Art and Children

Art MediaStamps

Glitter

Foam

Feathers

Glue

Brushes

Beads

paint

Children Learn Best by Interacting with Concrete Materials

Art allows children to be creative

Art is a means of communication

Art teaches literacy

Art aids in physical development

Art teaches math

Art teaches science

Art teaches multi-cultures

CommunicationChildren express themselves through art

Literacy

Oil pastels

Play dough

Acrylic paint

Color scheme

Primary colors

Physical Development

Finger Paint

Clay

Math

Symmetry

Numbers

ScienceMixing Colors

Multi-Cultural

Tie-dye

Art is a Process

open Ended

not Right or Wrong

not a Cookie Cutter

Stages of Drawing Development

Scribble Stage

Preschematic Stage

Schematic Stage

Gang Stage

Scribble Stage 1-2 years old

Disordered scribbles

Later more controlled

Patterns emerge

Circles

Preschematic Stage

3-4 years old

First conscious creation of form occurs

Provides tangible record of the child’s thinking process

Symbols stand for real things

Symbols become complex, reflecting child’s observation of the world

Schematic Stage5-6 year olds

“schema” – definite way of portraying an object

Portrays active knowledge of the subject

Definite order in space relationships

Everything sits on a baseline

Gang Stage7 and up

More detail

Space is depicted with overlapping objects

Children begin to compare their work