Child Development and the Arts
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Course Introduction
This course explores the dynamic relationship between child development and the arts, examining how creative activities such as music, visual arts, drama, and dance support cognitive, emotional, and social growth in children. Students will investigate key theories of child development and analyze how engagement in the arts fosters skills such as self-expression, problem-solving, collaboration, and cultural awareness. Through discussions, case studies, and hands-on experiences, the course highlights the importance of integrating the arts into educational settings to nurture the whole child and support diverse learning styles.
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Growing Artists Teaching the Arts to Young Children 6th Edition by Joan Bouza Koster
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Chapter 1: The Arts and Young Children
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Q1) What are the four areas from which learning goals for the arts should come?
A)knowledge, dispositions, skills, and feelings
B)knowledge, physical development, brain development, and arts techniques
C)knowledge, culture, other subjects, and emotional development
D)all of the above
Answer: A
Q2) Which of the following is one of Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences?
A)artistic
B)creative
C)intrapersonal
D)evaluative
Answer: C
Q3) Which of the following summarizes Vygotsky's beliefs about how children learn?
A)Children develop abstract thought through dramatic play.
B)Children need to experience things personally.
C)Children learn from interacting with adults and more expert peers.
D)all of the above
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Nurturing Creativity
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Q1) To provide an intrinsically motivating environment, a teacher should:
A)give out stickers.
B)say "Good work" when children make something creative.
C)provide many choices and be accepting of the artwork children produce.
D)decorate the walls with the children's best work.
Answer: C
Q2) What are the characteristics of creative people as identified by Theresa Amabile?
A)They are persistent, flexible thinkers who are skilled in their area of learning and are self-motivated.
B)They are hard-working people who accidentally solve problems.
C)They enjoy getting rewards for coming up with new ideas.
D)all answers are correct
Answer: A
Q3) Which of the following is a characteristic of a creative work?
A)It is a traditional design.
B)It is similar to other works.
C)It serves a need or solves a problem.
D)It is created by someone with talent.
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Artistic Development
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Q1) Which of the following should NOT be included in a child's portfolio?
A)parent and teacher comments
B)photographs of work in progress
C)child's comments while creating
D)comparative works by peers
Answer: D
Q2) Which of the following would be a good way to help parents appreciate their child's art?
A)Hold an arts competition.
B)Tell the parents their child is a gifted artist.
C)Attach descriptive notes to creative work going home.
D)Display their child's work next to a less attractive project.
Answer: C
Q3) Child development models help teachers:
A)set realistic expectations.
B)value art products more.
C)select arts activities that will help children perform more like adult artists.
D)deal with behavioral problems.
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Awakening the Senses
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Q1) For the safety of infants, select materials that are:
A)soft and easily broken down into dusty particles.
B)hard to chew.
C)about 2 inches in length and 1 inch in diameter.
D)smaller than their thumbs.
Q2) Explain why using certain foods as sensory objects may offend some parents.
Q3) looking through prisms
A)visual perception
B)tactile perception
C)auditory perception
D)taste perception
E)olfactory perception
Q4) Which of the following sensory activities is most appropriate for children with limited vision?
A)exploring objects that reflect light
B)exploring objects of different weights
C)exploring objects as they move back and forth
D)exploring two-dimensional objects
Q5) Explain why sensory perception activities are important for children of all ages.
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Chapter 5: Coming Together Through the Arts
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Q1) Matthew is a child with attention deficit disorder who is easily distracted.His teacher wants him to spend more time in the music area.What strategy could she use?
A)Separate the music center from the other ones with shelves and curtains.
B)Make sure there are several children in the center with him.
C)Place a large assortment of musical instruments in the center.
D)Set a timer and tell him he can't leave until it rings.
Q2) Daniel, a preschooler, goes over to the block corner and starts throwing the blocks.His teacher brings him bean bags and a bucket and tells him throwing blocks is dangerous and against the rules, but he can throw the bean bags in the bucket.This is an example of:
A)prevention.
B)redirection.
C)removal.
D)cooperation.
Q3) All the following would be helpful to a child with limited vision EXCEPT:
A)a foam-wrapped crayon.
B)a fabric marking wheel.
C)scented markers.
D)a piece of screening.
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Chapter 6: Creating a Place for the Arts
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Q1) Josephina, a kindergarten teacher, surrounds the music center with shelves on three sides.This will help create a:
A)sense of privacy.
B)place to hide.
C)noisy place.
D)fire hazard.
Q2) A large group meeting space that is also used for creative movement should:
A)have well-defined boundaries and provide space for children to sit or stand at arm's length from each other.
B)be out of the way from regular activities and have only one way in and out.
C)be a large area of bare floor surrounded by shelving.
D)be in a separate area, such as a gym.
Q3) Imagine you are a new toddler teacher.Explain five things you will do to make your classroom a safe, beautiful, arts- infused environment for your toddlers that promotes feelings of comfort, trust, and belonging.
