Transcript Fine Arts - Instructional Resources

Fine Arts
ECERS –R
Georgia CTAE Resource Network
Instructional Resources Office
July 2009
ART
• Accessible for 1/3 of the day
• Individual Expression
• Three-dimensional art objects displayed in center:
height, depth, and width
• Provide art activities related to other classroom
activities
• Children are encouraged to extend art activity
• Art materials include the following 5 categories:
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Drawing materials
Paint materials
Three-dimensional materials
Collage materials
Tools
Art Experience
Scribble Art
Dropper/Straw Art
BioColor DVD & Experimentation
Blotter Art ~ 8 minutes
Scraper Art ~ 4 minutes
Marbleizing ~ 2 minutes
Open-Ended Art ~ 7 minutes
MUSIC/MOVEMENT
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Includes both producing and listening
Movement must be done with large body muscles
Music must be accessible 1/3 of day – Free choice
At least one music activity must be staff initiated each day
Children must be able to do at least 1 movement activity per week
Must be at least enough musical instruments for half of the children to use at once
plus some music to listen to
Various types of music are provided
Encourage Creativity in music daily:
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Asking children how many different ways they can play an instrument
Encourage children to make up different dances to a song
Have children make up own songs
Give children free use of musical instruments
Extend children’s understanding of music (see next slide for examples) 3-4 times
per year
Extend Understanding of
Music
• Guitar player invited to come in and play
songs a children sing along
• Music lessons provided for some instruments
• Music to a song displayed where children can
see it so they can see what written notes look
like as they sing
• Games played, with direct help from staff,
where children distinguish fast and slow, loud
and soft, high and low tones, etc.
Music Works Wonders
Sesame Street Music Works
Keep in mind while you watch...
• Children learn and grow with music
• Everyone can explore and share culture through
music
• Children express themselves through music
• Children learn about music by enjoying and making
music
Running Time: 22 minutes
www.sesamestreet.com
www.amc-music.org
Music Activity
“Row, Row, Row Your Boat”
Themes
Spring
Bugs
Ocean
DRAMATIC PLAY
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Materials and equipment are those items that children use in order to
act out roles and situations
Materials should be stored in areas specifically designated only for
those items
Accessible for 1/3 of the school day
3 or more children can use the materials at one time, without
competition
Children are able to have choices for how they want to combine
materials
Organized storage grouped by type with pictures and words
2-3 Gender specific examples of dress-up are required
Materials should be rotated at least monthly
Props are provided to represent diversity
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Dress up clothing representing different cultures
Cooking and eating utensils from different cultures
Dolls representing different races/ages/cultures/abilities
Play food from different cultures
Themes
• Pictures, stories, and trips are used to enrich
dramatic play at least once a month
• There are 4 different dramatic play themes
There should always be enough props for at
least 2 different themes on the same day
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Housekeeping
Different kinds of work
Fantasy
Leisure & Hobbies
Outdoor Props for
Dramatic Play
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An outdoor house must have furniture and other props
Doll strollers must have dolls
Kitchen furniture must have things to use in a kitchen.
Child-sized riding cars should have a gas pump or things to
transport
• Cars in the sandbox should have a garage or people.
• Toy animals should have fences, a barn
• Rocking toys shaped like animals should have props to use with
them, such as things to feed the animal or safe dress-up to wear
(e.g., hats) when riding them
DVD
Dramatic Play: More Than Playing House
Complete video questions and discuss.
Brainstorm
• Fall
• Beauty Shop
• Restaurant
• Dentist