FINAL PRESENTATIONTLS 321 CREATIVE ARTS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATIONMISS. JORDYN ABELSON

PHILOSOPHY

• My goal is to make a difference in each student’s life

• Incorporating the arts into my future classroom

• Dance, music, drama, visual arts

• Connecting each student’s personal life to the classroom

• I want the children to be able to discover their own confidence and be able to expresses their feelings through the arts

ALL ABOUT ME

INSPIRATION

CRITIQUE I

• Visual Arts

• DeGrazia Gallery In the Sun

• Memorial building/shrine

• Amazing first critique, I was so inspired and amazed by the art I saw

• This gallery was nothing that I expected a large part of it was outdoors and I have never seen anything like this before

CRITIQUE II

• Visual Arts

• The Mini Time Machine: Tucson Museum of Miniatures

• Private tour at the museum thanks to Mr. Ben’s great connections

• Have never seen anything like this

• So much history, culture, and diversity represented

• Everything was functional and would be usable to someone that small

CRITIQUE III

• UA Dance Performance

• Color Wheel

• I have been to multiple dance performances and was very impressed with this one

• Watching dance performances makes me want to be back on stage again

• This is my favorite form of art

INTEGRATED UNIT-DANCE-

• I picked dance because I wanted to share my love and joy of this topic with my children.

• Teaching children to express themselves through their bodies

• A different way to express their feelings and emotions

LESSON PLAN I

• The Scarf Dance

• Movement subject area

• Concept 1: Gross Motor DevelopmentThe child moves with balance, control and coordination.

• Children will follow the instructor and imitate them while listening to the music and recreate the same movements and the teacher.

• Children will listen to the music and follow the tempo and tone with their scarves.

• Children will dance with the scarves and make various movements.

LESSON PLAN I DOCUMENTATION

WHAT I LEARNED

• The children really enjoyed this invitation and embraced the props to dance with

• Incorporating something more then just music and dance was extremely beneficial• The props worked in a positive way for me

• My children started to embrace the art

• Utilizing the arts in the classroom is a great way to continue learning in a different way

LESSON PLAN II

• Painting with Feet

• Art subject area

• Strand 2: Music and Creative Movement

• 1. Confidence – promotes risk-taking and builds confidence by allowing children to demonstrate self-expression in movement to music.

• Children will put paint onto their feet and move around while listening to the music.

• Paying attention to the tempo, beat, and rhythm of the music and dancing around to what they hear.

• Children will dance with paint on their feet making art based on the music they hear.

LESSON PLAN II DOCUMENTATION

LESSON PLAN II DOCUMENTATION CONT.

WHAT I LEARNED

• Even if the activity might be messy the children will love it

• If it doesn’t work the first time try, try, again

• Being able to modify lessons on the spot

• Working with children individually throughout a large invitation is extremely beneficial

• Don’t be afraid to do something different and maybe make a mistake in the beginning

OVERALL CHALLENGES/SUCCESSES

• Learning to adapt a lesson plan on the spot

• Not being afraid to try new creative ideas

• Incorporating standards properly and efficiently

• Time management

• Being able to teach a lesson while also highlighting the main ideas of art

• Successful messages sent to children about art

MY GROWTH

• I feel that I have grown so much throughout the semester especially while I was incorporating these art lesson plans into the preschool classroom.

• Learning from my mistakes has really helped me grow as a teacher.

• I want to build upon these ideas in the specific lesson to try and incorporate them in different settings with different ages.

• Throughout this year I have learned so much and cannot wait to see what is next for me in my teaching journey.