CHD 120- Environments Project

1. Art
Learning
Center
By: Jasmine Pendleton

2. Item #1
In every art center, five categories are required. Each category is required to have at
least 3-5 different materials available to the children at all times.
The categories are as followed:
 Drawing materials
 Paints
 Three-dimensional materials
 Collage materials
 Tools

3. Drawing materials- things used to draw/scribble (ex-crayons, water color markers, felt tip markers, pens, pencils,
color pencils, chalk; things to draw/ scribble on (ex-various types , shapes and size paper, chalk board, paper
plates, dry- erase board.
Paint materials- (ex- finger paint, tempera paint, water-color paint sets)

4. Three-dimensional materials includes play dough, clay, wood for gluing or for carpentry, pipe cleaners,
and modeling compound
Collage materials includes paste or glue, various types, colors, and shapes of paper, cardboard shapes
and pieces, felt remnant, magazine pictures, yarn/string, cotton balls. Pom-poms, gems, feathers,
buttons, etc.

5. Tools- (ex- safe scissors, staplers, hole puncher, tape dispenser with tape, tools to use play dough, stencils,
sponges painters, rollers, brushes of various sizes and shapes.)

6. Item #2
In order to represent diversity within the art center:
– Children can learn about the artistic styles and how those styles where used
around the world. By learning about the styles children can get an
understanding of the eras and how art has evolved over time.
– When dealing with art, books are the best way to help illustrate diversity by,
giving the children different example of the things in the world around them.
– labeling materials in the art center in different languages is another way to
display diversity.

7. Item #3
If children have access to the materials and interactions in the Art Center, they
will develop new skills and abilities which include:(pp1 slide 16)

8. Item #4
The Teacher's Role in the Art Center
As child care providers, teachers should give instruction and assistance to children in the art center while allowing the children to
express their creativities. Some of the main roles allowing children's creative art are:
– Maintaining a supply of materials, and rotating them regularly to keep children interested
– Demonstrating the use of new tools and materials (e.g., how to manipulate clay or play dough, how to manipulate a paint roller)
– Assisting children in their creation only when asked
– Using open-ended questions to talk with children while they are creating
– Observing children's skills, especially fine motor skills, and planning new art activities to support children's development
– Putting children's names on their creations if they request help
– Adding explanations or stories to creations if requested
– Instructing or assisting in the drying of creations
– Assisting children with clean-up
– Displaying some of the children's art creations in the child care space

9. Domain: Fine Arts
Strand 4 Visual Arts—The exploration and creation of works of art during which young children develop
important basic concepts such as color, line, shape, texture, pattern, and space.
(D4) Experiment with a variety of art materials (e.g., paint, markers, crayons, pencils, dough) Pg. 39
Strategies: Introducing child to a variety of art materials and simple art tools, allowing open-ended
exploration each day.

10. Domain: Approaches to learning
Strand 3: Creativity and Inventiveness—Characterized by originality, fluency, flexibility, and the ability to
extend existing knowledge, using imagination and moving beyond conventional thinking.
(C3) Delight in finding new properties and uses for familiar objects and experiences. Pg. 10
Strategies:
•Create a safe environment where child is encouraged to experiment with a variety of safe materials..
•Supporting and encouraging child’s creative processes.
•Playing with child in creative ways.

11. Domain: Fine Arts
Strand 3 Theatre Arts—Includes dramatic play through which young children engage in imitation and acting
out social roles, experiences, and fantasy in creative and imaginative ways
(C7) Understand that objects, photos, or illustrations can stand for real things. Pg. 38
Strategies :
•Providing less realistic props(boxes, sticks, soft materials) that require child to use imaginative thinking to
depict an episode.

12. Domain: Approaches to learning
Strand 2: Initiative and Curiosity—Characterized by a sense of inquisitiveness, interest in pursuing new
information, keenness for new knowledge, and desire to learn.
(B5) Participate in an increasing variety of tasks and activities. Pg. 9
Strategies:
•Providing child with choices.
•Offering art materials and encouraging child to create own designs.
•Encouraging and supporting child’s interest in trying new activities.