Curriculum Design: Importance of Art Education for Children

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Table of Contents
Information gathering:.....................................................................................................................3
Children –....................................................................................................................................3
Context –......................................................................................................................................3
Curriculum approach –................................................................................................................3
Concept map –.........................................................................................................................5
Questioning:.....................................................................................................................................6
Intentional teaching proposal –....................................................................................................6
Curriculum intent –......................................................................................................................6
Curriculum connections –............................................................................................................7
Concepts, skills and techniques –................................................................................................7
Intentional teaching strategies –..................................................................................................7
Documentation and assessment –................................................................................................8
Planning:..........................................................................................................................................8
Acting:...........................................................................................................................................10
Reflection:......................................................................................................................................10
References......................................................................................................................................11

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Information gathering:
Children –
The paper would strive to focus on the development of learning and evaluating the learning
process through Arts for the children of the age group of 0-5 years.
Context –
It is often seen that schools around give due impetus on the core aspects of reading and
mathematics to develop curriculum leaving aside art education. But it is often seen that simplistic
creative ideas through art education form the building block of child mental development
(UNESCO, 2019).
Figure 1: Art class for the children
Source: (UNESCO, 2019)
Curriculum approach –
The following aspects could be considered for imparting learning process during early childhood
by means of art education –
 Motor skills – The National Institute of Health states that a child is supposed to have
developmental milestone right from the tender age of three years (UNICEF, 2019). It

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could be started by teaching them to draw a circle or a square and cut the figure by a
safety scissor which would develop an urge in them to write.
 Development of language – The children through art education could be made familiar
with kinds of colours, shapes and sizes. In the elementary school itself, the students gets
the opportunity to talk about their creativity and feel excited about it (Carter, Morres,
Repper, & Callaghan, 2016). This phenomenon strives to be a stepping stone for the
children to talk and get language training.
 Decision making – Art education has the potentiality to strengthen the problem solving
ability and critical thinking expertise of the children from an early stage in their life
(Ford, 2013). It happens by letting them choose their preferable colour to draw and paint
the images enhancing their imagination and creative bent of mind.
Figure 2: Artistic liberty at school
Source: (Ford, 2013)
 Visual learning – 21st century is the era of advanced communication technology and the
children nowadays are very much proficient with tablets and smartphones (UNESCO,
2019). In the same manner artistic exercises like drawing and clay modelling has the
potentiality to enrich their visual capability and provide information about the world
beyond their protective periphery (Stichter, Clarke, & Dunlap, 2004).
 Innovativeness – The period of early childhood strive for innovativeness if the children
are given the liberty to freely express themselves and create art on their own. This
phenomenon would have a deep impact as they grow and volunteer to undertake risky