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

2 Chapter 6 Creative Environments
©2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

3 General Guidelines for Appropriate Physical Environments
Heat, light, and ventilation Light source Chairs and tables Shelves ©2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

4 Safety factors Windows Paints Art materials Furniture arrangement
Fire exits ©2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

5 Main Considerations in the Arrangement of Space and Equipment
Children’s age and developmental levels Supervision Flexibility Traffic flow Personal space Planning for and displaying children’s artwork ©2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

6 Activity/Interest Centers that Encourage Children’s Creativity
Defined space Children learn without teacher’s presence Children interact with materials and other children Children develop skills and knowledge Children learn through direct contact Area of personal and active exploration ©2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

7 Types of Activity Centers
Art Housekeeping/dramatic play Block-building Manipulatives Science/discovery ©2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

8 Types of Activity Centers
Music Language arts Sand and water play Social studies; people and places Woodworking Outdoor play ©2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

9 Decisions Involved in Setting up Activity Centers
Will centers be offered all day, every day? What room features offer potential settings for centers? Should there be limits on the number of children using a specific center? What kinds of centers will provide balance? How free should movement be How will children know what to do in each center? ©2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

10 Decisions Involved in Setting up Activity Centers
Condition and organization of materials in activity centers Color coding in activity centers ©2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

11 Selection of Equipment for Creative Activities
Characteristics of appropriate equipment Simple in design Versatile Stimulating Large and easy to use Durable ©2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

12 Selection of Equipment for Centers
Characteristics of appropriate equipment In proper working order In proper amounts Encourages cooperative play Safe Developmental purpose Good quality Child size ©2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

13 Interest Centers and Multicultural Learning
Multicultural curriculum Multicultural interest centers Art Blocks Music Dramatic play Manipulatives Science Sensory Language arts ©2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

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