How do visual arts activities (those in the video and those you may have observed) provide opportunities for learning about other cultures and/or the development of eye-hand coordination or visual representation?
How can you use knowledge of the different stages of development to encourage creative expression and design effective learning activities for preprimary children?
What should you do as an early childhood educator to keep the focus on the visual arts process (rather than product)? Think carefully about this, especially in terms of how you will evaluate student learning and progress – what will you evaluate if you do not evaluate a product? How can you evaluate the process?
If you were able to complete the suggested investigation activity with children, share your observations and findings about their processes of drawing and working with clay.