Music, movement, dramatic play, puppetry, and the visual arts—painting, sculpting, drawing, and use of other media invite children to invent, make discoveries, and explore ideas, objects, and materials. The creative arts allow children to experience the deep satisfaction that comes from making something new, and they support learning in all domains. This issue includes full-length articles, useful charts and checklists, and easy links to Web sites with pertinent information on encouraging young children to express themselves and learn through the creative arts.
Books for Young Children about the Creative Arts/Compiled by Sandi Collins
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Sometimes a Smudge Is Just a Smudge, and Sometimes It's a Saber-Toothed Tiger: Learning and the Arts through the Ages/Resa Matlock and John Hornstein
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Inventing Music Play Centers/Kristen M. Kemple, Jacqueline J. Batey, and Lynn C. Hartle
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Children's Developmental Benchmarks and Stages: A Summary Guide to Appropriate Art Activities/The Arts Education Partnership
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Online and Print Resources for Exploring the Creative Arts with Young Children
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Accrediting Associate Degree Programs: NAEYC Launches a New System to Recognize Excellence/Marilou Hyson and Mary Duru
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