarities and differences in these two Web sites?
- Which of the two Web sites best parallels the information presented in your text?
- Give specific developmental reasons for your choice.
- Would children benefit from this Web site? Which age child?
Find the Earlychildhood.com site at Choose from the list of full lesson plans presented for a particular age/grade level. Review the lesson plan for developmental appropriateness.
- How does it fit with the information provided in Section 3?
- Is it truly appropriate for its age/grade level designation on the site? Why or why not?
- How useful is this site for teachers?
- Will you use it in the future?Why or why not?
Visit Enchanted Learning at Check out the Great Kids Pages section. Choose at least one lesson plan from each section.
- What developmental level in art are these lessons most appropriate for?
- Are the lessons easy to follow?
- Are their objectives clear?
- Are the lessons process- or product-oriented?
- Would you use these lessons with children?Why or why not?
Visit the Brain Connection at Check out the section “Piecing Together the World.”Write a short summary of how children’s verbal development progresses from birth through the first year of life.
- What does the child’s first turning to observe a sound mean?
- Is it related to the development of language?
- What are the processes that a developing brain employs in order to make sense of the world?
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