Saturday, September 27, 2008

Why Art Is Important For Your Child


1. Art stimulates and develops the imagination.

2. Art develops cognitive and creative abilities.

3. Art strengthens problem solving and thinking skills.

4. Art is important for fine motor, language and social development.

5. Art teaches children that problems can have more than one solution.

6. Art celebrates multiple perspectives.

7. Art teaches children that small differences can have large effects.

8. Art helps children to say things without words.

9. Art enables children to have experiences unlike any other learning situation.

10. Art is the one curriculum area in which there are no wrong answers.

Sources: Learning and the Arts: Crossing Boundaries Jan. 2000, Americans For The Arts Benefits of Art Education Preschool Arts Education Fact Sheet 2002 and Young Children and The Arts: Making Connections, 1998

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