This book focuses on developmental growth through the creative use of arts and play, which are employed as teaching methods for children to learn through sight, hearing, smell, touch, kinesthesis, and if appropriate, taste to better convey knowledge, promote communication and expression across senses, to enhance children's interest in learning and encourage various learning styles. In addition, the integration of the use of language and the natural verbal sharing stemming from art-making and play make this book unique in that the abilities acquired from the learning include verbal and non-verbal development.
This book introduces 8 fundamental and daily life-related topics a child can learn about to better understand human interactions and environments.
Each lesson plan includes teaching activities at the beginning to introduce the topics to children, followed by art-making and adaptations with various materials, sharing for children to review the whole learning process and verbally express their thoughts and feelings, and assessment suggestions for you to verify if children have mastered the essential knowledge. Moreover, alternative activities and worksheets are conveniently incorporated at the end of this book for you to consider and use to extend learning.
