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The Arts
The arts domain includes
children’s participation in art in the broader meaning-dance,
dramatics, fine arts, and music. It involves children participating
actively and learning to place value in what they are observing.
Component concepts in this domain include: Expression and
representation and understanding and appreciation.
Indicators for the Arts for three year olds include:
- Participates in group
music experiences
- Uses a variety of art materials for tactile experience and explorations
Indicators for the Arts for four year olds include:
- Responds to artistic creations or events
Indicators for the Arts for five year olds include:
- Participates in creative
movement, dance and drama
- Uses a variety of art materials to explore and express ideas
and emotions
Parents can help children in
the arts domain by:
- Singing with their children
daily
- Providing instruments
for their children to play along and dance to
- Asking children to move
in different ways “like a snake, like a penguin”
- Pointing out and commenting
on art in everyday routines-at Dr’s office, in magazine
- Providing a variety of
drawing materials for their children to use everyday
- Playing different types
of music and discussing them-classical, folk, jazz, etc
- Acting out their favorite
story with their children
- Commenting on the different
art work in the books they are reading to their children
- Asking their children
about how the child made their pictures, paintings, etc
- Taking children to see different musical and dance performances
The arts domain refers to children
learning to use the arts to express, represent and integrate
their experiences as well as helping children to gain an understanding
and an appreciation for the arts. Giving children the time
and experience to explore different art materials and techniques
to try as well as providing a wide variety of activities and
materials so children are exposed to the arts is critical
to this domain as well.
The performance indicators listed above are form the Work Sampling
System Omnibus Guidelines. For more information on the Work
Sampling System, go to http://www.pearsonearlylearning.com/index.html
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