The Arts in Children's Lives: Aesthetic Education in Early Childhood

Aiming to convince teachers that the arts are for everyone, including young children, this book demonstrates how the arts build children's interest, motivation and learning in all subject areas. Arguing that the arts are essential to the daily curriculum, it shows teachers how to draw on a wide range of arts resources to enrich their curriculum and to address the developmental appropriateness of arts activities, and show how they support the goals of multicultural education.