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National Institutes of Health- developmental milestones around age three should include drawing a circle and beginning to use safety scissors. Around age four, children may be able to draw a square and begin cutting straight lines with scissors. Many preschool programs emphasize the use of scissors because it develops the dexterity children will need for writing.

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How do the arts affect physical development?

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How do the arts affect physical development?

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Physical development- large and small muscle development and hand-eye coordination improvement
Use of crayons, markers, and paintbrushes help children practice fine motor skills which they will need for writing later on

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How do the arts affect cognitive development?

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How do the arts affect cognitive development?

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Cognitive development- Young children can learn the names of colors and shapes through creative art activities. They find out what happens when they mix two primary colors together and get a secondary color. Sending older children outside to carefully examine a tree, feel its bark, and study the shape and color of its leaves, and then asking them to draw or paint trees helps them develop observational skills needed for science.

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"Further, 10th graders who are involved in the arts score in the top 2 quartiles in reading, history, citizenship, and geography."

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"Reading comprehension is also bolstered when students draw pictures that support understanding sequencing, character study, mood, setting, and summarizing"

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"Elementary school students

made improvements in reading when it was integrated with visual arts, specifically the elements of art and design: line, shape, color, unity, space, emphasis"

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"Catterall (1998), after analyzing data from the United States Department of Education, indicates that students who are involved in the arts score in the top 2 quartiles on standardized tests and have lower dropout rates than students who are not involved."

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"Math and verbal scores of students enrolled in acting and verbal scores of students studying drama appreciation were even higher. Additionally, scores of students enrolled in music appreciation were higher than those of students participating in music performance."

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"Statistics show that students who study music (and other arts) during their precollege years scored significantly higher on both the verbal and the mathematics portions of the SAT"

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How do the arts affect social and emotional development?

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How do the arts affect social and emotional development?

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Arts Integration + Social-Emotional Learning = SEAL

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Arts Integration + Social-Emotional Learning = SEAL

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"The idea behind SEAL is that we can use arts integration strategies specifically to teach, build and practice social-emotional learning competencies.

SEAL provides:

naturally differentiated instruction for all learners.

avenues to explore individual needs and growth.

opportunities to work cooperatively with others.

methods to express emotion and understand that emotion.

strategies to practice social situations and how to act and react to others.

natural connections to empathy.

a safe and supportive learning environment where students are allowed to explore themselves and the world around them.

It focuses on five social and emotional aspects of learning: self-awareness, managing feelings, motivation, empathy and social skills.

The materials help children develop skills such as understanding another’s point of view, working in a group, sticking at things when they get difficult, resolving conflict and managing worries

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Social development-  When children work together in the art area, they learn to share, to interact with others, to be responsible for cleanup, and to put materials away. These are positive and important changes for social learning

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Emotional development- Through creative art, children may be able to represent experiences that they cannot verbalize. They may draw pictures out of proportion, exaggerating things that are important to them. When we value children’s creativity, we help them feel valued as people, raising their self-esteem.

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Exposure to art education promotes self-directed learning, improves school attendance and sharpens critical and creative skills.

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Exposure to art education promotes self-directed learning, improves school attendance and sharpens critical and creative skills.

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https://artsforlifeaward.org/why-the-arts/

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Art educators have reported a wide range of benefits to students including increased academic achievement, positive social development, habits of mind, and inclinations of thought.

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How do the arts affect engagement and participation in the classroom?

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How do the arts affect engagement and participation in the classroom?