Ruth Churchill Churchill Dower

Creativity and the Arts in Early Childhood (eBook, ePUB)

Supporting Young Children's Development and Wellbeing

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Offering practical guidance on encouraging creativity in early childhood settings, this much-needed book highlights the importance of the arts and creativity for children's learning, critical thinking, social interaction and self-regulation.

The book considers the impact of creativity on early brain development and discusses how to choose the right arts or creative approach for your children. Principles for creative curriculums, teaching, assessments and environments are provided and each chapter includes a 'practitioner toolkit' element, with reflective questions and practical strategies for implementing the learning from the chapter into daily practice.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781785926143
• Artikelnr.: 57411657

Autorenporträt

Ruth Churchill Dower is the Director of Earlyarts, which she established in 2002. She is also a trainer, consultant and speaker and has written a number of articles on the topic of creativity in the early years, including for The Guardian. She lives in Holmfirth, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

1. What is creativity all about? 2. The origins of creativity. 3. The
benefits of creativity. 4. Measuring the impact of creativity. 5. The
social, educational and political context for creativity. 6. Testing for
creative traits. 7. Creating the conditions for creativity. 8. Can
creativity enhance early brain development? 9. Using different art forms in
early years practice. 10. Creative practices. 11. Creative pedagogies. 12.
What stops creativity?