Culminating Inquiry

Assignment
Madison Bradbury

December 9, 2023
 Topic:
o Why is the exploration of arts important
for young children’s creative
development?
Target Audience:

Kindergarten:
Ages 5-6
What Does Creativity Mean to Me?
o To me, creativity means using your
imagination and thinking outside of the
box. Going outside of your comfort zone or
using ordinary things around you to make
them extortionary. I believe if everyone in
the world viewed all aspects of life the
same, the world would be boring and filled
with nothing new. Creativity can be found
in everyone, just at different levels and
aspects.

“There is no doubt that creativity is the

most important human resource of all.
Without creativity, there would be no
progress, and we would be forever
repeating the same patterns”
- By Edward de Bono.
 Maine’s Learning Results & Early Childhood
Standards:
Kindergarten
A1 – Generate and
conceptualize artistic ideas and
work.)
Maine’s Learning Results: Discover, play, and share
Media Arts ideas for media artworks
Students create artworks
that communicate ideas
Early Childhood and feelings and
Standards: demonstrate skills in the use
of media, tools, and
techniques.
Kindergarten
B2 – Develop and refine artistic
techniques and work for
presentation.
Identify and share basic
creative skills, such as
performing, use of tools,
making choices, and
cooperating in creating
media artworks
Students demonstrate a
character by participating in
skits, puppet shows, and or
theatre games.
Kindergarten
D2 – Relate artistic ideas and
works with societal, cultural,
and historical context to deepen
understanding.
With guidance, share
ideas, relating media
artworks with everyday
life.
Students use basic media,
tools, and techniques to
create original artworks.
Connecting Creativity of the
Arts to the Standards:
o The standards I chose to connect with
creativity and explorations of the arts
involve visual arts, dramatic play,
music, dance, and play. All of these
connect with the idea of creativity.
 Creative Development
Includes:
o Developing imagination and
imaginative play
o Expressing ideas and emotions
o Exploration
o Music, dance, and movement
o Getting messy
o Self-Expression
The Benefits of Creative
Play:
o Hand-eye coordination
o Sensory development
o Exploring the imagination
o Concentration & Attention
o Individual confidence
o Social confidence
o Understanding different environments
o Supporting Cognition
Art can help young children…
● Develop many life skills
● Helps to develop cognitive skills
● Encourages creativity
● Offers opportunity for self-expression
● Develops physical skills
● Boosts their decision-making skills
● Develops observation skills
Activities that can be used
in my classroom to
promote creativity:
o Dress-up

o Crafts (painting, drawing, using outside material,

using a variety of open materials.)

o Music & Dance & Playing Instruments

o Blocks

o Reading Books

o Group work & Games played in groups

o Cooking
RESOURCES:
Information:

o Creativity Cognitive Dimension - UNICEF,

www.unicef.org/mena/media/6186/file/Twelve%20Core%20Life%20Skills%20for%20M ENA_EN.pdf%20.pdf. Accessed 10 Dec.
2023.

o Maine’s Early Learning and Development Standards, www.maine.gov/doe/sites/maine.gov.doe/files/inline-

files/MELDS_Re-Print.pdf. Accessed 11 Dec. 2023.

o Creative activities for school-age learning and development. (2022, March 11). Raising Children Network.
https://raisingchildren.net.au/school-age/development/creative-development/school-age-creative-activities

o How to Inspire Creativity in the Classroom - School of Education. (n.d.). School of Education.
https://drexel.edu/soe/resources/teacher-resources/inspire-creativity-in-the-classroom/

o DuPriest, D. (n.d.). Creativity in the Classroom | NEA. https://www.nea.org/professional-excellence/student-

engagement/tools-tips/creativity-classroom
RESOURCES:
Photos:
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Grant - Dramatic Play - New Albany Schools. New Albany
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https://www.structural-learning.com/post/creative-play
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