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The Importance of Art in Early Childcare

Art in childcare

Art is important for children especially during early development . Research shows art activities developed brain capacity in early childhood. Art engages children sense an open-ended play and support the development of cognitive, social emotional and multi-sensory skills. As children progress into Elementary School and Beyond art continues to provide opportunities for brain development Mastery self-esteem and creativity. So in what ways do art help out children develop. Some of the most things art teaches our children..

How to use their fine-motor skills. Children that develop their fine-motor skills will also be able to use skills in other academic pursuits like math, science, history when graphs,problems and reports are done. It also helps develop the right side of our children's brain ( the creative side).

Art develops communication skills. Creating art goes beyond verbal language, to help children communicate their feelings being able to draw when it's hard for them to express those feelings verbally.

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Art develops problem-solving skills. Creating art helps children learn how to deal with challenges instead of following specific guidelines like math and reading problems. Art challenges children to think about "how" and "why" and what they can do to "solve" what they are expressing. This happens through the use of different art mediums and using their own thoughts to visualize what they want to to see on the paper. Mistakes that a child perceives in art can be turned into "successes" and be used as ideas to teach them new ways at things.

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