ECE 140 Nature, Art & the Young Child
This course will explore the role of art in connecting young children to nature. Incorporating art as an extension of a learning experience (the process) will be compared and contrasted with using art to teach a subject (the product). Creativity, self-expression, and an appreciation of nature are compatible with the young child’s developing thinking skills and course focus will expand the student’s ability to design and facilitate developmentally appropriate nature-based art experiences and settings in formal and informal programs for infants to third grade. Students will consider how nature-based art can be incorporated across the curriculum and content areas to enhance each child’s connection to the natural world around them, intellectually and aesthetically. Lecture one hour per week