1. Teaching Art in the Early Childhood Years
“There are many ways to approach the teaching of art.”

2. The Continuum of Approaches
Teacher Directed…………..Guided…………Child-Centred
And all points in between!

3. The Educator’s Role along the Continuum
Educators can be ready to supply:
Facts
Knowledge
Abilities
Skills
Time
Attention

4. Also remember…
Observing and recording
Assessing

5. Strive for Balance!

6. Our goal is to teach children how to have enough control over the media to be able to use them to create meaning and purpose

7. What Early Childhood Art Should Be
10 criteria

8. Childhood Art should …

9. Allow children to be personally expressive

13. Balance process and product

14. Be Open-Ended

15. Allow for discovery and experimentation

18. Allow for active engagement

20. Be intrinsically motivating

22. Be success-oriented

24. Be developmentally appropriate

27. Involve legitimate artistic media

28. Be available to all children