1. Copyright 2009 Delmar Learning. All Rights Reserved. Awakening the Senses “It was the most imaginative, rich childhood you could ever want. That’s why I have so much inside me that I want to paint.” —Andrew Wyeth (Merryman, 1991, p. 21) Braids Christina’s World

2. Copyright 2009 Delmar Learning. All Rights Reserved. Aesthetics An abstract concept Means perception in Greek Involves the love and pursuit of beauty as found in art, movement, music and life Is an awareness and appreciation of the natural beauty found in nature and one’s surroundings Being a beholder of beauty

3. Copyright 2009 Delmar Learning. All Rights Reserved. Examples of Aesthetic Experiences Touching the sparkling design of frost on a window Stopping to savor the aroma of freshly baked bread Viewing the translucent silkiness of a spider web

4. Copyright 2009 Delmar Learning. All Rights Reserved. Aesthetics A branch of philosophy concerned with an individual’s pursuit of and response to beauty It involves: –Attitude –Process/experience –Response

5. Copyright 2009 Delmar Learning. All Rights Reserved. Aesthetics Teacher’s Role –Expose, not impose –Aesthetic model –Provide for a wide variety in the arts –Aesthetic classroom Books Art visitors Art trips Sensory literacy

6. Copyright 2009 Delmar Learning. All Rights Reserved. Aesthetic Development Children are born with a sense of wonder. Their aesthetic sense develops through: Sensory experiences Exposure to their own cultural styles Experiences with other aesthetic styles Messages from the media Adult and peer reactions to arts performances

7. Copyright 2009 Delmar Learning. All Rights Reserved. Developing Sensory Awareness 1.Describe the sensory qualities of things and events. 2.Put out displays of interesting objects. 3.Ask questions that invite children to describe or compare sensations they are feeling.

8. Copyright 2009 Delmar Learning. All Rights Reserved. Sensory Integration Sensory integration is the processing of information gathered by the senses. Sensory integration dysfunction (SID) is being over- or under sensitive to touch, movement, sights, and sounds.

9. Copyright 2009 Delmar Learning. All Rights Reserved. Sensory Perception Activities Visual Tactile Olfactory Gustatory Auditory

10. Copyright 2009 Delmar Learning. All Rights Reserved. Additional Senses (Montessori) Chromatic- Montessori views this as a subset of the broader sense of vision. It involved the ability to identify, match, and discriminate among colors. Thermic- deals with the perception of temperature. This wooden box with compartments holds 8 stainless steel bottle with screw-on tops. The teacher prepares the exercise by filling the bottles with water of various temperature. The exercise of pairing and grading the thermic bottles helps refine the thermic senses.

11. Copyright 2009 Delmar Learning. All Rights Reserved. Additional Senses (Montessori) Sterognostic- being able to recognize objects through tactile-muscular exploration without the aid of vision Feely bag

12. Copyright 2009 Delmar Learning. All Rights Reserved. Additional Senses (Montessori) Baric- Recognizing objects as heavy or light The Baric Tablets introduce and refine the concept of the baric sense. While blindfolded, the child endeavors to discern the weight of the tablets of wood. Error is controlled by the color of the wooden tablets, the lightest color wood being the lightest weight to the darkest color wood being the heaviest weight. The set consists of a box with 7 light-weight tablets, a box with 7 medium-weight tablets and a box with 7 heavy- weight tablets.

13. Copyright 2009 Delmar Learning. All Rights Reserved. Additional Senses (Montessori) Kinesthetic- involves the whole body, sensory-motor muscular response

14. Copyright 2009 Delmar Learning. All Rights Reserved. Elements of the Arts These ingredients are the building blocks of the artist, composer, dancer, and actor. All arts performances and works contain one or more of the following: LineShapeColorTexture Pattern & Rhythm FormSpaceMovement

15. Copyright 2009 Delmar Learning. All Rights Reserved. Elements of the Arts (continued) Line

16. Copyright 2009 Delmar Learning. All Rights Reserved. Elements of the Arts (continued) Color

17. Copyright 2009 Delmar Learning. All Rights Reserved. Elements of the Arts (continued) Texture

18. Copyright 2009 Delmar Learning. All Rights Reserved. Elements of the Arts (continued) Shape

19. Copyright 2009 Delmar Learning. All Rights Reserved. Elements of the Arts (continued) Pattern & Rhythm Insert image 4.11

20. Copyright 2009 Delmar Learning. All Rights Reserved. Elements of the Arts (continued) Form

21. Copyright 2009 Delmar Learning. All Rights Reserved. Elements of the Arts (continued) Space

22. Copyright 2009 Delmar Learning. All Rights Reserved. Elements of the Arts (continued) Movement