Creativity and the Arts in Early Childhood - supporting young children's development and wellbeing

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Creativity and the Arts in Early Childhood - supporting young children's development and wellbeing

£21.99

Offering practical guidance on encouraging creativity in early childhood settings, this much-needed book highlights the importance of the arts and creativity for children's learning, critical thinking, attunement and social interaction.  

The book considers the impact of creativity on early brain and body development and discusses how to choose the right arts or creative approach for your children. Principles for creative curriculums, teaching, assessments and environments are provided and each chapter includes a ‘practitioner toolkit’ element, with reflective questions and practical strategies for implementing the learning from the chapter into daily practice.

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You can’t explain creativity in a nutshell, and why would you want to? Ruth captures the essence of this beautifully in her book and suggests a range of attitudes, environments and approaches that lead to adventurous creative practice.

Set out in two halves, this book takes readers through the main theories, history and policies underpinning early years creativity – where does it come from, how has it been measured over the years and what implications does this have for young brains and bodies now? In the second half, Ruth explores a whole series of ideas on how to think and play with different art forms in daily practice.

Aimed at educators, artists, practitioners, students, therapists, social care professionals and families, this book helps ask some key questions about how we spot, advocate for and remove the obstacles to children’s multiple creative languages.
 
Ruth tackles the thorny issues of using the arts as instrumental vehicles for policy agendas, whether a child’s creative potential should or could be measured, where aesthetics and imagination sit within the curriculum, and what a new materialist creative pedagogy might look like. PLUS practical methods for working with artists, exploring arts materials, and reframing problems as possibilities.

A veritable treasure trove of ideas and inspiration for anyone who believes in nurturing young children’s creative powers.

Contents:

Part 1:

1.     What is creativity all about?

2.     The origins of creativity

3.     The benefits of creativity

4.     Measuring the impact of creativity

5.     The social, educational and political context for creativity

6.     Testing for creative traits

7.     Creating the conditions for creativity

8.   Can creativity enhance early brain development?

Part 2:

9.     Using different art forms in early years practice

Including:

  • Drama, role play and storytelling

  • Malleable and modelling materials

  • Mark making and drawing

  • Movement and dance

  • Music and Singing

  • Photography

  • Technology and creativity

10.       Creative Practices

11.       Creative Pedagogies

12.       What stops creativity (and what can we do about it)?

Publishers: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London, 2020.

EAN\ISBN-13 9781785926136

Paperback, Format A5: 229x152mm (6"x9"), Extent: 192 pages, Word Count 60,000 words.

 

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