1. Chapter 6: Creating a Place for the Arts Copyright 2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. “Classrooms need to reflect how we ourselves value art and how it has meaning for us.” —Marjorie Schiller (1995, p. 38)

2. How Do We Create an Arts- Infused Learning Environment? Environments conducive to the arts provide: Comfort Softness Safety and health Privacy and social space Order Time Mobility Copyright 2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

3. Planning the Environment (continued) Environments conducive to the arts provide: Comfort and softness

4. Planning the Environment (continued) Environments conducive to the arts provide: Safety and health

5. Planning the Environment (continued) Environments conducive to the arts provide: Private and social space Copyriht 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

6. Planning the Environment (continued) Environments conducive to the arts provide: Order

7. Planning the Environment (continued) Environments conducive to the arts provide: Time

8. Planning the Environment (continued) Environments conducive to the arts provide: Mobility

9. How Do We Create an Arts- Infused Learning Environment? (continued) Copyright 2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. A place for quiet A place to move A place to work A place for messes

10. How Is an Aesthetic Environment Created? *Natural Light Copyright 2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. *Nature *Storage *Unifying Color *Texture *Neutral Color

11. Should Food Products Be Used in Creating Art? PRO Commercial art materials are made from foods Safe Readily available CON Food waste is used in commercial supplies Allergies Food should not be wasted Cultural attitudes Confusing

12. How Should Materials Be Presented? Intelligent materials are: Eye-catching Tactile Unusual or novel Surprising Multipurpose Copyright 2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

13. How Should Materials Be Presented? (continued) Labeled Logically organized Allow independent use Convenient Visually attractive Copyright 2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

14. How Can We Share Children’s Arts Learning? Effective displays of children’s work show respect for the child artist. Copyright 2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

15. How Can We Share Children’s Arts Learning? (continued) *Artist of the Week *Thematic *Educational displays Copyright 2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. Type of Display – Artistic Technique: Gadget prints Interactive Element

16. Conclusion: Creating a Sense of Place Imagine School Design: http://www.imagineschooldesign.org/index.html http://www.imagineschooldesign.org/index.html Photographs and floor plans of unique schools for infants and children Reggio Children: http://www.reggiochildren.it/?lang=enhttp://www.reggiochildren.it/?lang=en Photographs of the schools, web casts, and reports on research and activities at the Reggio Emilia schools. Let the Children Play: http://www.letthechildrenplay.net/2010/05/beautiful-learning- spaces-in-reggio.html http://www.letthechildrenplay.net/2010/05/beautiful-learning- spaces-in-reggio.html Photographs of inspiring classroom interiors. Copyright 2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.