2006-07-27 17:17:26 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Preschool
I have tried to foster a love of art in my children since birth. When we go to art galleries my 8 year old son will look at a painting from all angles and make comments like, "I like how the artist makes the water sparkle with the reflection of the sunlight. It looks real." He will then try to duplicate or improve what he likes in his own creations. He has also used art to express his feelings of anger and frustration when his father and I split up. Art can be a positive outlet but it does not come naturally, it has to be nurtured at a young age.
2006-07-28 02:39:29 · answer #1 · answered by Amie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There a fantastic book on this subject called "Young at Art" by Susan Striker. She says that instead of a passing, "oh, wow, that's really great," teachers in preschools and kindergartens need to interact with kids about their art, ask them questions about what they created, and point out for children aspects of their artwork that they may not have noticed.
For example, you could say, "Wow, I see you used lots of color and filled the entire page. All that color really catches my eye! And look here, where you pushed the crayon really hard, do you see how dark and vibrant those colors turned out? And here, where you pushed more softly, do you see how the color turned out lighter, more subtle?" Stuff like that. And yes, kids can hear the words "vibrant" and "subtle" and make meaning from them just like they do with any other words they hear.
All of this brings to kids more of an awareness of what they do when they create. It makes them more purposeful with their art.
The book is great, and this is just a snippet of the first couple of chapters, so I really recommend that anyone interested in learning to work with children and their art check it out!
2006-07-28 01:24:41 · answer #2 · answered by Stacy K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
both teachers and the children should be encouraged to talk about the "process" the child went through in their artwork, not the "product" (how it turned out).
2006-07-28 05:02:07 · answer #3 · answered by spinksy2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't get the question....in Kindergarten ANYTHING a child makes is a masterpiece. :P
2006-07-28 00:21:07 · answer #4 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By proudly showing you all the wonderful things they can do when allowed to freely use their imaginations of course!
2006-07-28 01:09:59 · answer #5 · answered by mama_bears_den 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every child interprets work their own way and they examine it and think what is this and the colors.
2006-07-28 00:22:04 · answer #6 · answered by blackorkid1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