Children’s Artistic Development
Stages of Graphic Representation
Scribble (Pre-schematic) Stage (1-3)Manipulative Stage (2-5)
Symbol-Making Stage (6-9)Pre-Adolescent Stage (10-13)
Scribbling
Controlled Scribbling, Naming
Manipulative Stage(2-5):The child may draw what is more important larger and may name his or her drawing.
The rhythmic movementof the arm and wrist, the stimulation of watching lines appear where none existed before are themselves satisfying and self-justifying. They are intrinsic sources of satisfaction. Elliot Eisner
Manipulative Stage (2-5):The search for schema.
A schema is a drawing that a child develops that has a degree of resemblance to an actual object.
Most elementary studentswill be at this stage.
Recognizable Schema
Symbol-Making Stage (6-9)
Children at this state draw what they know, not what they see.
Baseline
Multiple Baselines
Fold Over
X-ray
Figures Shown from Front and Side
Group Friendships of Same Sex
Overlap or Avoidance
Students become more conscious of design.
Design Project
Attempts at Realistic Perspective
Preadolescent Stage (10-13)
It is during these years that most children cease to be significantly involved in making art.
Preadolecent Stage (10-13)
This is a time to appeal to students’ interests as a point of departure.
AdolescentStage (10-13)Aesthetic ConsiderationOf AbstractQualities