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What Children Learn Through the Arts. To observe carefully and record their observations To organize ideas and express their feelings To work with purpose and maintain a focus To solve unstructured problems through trial-and-error To respect themselves and their achievements.
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To observe carefully and record their observations • To organize ideas and express their feelings • To work with purpose and maintain a focus • To solve unstructured problems through trial-and-error • To respect themselves and their achievements
To communicate feelings and ideas with others • To discover their own points of view while appreciating different points of view • To appreciate the contributions of different cultural groups • To create in their environment using a wide range of media • To make aesthetic discoveries and render evaluative judgments (Cohen & Gainer, 1995; Jalongo & Stamp, 1997)
To value the process as well as product To respect originality rather than conformity To retain ownership of their work To appreciate mixtures and balances Isenberg & Jalongo, 2001 Creative Expression and Play in Early Childhood, 3rd edition, Chapter 3