Comment on why visual arts experiences are significant to young children. 2-3 values, your views must be supported by literature Comment on what you see as your role as the teacher in enabling...

Running Head: Visual Arts and Children
Visual Arts and Children
Visual Arts and Children
Table of Contents
Introduction    2
Main Body    2
Conclusion    4
References    5
Introduction
    As per Zarobe & Bungay (2017), just as free play a child learns through exploration along with experimentation with visual art media. Visual arts has also been declared to be the distinct play area since by the engagement of with a variety of arts during the stages of early childhood it shall not just influence the achieving of the present outcomes of learning but also make sure than attitudes and behaviour which will be supporting future learning for toddlers, young children and infants.
Main Body
According to Brown et al. (2017), it has been thrown into relief that children benefit from visual arts and it helps them solve problems, fuel their creativity, enhances literacy, connection, understanding and gross and fine motor skills. Art often acts as a therapy for children and adults alike so being a teacher who engages children into expressing themselves through art in rudimentary forms such as arranging for a “sit-and-draw” competition it is imperative that it is actually a chance for children to express their emotions through the same.
Figure 1: Children being asked to draw as they wish
(Source: Hekupu.ac.nz, 2021)
As a teacher, I have seen that children from the age of 0-8 years continuously acquire, consolidate and refine their motor skills and functioning across many domains. I have also witnessed that the muscles being developed from the whole of the arm through the tips of the fingers can provide the children with the sort of strength that is required for manipulating equipment for mark-making (unboundvisualarts.org, 2021). It has also been observed that the strength that is developed along with the hand control and finger support is what helps children...