Growing Artists: Teaching the Arts to Young Children - Softcover

Koster, Joan Bouza

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9781428318120: Growing Artists: Teaching the Arts to Young Children

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1428318127 ISBN 13: 9781428318120

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing, 2008

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Growing Artists: Teaching the Arts to Young Children, 4e provides early childhood educators with the theoretical framework and background knowledge needed to design creative arts activities for young children from infancy through the primary grades. Beautifully illustrated with children's artwork it features a wealth of child-tested, open-ended dramatic arts, music, creative dance, and visual art activities that foster children's creativity. Throughout there is an emphasis on understanding how to foster children's development in the arts by creating a safe, sensory-appealing arts program, in which the visual arts, music, dance, and drama created by diverse peoples and cultures is valued. Focus is also placed on where arts activities are integrated into a developmentally appropriate curriculum in a wide variety of ways.

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About the Author:

Joan Bouza Koster is an experienced early childhood education instructor at Broome Community College in Binghamton, New York, as well as the author of several books about art for young children. Ms. Koster is a frequent speaker at industry conventions.

Review:

"As a teacher I appreciate the discussion questions that were added in the chapters and the scenarios that were there which would lead to great discussions. I like the vocabulary words, this helps the students pick out the important aspects of the chapter, and the resources really provide a helpful service." Regina Fontana Ed. D., Seminole Community College, Florida

"Within the next year, two courses will be combined into one (Music and Movement and Creative Activities). When this occurs, this text will be perfect." Teresa Frazier, Professor and Program Head, Thomas Nelson Community College, Virginia

"The difference that I believe goes in Koster's favor is the actual reference to teaching techniques-I especially like the activities about "First Drawings" and setting up a drawing center. Another plus to this text is the obvious emphasis placed on the social-emotional development of the child and how the arts are critical to that. Finally, this text includes everything that I believe should be taught in a pre-service arts class-including movement and drama." Debra Ahola, AAS, BS, MS, Schenectady County Community College, New York

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