Q4) Do you think food products should be used as materials in arts activities? State your opinion and then give at least three reasons in support of your position.
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Chapter 7: Introducing the Worlds Arts
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Q1) Lynn, a preschool teacher, wants to buy several music CDs for her children to experience.She should select music:
A)that reflects the cultural background of the majority of the group.
B)that relates to a holiday.
C)that she likes.
D)from many diverse groups of people and cultures.
Q2) Which of the following strategies help children learn to observe and respond to artistic works?
A)Avoid making any comments so as not to disturb the children's experience.
B)Show copies of works rather than real examples so the children can handle them.
C)Always present the works in the same way.
D)Point out similarities and differences in the works.
Q3) Danielle wants to share a painting by Monet with her second graders.What question should she ask first?
A)"Could you make an artwork like this?"
B)"What do you see?"
C)"What is special about this part of the painting?"
D)"How do you think the artist made this texture?"
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Chapter 8: Integrating the Arts Into the Curriculum
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Q1) Usa, a second-grade teacher, is culminating an integrated learning unit called "What Do We Eat?" As part of the unit, the children built a play restaurant in the classroom.How can she best share what the children accomplished with their parents?
A)Send home a newsletter describing the play restaurant and some funny things that happened there.
B)Hang up documentation panels and then invite parents to come have a meal at the play restaurant.
C)Invite parents to visit and have the children stand up and tell them about what they learned running the restaurant.
D)Tell the children to create a play restaurant at home so their parents can see what they learned.
Q2) Several parents ask Gail to explain why she uses the project approach.What should she say to them?
A)"It helps children become more accountable for their own learning."
B)"It requires children to select work that is a few notches higher than their skill level."
C)"It helps children learn by separating academics and play."
D)"Children get to study the information the teacher teaches them."
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Chapter 9: Creating Visual Art
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Q1) Visual arts help children develop cognitively by:
A)learning to enjoy the act of creating visual art and by developing self-confidence in their ability to control a part of their environment as they handle challenging tools and materials safely.
B)learning a vocabulary of visual art words and how to communicate through their artwork and the work of others.
C)seeing that their creative actions and decisions can produce a visual image and by developing the ability to compare and evaluate their work and the work of others.
D)exploring new ways to make graphic symbols in two- and three-dimensional space and by responding to the visual and textual effects they have created.
Q2) kindergarten
A)making a pottery clay coiled pot or animal
B)painting with water and large paint brushes outside
C)drawing from a still life
D)draw using zip-closure plastic bags full of hair gel
E)using eye droppers to drip paint
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Chapter 10: Making Music
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Q1) One of Sally's preschoolers brings a stink bug to school.She wants to integrate the arts by singing a song about stink bugs, but she doesn't know any by heart.She should:
A)search the Internet and library for a stink bug song.
B)forget about singing and ask the children to draw stink bugs instead.
C)ask the parents if they know any stink bug songs from their cultural background.
D)make up a stink bug song by having the children invent new words to a song they know.
Q2) Research has shown that listening to music can:
A)change what a person believes.
B)help people become more caring toward others.
C)produce emotional changes.
D)injure one's health.
Q3) Define each of the following musical terms and give an example of an activity to teach for each one.accent beat harmony mood note scale style
Q4) Describe at least four things that are important to do when teaching children a new song.
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Chapter 11: Moving Creatively
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Q1) Second graders Jared and Maia invent a new dance.One of the steps of their composition has a sequence in which they stand on one foot and give a little jump, then they stand on the other foot and give a similar jump.Which of the following basic steps found in folk dances resembles the step they invented?
A)tap
B)step-hop
C)slide
D)jump
Q2) Describe an open-ended creative movement activity for preschoolers and explain how you would adapt it to meet the needs of children with physical, visual, and hearing difficulties.
Q3) Which of the following is an effective way to introduce children to dances from home cultures?
A)Invite families to share favorite dances throughout the year.
B)Bring in a dance group from another culture.
C)Celebrate a holiday by having a family demonstrate their holiday dances.
D)Have children invent their own home culture dances.
Q4) Explain how to plan a creative movement activity.
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Chapter 12: Nurturing the Imagination
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Q1) How would you set up an intriguing play center for young children? Describe the layout of the center and the materials you would have there and what component you would use to make it anti-bias.
Q2) The main purpose of children's pretend play is to:
A)help learn professional acting skills.
B)develop ways to amuse themselves.
C)practice social behaviors in a safe setting.
D)develop physical strength.
Q3) Merry watches a group of children building a house in the block center.She brings over some pieces of cardboard and says, "I thought maybe you could use this for the roof." What teaching role is Merry exhibiting?
A)observer
B)director
C)mediator
D)onlooker
Q4) What are the components of a narrative drama or story play? Give an example of an activity that would address one of these elements.
Q5) How are theater performances and children's dramatic play similar?
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