EDUC 212 - Curriculum Seminar: Creative Arts for Young Children

Enables the student to comprehend the process by which the child develops a sense of creativity through music, movement, puppetry, language arts, and manipulation of open-ended materials. The focus will be on teaching methods and hands-on activities. The student will develop a curriculum that promotes children’s creative thinking and expression. PREREQUISITE(S): EDUC 136 . Two hours each week. Formerly ED 212.

2 semester hours

Course Outcomes:
Upon course completion, a student will be able to:

Identify developmental factors that influence children’s expression of creativity.
Explain aesthetics and its role in creative thinking.
Describe the importance of developmentally appropriate practice in designing creative activities.
Manipulate open-ended art materials just as children do in order to understand the process of children’s learning.
Organize an appropriate environment to support creative art experiences of young children.
Examine how technology plays a role in creativity.
Plan and present activities of math, science, social studies, music, physical motor, and language arts.
Apply teaching methods to activity planning and presentation.

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