Supporting creativity and imagination in the early years

✍ Scribed by Bernadette Duffy

Publisher: Open University Press
Year: 2006
Tongue: English
Leaves: 209
Series: Supporting early learning
Edition: 2nd
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

Bernadette Duffy draws on her extensive experience of promoting young children's creativity and imagination to examine how visual representations, music, dance, imaginative play and drama can enable children to express their feelings, thoughts and responses. She highlights examples of good practice and provides practical guidance for those working with young children in a variety of settings, including home, school Read more...

Content: pt. 1. What are creativity and imagination and why are they important? --
pt. 2. How do creativity and imagination develop? --
pt. 3. Theory into practice.
Abstract:

Learning through the arts has the potential to stimulate open ended activity that encourages discovery, exploration, experimentation and invention, thus contributing to children's development in all Read more...

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