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Carger, Chris Liska – Language Arts, 2004
The author talks of his works with Bilingual students in literature circles, his experience with these children allowed him to reflect on an approach for teachers who want to incorporate art into literacy learning for bilingual children in a more meaningful way. He further states that the art core of literacy experiences with picture books allowed…
Descriptors: Picture Books, Literacy Education, Bilingual Students, Childrens Literature
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Rober, Peter – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 2005
There are not a lot of conceptual tools that can help a family therapy teacher to talk and teach about the importance of the therapeutic relationship in family therapy practice. The idea that family therapy can be conceived as a dialogue might offer a fresh and promising perspective. Mainly inspired by the work of Bakhtin, Voloshinov, and Shotter,…
Descriptors: Childrens Art, Family Counseling, Therapy, Freehand Drawing
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Hinshaw, Craig – SchoolArts: The Art Education Magazine for Teachers, 2006
Each month throughout the school year, two second grade teachers at Lessenger Elementary highlight a different children's author. The interdisciplinary lessons that evolved the month they selected Margaret and H.A. Rey's Curious George books were the most successful. In this article, the author relates how art, story writing, reading aloud, and…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Grade 2, Childrens Literature, Art Education
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Keun, Leong Lai; Hunt, Peggy – Research in Dance Education, 2006
An important outcome of Singapore's education system is the development of creative thinking skills. This project investigates the impact of a creative dance unit on a class of Primary One (seven-year-old) children's usage of bodily kinaesthetic intelligence to solve problems. One key objective was for the researchers to observe something new,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Creative Thinking, Thinking Skills, Dance Education
Numminen, Pirkko; And Others – 1996
This study examined characteristics of human figures representing the self as drawn by 3-, 4-, and 5-year-olds and the presence of age or gender differences. A total of 150 children who were selected randomly from day care centers drew themselves on paper with crayons. There were equal numbers of boys and girls in each age group. Human figure…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Childrens Art, Foreign Countries
Kuntz, Margy; Kuntz, Ann – 1994
This work presents a collection of craft projects that can be created by children. Necessary for completion of each craft is an IBM-compatible computer running Windows, "Word for Windows 6.0," with a mouse, a printer, and plain white printer paper. Simple craft supplies, including glue and scissors, also are needed. In each activity the child is…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Childrens Art, Computer Graphics, Computer Uses in Education
Ramos, Nancy; Santos, Ricardo Sotelo – 1988
This handbook was developed to serve as a point of reference in identifying potential dropout problems. Included are several crucial recommendations for establishing an effective partnership between home and school that will help children succeed in school. Recommendations focus on preventive action in the classroom and at home. Artwork and…
Descriptors: Childrens Art, Dropouts, Elementary Secondary Education, Family School Relationship
Neu, Gail F.; Berglund, Roberta L. – 1991
The nature of children's writing and drawing forms a useful starting point for examining journal writing with young children. Much research and literature suggests the educational value of having children write, yet a controversy exists among writing authorities concerning whether children's drawings are a necessary part of journal-writing…
Descriptors: Childrens Art, Emergent Literacy, Freehand Drawing, Illustrations
Douglass, Mildred, Comp. – 1989
This book is designed to be of assistance to primary school teachers who have had little training in arts and crafts and for use in teacher training colleges. Tested in Nigeria and Jamaica, this manual gives children an opportunity to develop their natural creativity, and also develops accuracy and manual dexterity in hand skills. Lesson plans are…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Childrens Art, Creative Activities, Creative Development
Verteramo, Vikkie R. – 1988
Literature on children's drawing was reviewed for the purpose of illuminating issues of developmental stages, differences in development, perceptual problems, and instructional methods that influence learning in children's drawings. A glossary of terms used in the literature was compiled. Conclusions were drawn from the studies reviewed with a…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Art, Developmental Stages
Clark, Gilbert; And Others – 1987
This collection of 10 papers focuses on art testing and Norman C. Meier's role in this area of study. The titles written by Gilbert Clark are: (1) "Early Inquiry, Research, and Testing of Children's Art Abilities"; (2) "Norman C. Meier: A Critique of His Tests and Research"; and (3) "Recent Inquiry and Testing of…
Descriptors: Aptitude, Art Expression, Children, Childrens Art
Kahn, Victoria – 1986
The paper describes ways of incorporating a ceramic program into existing curricula for exceptional children. The program focuses on the process of producing clay products and has as its goals: tension release, heightened self-image, improved coordination, personal growth and emotional maturity. The manual describes organizatonal structure, goals,…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Materials, Ceramics, Childrens Art
Dennis, Sonja I. – 1984
Case's cognitive developmental theory was used in an investigation of unconstrained drawings by children 4, 6, 8, and 10 years of age. The objectives were: (1) to look for qualitative changes in drawing at these ages, (2) to relate whatever changes were found to qualitative changes in other tasks during the same period, and (3) to test whether a…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Childrens Art, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Tests
Kalyan-Masih, Violet – 1979
Children's drawings of "a house with a tree behind it" were analyzed for (1) developmental changes in graphic representation over a 3-year period; (2) relationship with Piagetian tasks (the Nebraska Wisconsin Cognitive Assessment Battery of the NC-124), Peabody IQ, and WISC-R; and (3) correspondence with the Luquet-Piaget sequence of…
Descriptors: Childrens Art, Developmental Stages, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
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Protinsky, Howard – Elementary School Guidance and Counseling, 1978
Art can be a valuable tool for understanding children's affective states and their personality strengths and weaknesses. Knowledge about the use and interpretation of such drawings may be an important tool for elementary school counselors in their efforts to understand the affective states of their pupils. (Author)
Descriptors: Childrens Art, Creative Art, Elementary Education, Freehand Drawing
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