EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT OF THE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION IS

THE KEY TO SUCCESS IN LIFE

POLAND

PRZEDSZKOLE Z ODDZIAŁEM INTEGRACYJNYM WE WRĘCZYCY

WIELKIEJ

ORGANISATION OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS IN

RELATION TO ARTS EDUCATION

THE AIMS AND TASKS OF THE ARTISTIC EDUCATION ARE INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL CORE CURRICULUM PUBLISHED BY THE POLISH MINISTRY OF EDUCATION➤ supporting children in the process of developing

talents;➤ introducing children to the world of aesthetic values

and developing their abilities to express themselves through music, dance, singing, short theatrical forms, or visual arts;

➤ supporting children in their curiosity, activeness and independence

KINDERGARTEN EDUCATION AREAS WHICH DEVELOP ABILITIES AND BROADEN THE KNOWLEDGE OF ART

AREA 1: A CHILD AS A VIEWER; A CHILD AS AN ACTORThe abilities being developed in this area:

1. a child knows how to behave during different ceremonies

2. a child plays his/her part in semi-theatrical shows using their speech, body language, gestures and movement; a child can use props.

The abilities being developed in this area:1. a child can sing nursery songs and easy folk songs and

willingly participates in collective singing, dancing and playing instruments;

AREA 2: DIFFERENT FORMS OF MUSICAL MOVEMENT (SINGING, DANCING, PLAYING INSTRUMENTS)

2. a child can notice changes in the character of a musical piece (e.g. dynamics, rhythm, tones) and can express those changes in movement

3. a child can express his/her emotional states, different terms and other phenomena with different musical and instrumental activity (using drums and other objects),singing and movement

4. a child can listen to music carefully even to classical music

The abilities being developed in this area:1. a child can express himself/herself in different visual arts

and using artistic expressions (such as: shape and colour) in easy constructions and compositions

AREA 3: DIFFERENT FORMS OF VISUAL ARTS

2. a child shows within his/her possibilities interest in selected monuments and masterpieces as well as folk traditions and customs of his/her region

3. a child shows interest in painting, sculpture and architecture (including the architecture of landscape and interior architecture)

The abilities being developed in this area:1. a child can build block constructions and create

compositions from different materials (e.g. natural ones); a child feels supported ("I can do it") and feels happy when the work is done

AREA 4: SUPPORTING CHILDREN'S INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT BY MAKING HIM/HER INTERESTED IN CONSTRUCTIONAL GAMES; WAKING HIS/HER TECHNICAL INTEREST

2. a child uses simple tools correctly when doing arts and crafts

THE AIMS AND TASKS OF THE NATIONAL CORE CURRICULUM ARE INCLUDED IN TEACHING PROGRAMMES„Jesteśmy razem” (We are together) EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR KINDERGARTEN EDUCATION

Educational areas:➤ "I am among you";➤ "I am inventive and

creative";➤ "I am open to the world";➤ "Me and the world

around me";

PROGRAMMES SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT„Jestem małym artystą”

(I am a little artist) EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME WITH THE ELEMENTS OF THE M. MONTESSORI ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION AND THE TECHNIQUES OF C. FREINET WHICH SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN’S ARTISTIC EXPRESSIONEducational areas:➤ "Examples of activities and plays

which develop children’s artistic activeness";

➤ "C. Fereinet’s techniques in the kindergarten education";

➤ "Suggested methods an techniques supporting the development of children’s artistic activeness”;

„Mali aktorzy na scenie” (Little actors on stage) EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME DEVELOPING CHILDREN’S ARTISTIC EXPRESSION

Educational areas:➤ "Our meetings with the

theatre";➤ "We play theatre";➤ "Little theatre";➤ "Little actors on bog

stage";

„Przedszkolak mistrzem polskiej mowy” (A preschooler: the master of the Polish language) EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERBAL COMMUNICATION IN PRESCHOOLERS

Educational areas:➤ "I speak clearly and correctly:

suggested activities and plays which improve the language of a child";

➤ "I enrich my active dictionary; I have a good memory";

➤ "I am a little artist: I like reciting and painting";

➤ "I play theatre";

„Lubię śpiewać i tańczyć” (I like singing and dancing) EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR MUSIC EDUCATION

Educational areas:➤ "I like listening to music";➤ "I play to the music";➤ "I sing songs";➤ "I play in the orchestra,

too";➤ "In the world of music and

the sound";➤ "I listen to and draw

music";➤ "I play theatre to music";

FORMS, METHODS AND TECHNIQUES OF WORK IN

THE AREA OF ARTISTIC EDUCATION

➤ children's drama;

AREA 1: A CHILD AS A VIEWER; A CHILD AS AN ACTOR

➤ drama scenes;

➤ theatrical staging;

➤ poem reciting;

➤ kindergarten theatres;

➤ shadow theatres;

➤ puppet shows;

➤ pedagogy of play;

➤ creative visualisation of a child

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➤ Regular meetings with the actors from the theatre

➤ Viewing and participating in different performances

➤ Listening to Polish poems being recited during the national action: "The whole Poland reads to children"

AREA 2: DIFFERENT FORMS OF MUSICAL MOVEMENT (SINGING, DANCING, PLAYING INSTRUMENTS)

➤ Relaxation while listening to music

➤ Active listening to music according to Bath Strauss

➤ Games and active stories with music

➤ Playing instruments

➤ Dancing that integrates

➤ Folk dancing

➤ Collective and individual singing

AREA 3: DIFFERENT FORMS OF VISUAL ARTS➤ Drawing

➤ Painting

➤ Sculpture (different materials: clay, plaster, wood)

➤ Cutting flat and 3D forms from paper

➤ Torn paper

➤ Stamping on paper and on canvas

➤ Origami

AREA 4: SUPPORTING CHILDREN'S INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT BY MAKING HIM/HER INTERESTED IN CONSTRUCTIONAL GAMES; WAKING HIS/HER TECHNICAL INTEREST

➤ Constructing from different industrial materials and plastics

➤ Building with blocks and with natural materials (sand, snow)

➤ Building with blocks and sticks

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