Art That Teaches Thinking in Early Learning

This course invites early childhood educators to reimagine art as a powerful pathway to cognitive growth, confidence, and meaning‑making. Rather than focusing on products to display, participants will explore process art as a dynamic thinking experience, one in which children test ideas, negotiate uncertainty, and discover the expressive possibilities of materials. (2 Hours)
Enrollment expires 1 year from date of purchase.
This online course is presented in English.

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Course Agenda

1. Pre-Assessment
  FREE PREVIEW
1. Process Art as a Pathway to Thinking
  FREE PREVIEW
2. Process Art and Brain Development
  FREE PREVIEW
3. Designing Open-Ended Art Stations with Choice
4. Practical Classroom Strategies and Routines
5. Chapter 1 Reflection
1. Why Process Art Teaches Thinking
2. Teaching Moves That Make Thinking Visible
3. Practical Classroom Tips
4. Invitation to Try
5. Chapter 2 Review
1. Facilitating Creative Risk‑Taking
2. Use Language That Validates Process
3. Micro‑Interventions and Gentle Provocations
4. Chapter 3 Reflection
1. Setting the Stage: Stations as Mini‑Laboratories
2. Clear Organization That Supports Autonomy
3. Choice as Cognitive Practice
4. Chapter 4 Review
1. Documenting Children’s Thinking
2. Record Children’s Words
3. Display Documentation at Child Level
4. Reflecting With a “Language of Art” Rubric
5. Developmental Descriptors: Emerging, Exploring, Extending
6. Integrating the Rubric with Documentation and Family Communication
7. Chapter 5 Reflection
1. Infants (0–12 months): Gentle Sensory Invitations
2. Water and Paint Finger Dips
3. Safety, Setup, and Timing Tips for Infant Art
4. Toddlers (12–36 months): Exploratory Problem‑Solving
5. Thick Paint and Tool Play
6. Clay and Imprint Stations
7. Inclusion, Safety, and Sensory Supports for Toddlers
8. Preschoolers (3–5 years): Intentional Inquiry and Symbolic Play
9. Material Mash‑Ups with Provocations
10. Process Portfolios and Reflection Circles
11. Chapter 6 Discussion
1. Wrapping Up the Course
2. End of Course Reflection
3. Handout
4. Course Completion
5. End of Course Quiz
6. Course Feedback Form

About this course

$19.00
2 Clock Hours
All Approved States
All Ages

Art That Teaches Thinking in Early Learning

Course Agenda

Getting Started

Before we begin...

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Wrapping it Up

About this course