Creative activities for young children / Mary Mayesky.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter one The Concept of Creativity -- Chapter two Promoting Creativity -- Chapter three The Consept of Aesthetics -- Chapter four Promoting Aesthetic Experiences -- Chapter five Children, Teachers and Creative Activities -- Chapter six Creative Environments -- Chapter seven Using Media to Promote Creativity -- Chapter eight Art and Social-Emotional Growth -- Chapter nine Art and Physical-Mental Growth -- Chapter ten Developmental Levels and Art -- Chapter eleven Program Basics: Goals, Setting Up, Materials and Strategies -- Chapter twelve Two-Dimensional Activities -- Chapter thirteen Three-Dimensional Activities -- Chapter fourteen The Role of Creative Play in Development -- Chapter fifteen Dramatic Play and Puppetry -- Chapter sixteen Creative Movement -- Chapter seventeen Creative Music -- Chapter eighteen Creative Language Experiences -- Chapter nineteen Creative Science -- Chapter twenty Creative Mathematics -- Chapter twenty-one Creative Food Experiences -- Chapter twenty-two Creative Social Studies -- Chapter twenty-three Creative Health and Safety Experiences -- Chapter twenty-four The Place of Celebrations in the Curriculum -- Chapter twenty-five Including Celebrations in the Curriculum -- Chapter twenty-six Developmentally Appropriate Celebrations -- Chapter twenty-seven Resources for Celebrations -- Chapter twenty-eight Seasons: Aesthetic Awareness

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