Understanding Arts and Arts Education (Theory) Block : Art Education

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The world they know and live in.
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People and other creatures.
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The fantasies and mysteries.
The opportunity enables the children to live the experience, real or imagined
unique in its own way

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Planning and Organization of Art Education
Block 1 : Art Education
Notes
Check Your Progress-1
1. What do you mean by art experience?
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2. Why is it important to give an opportunity to experience art?
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3. Describe stages of any art experience you want to plan.
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4.2.2 HOW TO PLAN AN ART EXPERIENCE?
The need of children at elementary level, determine the teacher’s role in every
activity. A teacher does not teach but acts as a guide to enhance child’s interest
and participation in art activity. So where do we begin?
First of all, the teacher has to think about an art form. Teacher has to play with
possibilities and plan to introduce something new every day. This is one of the
most challenging task the teacher has to face each day. A child is a bundle of joy,
intelligent, hyper active, impatient, noisy, intelligent, creative and so on. To mould
this energy and talent is not an easy task. Hence any activity in art that fires the
child’s interest and imagination has to be planned innovatively.
A theme or topic that is relevant for children’s experience and learning should be
chosen in advance. Occasionally ideas might rise spontaneously during sessions
in the course of discussions. Children should be motivated to share ideas, images,
feelings and experiences which are significant for them. For example, to illustrate
a poem or copy a work of art created by any other artist belonging to the bygone
eras, teacher should provide the right and required environment. He/ She should
consider aspects such as the objectives, level of class, facilities in hand, number
of students, material and time available.
Give the children time to explore the content that goes beyond the text book.

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