Developmental Stages of Art

Developmental Stages of Art

Conclusion

By: Jenna Harris

EDU 5310

Pre-Symbolism or Pre-Schematic

Begins around age three or four

Children combine circles with lines to

create human-like images

Art integration in a classroom is incredibly important. By supporting our students through art expression and recognizing these developmental stages, we can help fuel student creativity

and expression.

Through the act of drawing or painting, a child is able to explore self-possibilities before arriving at a satisfying self-image.

Even though these drawings

might not have all parts of the

body, children are probably still capable of drawing it but they do not think to create a realistic person at this stage.

http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/children-drawing-and-coloring-in-a-kindergarden-stock-footage/494207227

Art plays a crucial role in the

self-defining process!

This stage's creations

kind of look like tadpoles!

Children continue to draw and

begin to use abstract thoughts as

visual metaphors.

For example, they might draw an old tree

to display sadness or a monster representing something they do not like.

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http://www.artsz.org/20-reasons-why-art-is-important-for-children/

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The next step...

Teachers in early elementary

can encourage art by using motivational ideas to help enable students to express their emerging concepts of self.

Children are also starting to

draw three-dimensionally now.

They draw things in relation to

one another using a ground plane.

Teachers can integrate art and drawing activities into their lessons to continue to encourage students to create art. This link has great art lesson ideas!

http://www.teachkidsart.net/

The Age of Symbolism

Teachers should provide additional positive feedback and support to students during this developmental art stage to encourage them during times when they get easily

frustrated on an art project.

https://www.emaze.com/@AWRFQCWR/Lowenfeld's-Stages

The next developmental stage of art is noticed

around age five or six.

Children begin to draw graphic elements or symbols like a house, tree, a pet, etc.

More details are included at this Schematic Stage.

It is important to encourage scribbling!

Frustration is common

during this stage.

Teachers and parents can provide supplies like crayons, non-toxic markers, or pencils.

Scribbling begins around

one-and-a-half years of age.

Children's scribbles might not look like much, but it might actually represent something.

Scribbling helps children learn to "control" their scribbles by repeating varying motions.

Art begins

with scribbling!

http://thevirtualinstructor.com/blog/the-stages-of-artistic-development

Children are becoming more critical of their

own work.

A symbol is

also called a

schema!

Stage One:

The Scribble Stage

https://www.dreamstime.com/illustration/family-house-freehand-child-drawing.html

http://andreaandes.com/child/

Stages of Development

Realism Stage

These drawings and symbols typically stay the same and are repeated over and over. These images do not change much until a child has a new experience that would affect their thinking of those symbols.

Children then begin to draw a

baseline to organize objects.

Objects no longer float in

space at this stage.

Did you know that children progress

through certain stages of development

in their art making?

Viktor Lowenfeld studied art development stages in children.

This stage occurs around age nine or ten.

Children are more aware of their surroundings.

Drawings have more detail and proportions.

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