2. The arts encourage development by promoting growth by
using the following development skills:
Fine and gross motor skills Imagination
Problem solving Trial and error
Interpretation Co-operation
Experimentation Using feedback
Goal setting
Visual and non verbal forms of expression
Language development
Express Feelings and ideas
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3. • Use questioning to support children’s
thinking.
• Allow children to reflect on being the
audience and being the performer.
• Encourage written reflection – This can
organise thoughts. E.g. Journals or reviews.
• Review being positive.
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4. Children begin to understand how they differ from others, which
helps them to develop their identities.
Children may have impairments which will need to be catered
for and embraced to have meaningful experiences.
Children we teach will be from a range of backgrounds, teachers
should embrace their cultures in order to validate and develop
their heritage.
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5. • Give children opportunities to respond to artworks.
• Know your children as individuals – What are their
backgrounds and interests?
• Build awareness and knowledge about the arts.
• Build the arts as a culture in your class.
• Use spiral learning – lay down the
knowledge and revisit.
• Build the levels of complexity over time.
• Learn by DOING.
• Use open ended learning structures.
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