The document discusses recommendations for art materials and activities that are appropriate and supportive of learning for infants, toddlers, and children with special needs. It recommends large, non-toxic art supplies as well as observing others and using sign language to communicate for hearing impaired children. The document also outlines the skills children can develop through daily art experiences like creative thinking, motor skills, and focusing abilities.

1. Learning Environment With Art BY: COURTNEY EVANS

2. How should art be accommodated for infants,
toddlers, and children with special needs?
No glitter for infants and toddlers
For younger children between
12-24 months of age: some
materials that should be
available for them are large non-
toxic crayons, large paper with
varies of colors, non-toxic finger
paint and large non-toxic chalk
on a chalk board.
Because no work of art is ever
wrong, children with special
needs don’t have to worry their
art isn’t as good as others! For
example, a child with hearing
impaired can learn from
observing their teacher or other
children using the material. Also
communicate with the child
about their art using sign
language or lip reading.

3. What materials
should be available to
children to support
their learning and
development?
• You need 3-5 choices of materials from
each category
*some materials that should be available
for them are watercolor markers, tempera
paint(two kinds), paint tools, paper that
varies in size and color, easy to use blunt
scissors, play dough, self stamps, stickers
or tape and scrap paper.
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4. Diversity
Diversity in art could be used
in varies of ways children could
focus artwork using different
cultures for examples: Native
Americans, Hispanics etc.
Example of actual artwork
could be hand painting, paper
crafts etc.

5. What skills and abilities do
children develop from the
experience of having daily access
of art?
•Children develop creative thinking and imagination
•It allows children to use their arms and hands in new ways
•It helps develop emergent literacy
•Manipulating art helps give children a sense of freedom while it
also encourages focus and concentration
•Children develop fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination
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6. What is the teacher’s
role in facilitating
learning with art?
•A main role teacher should facilitate is
supervising the children
•Teachers should allow children to ask
questions and discuss the child’s artwork
•If help is needed guide the children
•A teacher should display the art at
children’s eye level
•Have the art accessible therefore the
children can touch and interact with their
work
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7. Milestones
Strand 4: Visual Arts
Develop ability to plan, to work alone and with others. D7 page
39.
Create drawings, paintings, models, and other art creations that
are more detailed, creative or realistic. D9 page 39
Create art to express and represent what they know, think,
believe, or feel D6 page 35
Explore colors and shapes of objects. D5 page 35
Teachers support learning and development in those domains,
such as mathematics, science, cultural histories, language, and
social cooperation. It’s a creation of art in which children
develop important basic concepts such as color, shape, line,
texture space and pattern.

8. Resources:
“Nurturing Creativity & Imagination for Child
Development.” Bright Horizons®,
www.brighthorizons.com/family-resources/nurturing-
creativity-and-imagination-for-child-development.
Milestones of Child Development