Dear Alison,
That's a great question! For item
2J.6: Show two lesson plans that help children appreciate visual arts from different culture,
NAEYC's recommended best practices states that the curriculum should promote creative expression for children of any age and ability. Infants, toddlers, and twos should be able to explore and manipulate various age-appropriate art materials. They need opportunities to express themselves through moving freely to music. Toddlers and twos also should have access to many materials that encourage pretend or imaginative play.
Curriculum for toddlers and older children must introduce new concepts and vocabulary related to visual art (e.g., texture, sculpture, collage, media), music (e.g., tempo, musician, rhythm, drum), dance (e.g., movement, jump, wiggle, ballet, float), and drama (e.g., pretend, imagine, emotions, make believe). Daily projects should provide children with many chances to develop and widen their repertoire of skills that
support self-expression in the visual arts (e.g., cutting, gluing, and caring for tools).
If you have additional questions, please don't hesitate to contact NAEYC's Accreditation of Early Learning Programs support staff via email at accreditation.information@naeyc.org or at 1-800-424-2460. ------------------------------
Meghann Hickey
National Association for the Education of Young Children
Washington DC
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-29-2020 12:31 PM
From: Alison Ketcham
Subject: Cultural Art for Infants and Toddlers
Hello,
Our school is making it's way through NAEYC Early Learning Accreditation and we are have some trouble brainstorming for item 2J.6: Show two lesson plans that help children appreciate visual arts from different culture
While we introduce the children to many art concepts and tools, this one is stumping us a bit, especially when it comes to our infants and youngest toddlers. Does anyone have recommendations for age appropriate activities or books that might help us get some ideas going?
Thank you for any and all advice!
Kindly,
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Alison Ketcham
Early Childhood Coordinator
Congressional School
Fairfax VA
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