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

Bentley, Dana Frantz

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0807754412 ISBN 13: 9780807754412

Publisher: Teachers College Press, 2013

Synopsis

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: Tangible examples of everyday art experiences told through lively classroom stories. An examination of the teacher’s role with suggestions of appropriate ways to support children’s artistic expression. Clear explanations of how inquiry and creativity contribute to the overall thinking and learning of the young child. A “Voice of the Teacher” section that offers teaching strategies for extending children’s thinking and learning. A wide range of ideas for teachers who feel they do not know how to “do” art.

About this title

About the Author

Dana Frantz Bentley is a teacher researcher and preschool teacher at Buckingham Browne and Nichols School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. She received a Doctorate of Education, Art, and Art Education from Teachers College, Columbia University, USA.

Edition details

• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807754412
• ISBN 13: 9780807754412
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 160