The Importance of Art in a Childs Education

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The Importance of Art in a Childs Education
By Kimberley Brown 2151548
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How children see art..

• The arts is a way of being able to express
  yourself and take an idea and stretch it and turn
  it into something that may be different. I like
  all the arts because they just make me feel like
  there is something in me that I can do and do it
  really well. (Jessica)
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How children see art..(continued)

• Art can be everything you do, its like the
  whole world is a piece of art. There are patterns
  everywhere and everything happens for a reason
  and its all part of art (Katie)
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What can the arts do?

• build self esteem and self-confidence
• positively impact on relationships between
  artist, schools and communities
• help children to relate better to themselves and
  each other
• reach students who are not being reached through
  traditional methods and
• provide learning opportunities for the adults in
  the lives of children and young people.
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What can the arts do? ..(continued)

• the arts teach kids to be more tolerant and open
• the arts allow kids to express themselves
  creatively
• the arts promote individuality, bolster
  self-confidence, and improve overall academic
  performance
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What the Theorists think

• Wolf Gardner (1980) propose four major stages
  of the childs artistic growth.
• The Child
• as a direct communicator (0-2yrs)
• As a playful symbol user and physical explorer
  (2-7yrs)
• as craftsman and sender of messages (5-11yrs) and
  hopefully
• as participant in the full range of artistic
  activity (adolescence)
• (McMahon, Olive, 1991, pp5)

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• Both play and art are concerned with individuals
  and/or groups exploring and constructing meaning,
  coming to terms with the internal, social and
  objective worlds to create an acceptable
  reality.
• (McMahon, Olive, 1991, pp 7)

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Integrating art into other KLAs

• Art can easily integrated into many other KLAs,
  either as an alternative way of completing an
  activity or as a tool to get a certain message or
  strategy across.
• The curriculum initiative Integrated Curriculum
  often uses art mediums as a support tool for
  KLAs such as Maths, English and Teachnology.

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Technology and the Arts

• Computers are increasingly becoming a huge factor
  in education today, as is the many other new
  technologies that coincide with the computer,
  such as digital cameras, projectors, scanners etc.

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• Using the arts as a tool for teaching Technology
  is both a useful, innovative and FUN way for
  students to learn.
• For those students who are not confident in art,
  technology gives them the tools to create work
  that they can be proud of.

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Ways in which students can create artwork on the
computer are activities such as

• Scanning a picture and then manipulating it
  through programs such as Kid pix, making it their
  own.
• Scanning photos of their family to create a
  power point of their family tree, etc.
• Making a story book in Flip Album.

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What art means to me as a person.

• Art has always been a major part of my life, it
  is something that I have depended on to express
  my feelings and to grow as an individual.
• It encourages me to explore different mediums and
  subjects that I would not normally look into.
• It provides me with something I am passionate
  about and with something that I am good at.

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What art means to me as a teacher.

• It is something that I can use as a tool for my
  students to fell free to express themselves.
• Helps me see insight into where my students are
  socially and academically.
• Provides me with a tool to help those struggling
  with other KLAs

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Bibliography

• McMahon, Olive. (1991). The arts and the young
  child Curriculum principles and practises.
  Carlton, Victoria Curriculum Corporation.
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  s/the_arts_and_education/
• http//www.americansforthearts.org/public_awarenes
  s/