Importance of Arts in the Early Childhood Curriculum
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please answer Discussion Question Session 13: Answer fully in the discussion forum. Cite the text when possible:
After reviewing the articles/resources in Course Materials, choose one of Eisner’s “10 Lessons…” Discuss why you chose that particular “lesson” and how it reflects your vision of the ways in which the arts are an integral part of the early childhood curriculum.
Session 13: The Arts in Early Childhood
Readings:
• Griebling, S. (2011). Discoveries from a Reggio-Inspired Classroom: Meeting Developmental Needs through the Visual Arts. Art Education, v64 n2 p6-11
• Danko-McGhee, K., & Slutsky, R. (2007). Floating Experiences: Empowering Early Childhood Educators to Encourage Critical Thinking in Young Children through the Visual Arts. Art Education, v60 n2 p13-16
• Ten Lessons the Arts Teach” (Elliot Eisner, 2002)
Unit Outcomes:
• Discuss the importance of the Arts in the Early Childhood curriculum
• Discuss the ways in which teachers can “grow a culture of inquiry” through art in the Early Childhood classroom
• Explore different ways in which the arts can be integrated into the curriculum, and how they support creative expression across a variety of content areas
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Even though there are 10 lessons in Eisner’s (2002) 10 Lessons Arts Teach, I chose lesson 1; the arts teach children to make good judgments about qualitative relationships. One reason for learning this lesson is that it will help to understand how arts help boost children's imagination and creativity. The children can also use art as a language of expression (Griebling, 2011). One of the reasons engagement in arts helps develop social, cognitive, and personal competencies.
This lesson is critical in helping me achieve my vision of interacting with the child since arts boost young children's minds, offering them authentic learning experiences. On the other hand, through