Chapter 10: Creative Arts

Students will:

• Explain how young children naturally express themselves through the arts
• Advocate for the arts being included in early childhood education
• Describe each of the four disciplines/strands of the creative arts
• Summarize the foundations in the arts that high-quality early childhood programs support
• List materials that educators can include in their classrooms to support the arts
• Identify ways for educators to support the arts through their curriculum planning
• Discuss ways to engage caregivers in the curriculum for the arts