• Semester 2 (Day)

Synopsis

This  unit  explores the nature of the arts as individual disciplines,
as  well  as  examining  them in the light of  the  total  curriculum.
Students will be introduced to the changes that have occurred over the
years in the approaches to the arts in early childhood education,  and
reflect  upon  the  philosophical and practice implications  of  these
approaches.   The  unit  explores  the  visual  arts,  music,   drama,
storymaking  and  telling as symbolic languages  through  which  young
children express their thinking. It also explores ways in which  early
childhood  professionals  can  guide  children's  artistic  expression
through each of these arts areas, as well as in integrated ways.