Art Activities in Early Childhood
Course code
CCP6131
old course code
CCP6131
Course title in Estonian
Käelised tegevused väikelapse eas
Course title in English
Art Activities in Early Childhood
ECTS credits
3.0
Assessment form
assessment
lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Brief description of the course
The subjects are divided into three bigger blocks:
Teachers’ potential approaches to teaching art in toddler stage. Questions: what do children learn through the art activities at different ages, which theories help to understand the child’s artistic development.
Means and methods in art education.Questions: how to support the child’s development through different art supplies, which supplies are suitable for children at a specific age, practical activities that can be used with children at a specific age.
The toddler and his needs.Questions: what are the child’s needs and hoe to support the child’s development through creative activities, pupil with special needs and creative activities, which kind of environment would support the development of the child’s creativity and creational freedom. Lectures take place in the form of seminar.
Teachers’ potential approaches to teaching art in toddler stage. Questions: what do children learn through the art activities at different ages, which theories help to understand the child’s artistic development.
Means and methods in art education.Questions: how to support the child’s development through different art supplies, which supplies are suitable for children at a specific age, practical activities that can be used with children at a specific age.
The toddler and his needs.Questions: what are the child’s needs and hoe to support the child’s development through creative activities, pupil with special needs and creative activities, which kind of environment would support the development of the child’s creativity and creational freedom. Lectures take place in the form of seminar.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
By the end of this course:
The student knows about the different stages of toddler’s development and of how these are expressed in artistic activities and of how to support the toddler’s development through art activities.
Can choose and work out art activities suitable for a particular age and to conduct these with children.
Is able as the implementer to reflect on his/her action according to the theoretical material discussed during the course.
Is able to analyze the child’s development through art activity and find possibilities to support it.
By the end of this course:
The student knows about the different stages of toddler’s development and of how these are expressed in artistic activities and of how to support the toddler’s development through art activities.
Can choose and work out art activities suitable for a particular age and to conduct these with children.
Is able as the implementer to reflect on his/her action according to the theoretical material discussed during the course.
Is able to analyze the child’s development through art activity and find possibilities to support it.
Teacher
Mai Sein, MA
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