Creative Activities and Curriculum for Young Children By Mary Mayesky Slides Prepared by Jennifer Johnson ©2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

Chapter 10 Art and Social-Emotional Growth ©2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

Self-Concept, Self-Acceptance & Unconditional Positive Acceptance Child’s growing awareness of self Feeling good about oneself Self-actualization Positive self-concept Psychosocially safe Unconditional positive acceptance - learned by how others treat you Learned through creative art activities ©2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

Planning the Art Program: Encouraging Self-Acceptance and Self-Concept Accept child at developmental level Provide comfortable environment for age level Provide appropriate environment for children with special needs Provide DAP materials and activities Provide materials and activities that can be done independently ©2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

Child-to-Child Relationships Interaction with other children Sharing ideas and opinions Social competence Expression of feelings Cooperation and sharing ©2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

Child-to-Teacher Relationships Teacher — important person to young child Child — learns to be with adult other than parent Child — learns to express feelings to another adult Teacher—first real adult friend Rapport Acceptance Provide an environment that respects individuality ©2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

Child-to-Group Relationships Different than family group Child learns to follow Child learns to lead Child learns to share feelings and ideas Child learns to cooperate and share Child learns to respect others’ rights Child learns self-discipline Child learns about diversity ©2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.