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Art in Childhood Development By Holly Palmer University of Phoenix

2 Engaging in art activities supports children’s large and small muscle development. Being able to hold a pencil or crayon really helps develop and build students hand eye coordination as well. Making sure that students can do these things will not only help them in art but will also help when it comes to handwriting, buttoning a jacket or anything that requires fine motor skills. Art activities can play a huge role in developing how children think, problem solving as well as just making sense of the world. Through art activities such as painting and creating collages, children can learn the names of colors, size, and shapes of objects. Children also learn how to mix colors helps them learn and identify what cause and e effect are and how it can affect them. Art helps students when it comes to critical thinking and decision-making skills. Having students experiment with different art materials shows students how to make choices and decide how to feel about their artwork. There are many different factors that can affect students. When it comes to physical factors, first off there is genetics. Genetic factors are where all of the hereditary health problems come in. This can alter the development capacity of the student as well as. If students don’t have the ability to hold a pencil or

3 crayon that will affect them being able to create the art. The next factor that can impact students would be the economy – the student’s family and their influences. There are some students who can attend special art schools and classes that other students might not get the chance to attend. Students with a good economic position can provide so many different opportunities that allow them to learn and find ways for them to learn through arts. Another big factor that I think is one that will separate students is their cultures. One student might be brought up where they have art and the other students’ parents might not have given them the same opportunities just due to their culture and what they are doing in life. There are also several emotional factors. This includes a huge one – self-esteem. Self esteem is one of the most discussed views in the field of psychology. Self-acceptance, self-worth, self- esteem, self-concept, self-image are a few words that are used and can be positive or negative about themselves or believe that is true about them. Students are not born with the ability to have low or high self-esteem. This is something that they are taught over the years. Another very important aspect of emotional factors

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