Art and its Total Development on Young Children

Children use arts in different forms. They express their feeling through art. The thoughts they cant express through speech is expressed through arts and drawings. Moreover, the way see the world can also shown through this.  Child One (age 3 yrs and 2 months);  Observation: This child has drawn her family, which is her father, mother end herself. The biggest person drawn is her father because she thinks that father is more powerful than the mother. And he has more strength. Her mother is drawn a bit taller this could be because mother is taller than Father. She has drawn herself as the smallest person because she is the only child of the family.  Art Stage and Explanation:  She is at the pre-schematic stage, The ideal age group is 2 to 4 years. As shown in figure the the drawing is unrealistic though it is more complex than the scribble stage. The drawing of her family is very simple with minimum of features, as it it just the body, legs, hands and parts of the face. It is  called the

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Hello! Welcome to Aminath Milna Mohamed's blog. I am a student of Avid College currently enrolled in Diploma program of Early Childhood Education. As a student teacher I have certain teaching philosophies which include that every child is unique and they should have the right educational environment for them to grow physically, mentally, emotionally and socially. Moreover,  I believe that students should have safe environment and a desired atmosphere where they can achieve their potential at its fullest, as every student is different from one another. I believe that the teacher's role is to guide the student and provide  hands on experiences as often as possible.  I aim to bring an open mind, a positive attitude, and high expectations to the classroom each day. I believe that I owe it to my students, as well as the community, to bring consistency, diligence, and warmth to my job in the hope that I can ultimately inspire and encourage such traits in the children as well.  In Thi