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Additional Course Information
Topical Outline: Each offering of this course must include the following topics (be sure to include information regarding lab,
practicum, and clinical or other non-lecture instruction).
Topics of Study:
• The creative process in children ages birth age 12 years
• The role of play in a child's growth and development and in creative development
• The developmental sequences for creative arts (birth-elementary school)
• Teacher roles in enhancing creativity
• Concepts taught through the creative arts (as in size, number, and position concepts) and components of creative
environments (materials, scheduling, and arranging space)
• Ideas to extend creative activities in other curriculum areas (Math, Language Arts, Literacy, Science, Social Studies, and
Physical Education)
• Various ways to plan, implement, and assess child-centered activities for music
• Various ways to plan, implement, and assess child-centered activities for movement
• Various ways to plan, implement, and assess child centered activities for visual arts
• Various ways to plan, implement, and assess child-centered activities for dramatic play
• Various ways to use arts, music, and drama in the study of seasons and holidays in programs for young children (birth-
12 years)
National Association for the Education of Young Children Standards measured in the course:
1. Promoting child development and learning
2. Building family and community relationships
3. Observing, documenting, and assessing
4. Using developmentally appropriate approaches to connect with children and families
5. Using content knowledge to build meaningful curriculum
6. Becoming a professional
Course Learning Outcomes:
Learning Outcomes – Upon successful completion of this course, students will:
1.Define the creative process
2. Describe sequences of creative arts
3. Analyze teacher roles in enhancing creativity
4. Describe concepts taught through the creative arts
5. Identify components of creative environments
6. Assess creative arts activities
7. Communicate thoughts, ideas, information, and messages in writing in a weekly journal.
Define the creative process; describe developmental sequences of creative arts; analyze teacher roles in
enhancing creativity; describe concepts taught through the creative arts; identify components of creative
environments; and assess creative arts activities.
Methods of Assessment:
1, 2, 4, 5, 6. A term project of 9 creative activity lessons (3 Art, 3Music/Movement, 3 Drama) for a particular age
group. Lessons will be submitted in increments so that instructors can provide feedback to students in the
completion of the project. The project will be graded with a departmental rubric with a minimum grade of 70
points indicating mastery. Students will share a portion of their project informally in class.
4.Review of a journal article dealing with the topic of creativity, art, music, drama, or movement in programs for
children (grade of 70 indicates mastery).
