EDU 551-CHILDRENS CREATIVE
EXPRESSION
Unit 4- Children’s Imagination
INTRODUCTION
Children have curiosity and imagination enhance
creativity and their ability to think
Inject stimulus to multiply their imagination what
they learn becomes more meaningful
Children need to understand in advance how
objects around them work so that the process of
imitation can be applied to their artwork
CHILDREN’S IMAGINATION
Children learn through their senses, feelings and imaginations
According to Mayesky(2012), one way to help children think more
creatively is to get them to “make things better with their imagination”
The imagination of young children are highly developed and
frequently used in play and art
A dog can be as big as a bear, house can be a castle fill with jewels
and a special can be invincible
The imaginary life of a child is powerful and sways their perceptions
of the real world until they master adult rationally and logic
SYMBOLIC THINKING
In piaget’s stage of cognitive development in children, preoperational thought is
characterized by the use of symbols to represent objects and relationships among
them
Examples of symbolic thought are pretend play, drawing, writing, and speaking
Symbol systems allow children to invent, create, think, reinvent, a never-ending
cycle of thought and creation
Symbolic play is when a child assimilates a concrete object with a scheme which
already exists for a familiar object(Ginsgerg, 79)
For examples, as children, many people pretend to be rock stars and use a
household broom as a guitar
THE USE OF TOOLS, MEDIA AND TECHNIQUES
In artistic expression, a painter needs one canvas, brush and
color. Children also need to be supplied with the appropriated
tools to gain their imaginative stimulus
The easiest thing is to provide paper and crayons and children
are given the freedom to communicate using their own creativity• A variety of tools and media• Basic tools• Picture• Video recording and use of ICT• Experience with idea
FINISH…
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