in this program art is part of the curriculum. I like both programs but If I had to choose one I would go with high/scope because it has hands on and is open ended. 2. Defend the argument that a project approach should follow the interests of the children and is the most meaningful curricular approach for them. What can be done to ensure that the arts are a component in the project?
Goodwillie’s book called, “Breaking Through” and Cameron’s book called, “the Artist’s Way,” focuses on two unique ways of teaching people about creative drama. There are many benefits of using creative drama in the classroom. Social awareness is increased through working with others, and pretending to “be” others. By doing this, a child can learn to understand himself and others. Also, Children learn cooperation, leadership, and communication skills.
If lessons are catered to the children in your class it is more likely to captivate them and be more fun because it’s based on their interests and makes learning easier. This could be in a form of playing games, group discussions or independent work to stimulate lesson and make them more interesting. . Identify and obtain the information required to support learning activities.5 1.5 Information required to support learning activities includes: * Relevant school curriculum and age-related expectations of pupils * The teaching and learning resources required * Own role in supporting learning activities * And additional needs of the children involved. Before carrying out activities, you will need to have an awareness of the curriculum and stage at which pupils are at.
Assessments are a crucial part of education and there is a need to measure where student are at in order to adjust curriculum and motivation. This needs to be done carefully and with very high consideration of the student’s emotional well-being. Rewards systems and positive reinforcement are crucial to creating a supportive environment that students want to be present in. * Nurturing- Creating a love for learning will make learning easier. Finding ways to make the material fun, engaging, and easy to comprehend will nurture a love of learning.
The creative process helps us by teaching us about who we are what we love and what we can give to others. ‘Creativity’ is traditionally related to creative arts: visual arts, music, dance, literature, theatre. So in this context, a child is using their creativity when they are: A) engaged in an activity that relates
Lauren Fowler Pin: 30199220 OP2.17 1.1. Describe why creative development is important to children’s learning. Creative development is important to children’s development and learning because it helps your child to use their mind and imagination to express their own ideas. Even playing with their friends is also helping your child to understand that all family’s and cultures can be different. It also helps your child to make connections in their thinking and the way in which problem are solved.
There is a positive culture of learning and development that is celebrated by merits, certificates, displays and praise from teaching staff. School trips are used to help pupils to work together and increase team work and bonding. School clubs are varied and encourage pupils to further their interests in other areas. The school has an inclusive environment and positively reflects the importance of diversity, every effort is made to ensure that all pupils can be involved in all areas of school life and other cultures are celebrated. The aims or vision of a school are often seen in the school literature and are set by the head teacher in collaboration with the staff, parents and community.
Moreover, visual arts provide meaningful self-expression of all students. This is also the reason why a great number of educators have integrated visual arts in some of their subject areas in the curriculum. Visual arts educators make use of rich arrays of content to design curriculum that will enable students to be able to meet various standards at different
NAEYC Codes of Ethics Core Values *Appreciate childhood as a unique and valuable stage of the human life. Appreciating childhood could affect teaching in the classroom because you would know how to teach them better. I think that you would also be able to come up with more developmentally appropriate activities for the children. *Base our work on knowledge of how children develop and learn. By basing knowledge on how children develop and learn, it can help make more developmentally appropriate activities.
To find that when you involve the people who are learning in their own learning, they feel empowered and will want to undertake the learning processes more and more. It also encourages all to get everything they can out of their learning. Learning occurs most effectively when individuals know that they have something to learn and want to learn it. 12. Those involved in learning need to feel involved in the process.