Everyday Artists: Inquiry and Creativity in the Early Childhood Classroom (Early Childhood Education Series)

For the young child, art is a way of solving problems, conceptualizing the world, and creating new possibilities. Everyday Artists addresses the disconnect that exists between the teaching of art and the way young children actually experience art. In doing so, this book questions commonly held notions and opens up exciting new possibilities for art education in the early childhood classroom. A practicing teacher herself, Bentley uses vignettes of children’s everyday activities―from block building to clean-up to outdoor play―to help teachers identify and scaffold the genuine artistic practice of young children. Book Features: <ul>
<li> Tangible examples of everyday art experiences told through lively classroom stories.</li> <li> An examination of the teacher’s role with suggestions of appropriate ways to support children’s artistic expression.</li> <li> Clear explanations of how inquiry and creativity contribute to the overall thinking and learning of the young child. </li> <li> A “Voice of the Teacher” section that offers teaching strategies for extending children’s thinking and learning.</li> <li> A wide range of ideas for teachers who feel they do not know how to “do” art.</li>
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Education & Teaching

Bentley, Dana Frantz

Schools & Teaching

Teachers' College Press

For the young child, art is a way of solving problems, conceptualizing the world, and creating new possibilities. Everyday Artists addresses the disconnect that exists between the teaching of art and the way young children actually experience art. In doing so, this book questions commonly held notions and opens up exciting new possibilities for art education in the early childhood classroom. A practicing teacher herself, Bentley uses vignettes of children’s everyday activities―from block building to clean-up to outdoor play―to help teachers identify and scaffold the genuine artistic practice of young children. Book Features: <ul>
<li> Tangible examples of everyday art experiences told through lively classroom stories.</li> <li> An examination of the teacher’s role with suggestions of appropriate ways to support children’s artistic expression.</li> <li> Clear explanations of how inquiry and creativity contribute to the overall thinking and learning of the young child. </li> <li> A “Voice of the Teacher” section that offers teaching strategies for extending children’s thinking and learning.</li> <li> A wide range of ideas for teachers who feel they do not know how to “do” art.</li>
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Pre-K Stories: Playing with Authorship and Integrating Curriculum in Early Childhood (Early Childhood Education Series)

Pre-K Stories offers a lively exploration of how one classroom community played with and collaboratively engaged in authorship. Through everyday stories, readers are invited to witness and engage with classroom practices that honor young children’s brilliance and build on their questions, interests, and strengths. Weaving together literacy, language arts, social studies, science, mathematics, and more, the authors illustrate how curriculum can be authentically and meaningfully integrated. They also offer a unique perspective on the development of language and literacy practices by framing children’s play narratives as the foundation from which rich curricula can grow. Pre-K Stories allows readers to experience the rich cadence of a classroom while also coming to understand important theories that undergird early childhood teaching and young children’s learning. Book Features: <ul>
<li>Rich descriptions and examples of 4-year-old children’s authoring and writing processes.</li> <li>Engaging narratives from the perspective of an early childhood teacher and students. </li> <li>A unique perspective on the development of language and literacy practices through children’s play. </li> <li>A view of young children as powerful and capable of coconstructing curriculum with teachers.</li> <li>A dynamic approach that has broad implications for literacy and integrative curriculum practices in early childhood.</li>
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Souto-Manning, Mariana

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Everyday Artists: Inquiry and Creativity in the Early Childhood Classroom (Early Childhood Education Series)

Everyday Artists: Inquiry and Creativity in the Early Childhood Classroom (Early Childhood Education Series)

Pre-K Stories: Playing with Authorship and Integrating Curriculum in Early Childhood (Early Childhood Education Series)

Pre-K Stories: Playing with Authorship and Integrating Curriculum in Early Childhood (Early Childhood Education Series)