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Girl playing with loose parts
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Slow pedagogy
When we see a child absorbed in their ‘play’, perhaps watching a caterpillar or maybe building a block city or painting a picture, we can sense the importance and rightness of this. So why do we as adults so often find ourselves…
Banner, girl finger painting on easel
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Experiencing Art
Art needs to be open-ended and part of a play-based curriculum. Dictated art changes a creative child into a compliant child.
A girl is getting art materials from an art storage shelf
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Encouraging creativity and independence
If preschool children are given ample opportunities for innovative experimentation, they may extend their interests as they grow. In later years they may branch into constructive hobbies – weaving, pottery, metal or woodwork, sewing,…