Art and creative development for young children

Book

Art and creative development for young children / Robert Schirrmacher.

Schirrmacher, Robert, 1946- (Author).

Summary:

This is it! A book that offers you a practical guide with a child-centered approach for students who are preparing to work with children in Kindergarten through third grade classrooms. This updated revision is your key to information on topics such as special needs, multicultural activities, music and movement, and assessment.

This text gives educators the theory, research, and resources needed for creative development with young children. This book includes expanded coverage on developmentally appropriate curriculum to keep you in accordance with NAEYC guidelines, and current topics including multiculturalism and anti-bias to give readers access to the latest insights in teaching concerns and issues. This book has all the resources you need to help foster your students' creativity through art.

Record details

ISBN: 0827376391
ISBN: 9780827376397
Physical Description: viii, 424 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Albany, N.Y. : Delmar Publishers, ©1998.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references (pages 413-416) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:: Creativity -- Young children as artists: a developmental view -- Art and aesthetics -- Providing art experiences -- Roles and strategies.