Art and Cognitive Development

" depiction of aspects of the world through drawings, constructions in blocks and clay and other iconic vehicles is a symbolic avenue of a great significance in early childhood", Howard Gardner (1991)

Artistic production as modality, one that is organized by modes of behavior.

Illustrations of hypothetical pre-drawing developmental pathways or teleologies.

Kinder and Darras (1997)

Social and Cultural Factors that Affect Artistic Development

Five reasons of children's artistic development.

Planning and Organizing Art Activities for Children

Art Activities for Children

Exploratory activitiesFirst phase of artistic

development and carried on long after the child become adult.

Practice activities Practice activities will give

them confidence to experiment new ways of using their skills.

Responsive activitiesIt challenge the children

to use their imagination and stretch their thought processes.