Importance of Art in Early Childhood
Even though many people think that art doesn’t matter in a child’s life, it is a crucial part of the early childhood because children are able to become independent through their art and it helps children develop in many different aspects of life.
Art activities are very important. Not only because it allows teachers to recognize children with unusual abilities, but because it encourages each child’s “full and all-sided development.” Art activities can and do help children develop their cognitive, social, and motor abilities.
Art in the socio-emotional development; young children feel a sense of emotional satisfaction when they are involved in making art, whether they are modeling with clay, drawing with crayons, or making a collage from scraps. This satisfaction comes from the control children have over the material they use and the independence they have in the decisions they make. Deciding what they will make and what materials that will use may be the first opportunity children have to make independent choices and decisions.
Making art also builds children’s self-esteem by giving them opportunities to express what they think and feel. When children participate in art activities with classmates, the feedback they give to each other builds self-esteem by helping them learn to accept criticism, and praise from others. Small group art activities also help children practice important social skills like taking turns, sharing, and negotiating for materials.
The cognitive development part of art; children enjoy the feeling of a crayon moving across paper and seeing a blob of colored paint grow larger. Exploring materials is very important because through that exploration children build knowledge of the objects in the world around them. Activities centering on making art also requires children to make decisions and make self-evaluations. There are four decisions that child artists make. First, they decide what the will portray on their art: person, a tree, a
Art activities are very important. Not only because it allows teachers to recognize children with unusual abilities, but because it encourages each child’s “full and all-sided development.” Art activities can and do help children develop their cognitive, social, and motor abilities.
Art in the socio-emotional development; young children feel a sense of emotional satisfaction when they are involved in making art, whether they are modeling with clay, drawing with crayons, or making a collage from scraps. This satisfaction comes from the control children have over the material they use and the independence they have in the decisions they make. Deciding what they will make and what materials that will use may be the first opportunity children have to make independent choices and decisions.
Making art also builds children’s self-esteem by giving them opportunities to express what they think and feel. When children participate in art activities with classmates, the feedback they give to each other builds self-esteem by helping them learn to accept criticism, and praise from others. Small group art activities also help children practice important social skills like taking turns, sharing, and negotiating for materials.
The cognitive development part of art; children enjoy the feeling of a crayon moving across paper and seeing a blob of colored paint grow larger. Exploring materials is very important because through that exploration children build knowledge of the objects in the world around them. Activities centering on making art also requires children to make decisions and make self-evaluations. There are four decisions that child artists make. First, they decide what the will portray on their art: person, a tree, a