1. Creative Activities and Curriculum for Young Children
By Mary Mayesky
Slides Prepared by Jennifer Johnson
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2. Chapter 9 Art and Physical-Mental Growth
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3. Art and Physical (Motor) Development
Motor development = physical growth
Pattern of development
Large to small — gross to fine
Head to toe — cephalocaudal
Inside to outside — proximodistal
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4. Art and Physical (Motor) Development
Large-muscle development
Physical disproportions in young children
More stable in children over age 6
Large muscles develop first
Activities include:
Group murals
Tracing body shapes
Easel painting
Clay pounding
Crayon rubbings
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5. Art and Physical (Motor) Development
Small-muscle development
Include fingers, hands and wrists
Activities include:
Painting
Cuttings
Pasting
Clay modeling
Four stages for early writing success:
Whole arm, whole hand, pincer, pincer coordination
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6. Art and Physical (Motor) Development
Hand-eye coordination
Art activities and reading readiness
Motor control
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7. Art and Mental Development
Art and thinking skills
Creative activities and the senses
Color concepts
Concept of change
Sensorimotor development and learning
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8. Brain Development: Basic Elements
Basic elements of the human brain
Brain stem
Midbrain
Cerebellum
Limbic system
Cortex
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9. Critical Periods of Brain Development
Visual and auditory development
Language development
Physical and motor development
Emotional and social development
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10. Art, Vocabulary Development, and the Total Program
Art develops children in these ways:
Vocabulary
Socially
Emotionally
Physically
Mentally
Creative thinking and feeling
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