| Imagine that you could climb up on a rainbow to | | | | Some experts feel children need opportunities to |
| zoom back in time and travel to faraway places, | | | | investigate what they see in order to fully |
| meet famous people, witness exciting events, and | | | | appreciate and respond to it ( Gaitskell, Hurwitz, |
| come face to face with dragons and unicorns. | | | | and Day, 1982). The addition of art related |
| Wouldn't that be exciting? We can take trips of | | | | activities to the classroom provides another type |
| the imagination that are nearly as exciting by | | | | of hands-on investigation. |
| including the work of famous artists in our | | | | Including fine arts in early childhood programs is |
| preschool programs. | | | | often as exciting for the teacher as it is for the |
| Exploring great works of art and their creators | | | | children. Learning is a lifelong activity and |
| from different times and different places opens | | | | teachers learn as they gather and prepare |
| new doors to learning for both teachers and | | | | materials for their students. Let your knowledge |
| young children. | | | | of child development be your guide. Challenge |
| Traditionally, art in early childhood programs | | | | your students to reach for new horizons, explore, |
| focuses on production, or the making of art. | | | | create, and discover new things. Then, challenge |
| People can interact with art in other ways. In | | | | yourself to reach, explore, create and discover. |
| addition to making art, we can appreciate it, | | | | Learn more about using art in the classroom. Visit |
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| understanding and evaluation of art. | | | | online learning today! |