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    The document discusses how play is an important part of art education that allows students to create, imagine, and experiment. It argues that through play students can discover tools and techniques they enjoy using to make art. When teachers provide a variety of art supplies and allow students to follow their interests for a given topic, it helps students connect to the art they create and apply what they learn through play. The document advocates for recognizing play as a major part of art education.

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    BarbieNolan

    ProfessorWard
    Art133pm
    22October2015
    Unit4
    Thebigideaofplayisimportantinthatitprovidesanopportunityforstudentstocreate
    andimagineaworldoftheirown.Inconnectionwithart,studentsshouldbeencouragedtoplay
    andlettheirinnerthoughtsflowinordertocreatedifferenttypesofart.Accordingto
    Szekely,
    Throughplaychildrenbegintodiscovertheirfutureinarttheytestpotentialtools,surfaces,
    andfindnewperspectivesthatsustainalifetimeofartmaking(2001,p.64).Byexposing
    studentstodifferenttypesoftoolsandgenresofart,youasateachercanhelpthemfindtheir
    focus.Overall,playisfunandbeneficialwayforstudenttolearnandexploreinart.Through
    playingchildrenbuildandmaintaintheessentialingredientsformakingart,especiallythejoyin
    artmaking(p.76).
    Asateacher,Ibelievethatplayisamajorpartofartthatisnotoftenrecognized.
    Allowingstudentstotakethewheelandexploretheirinterestsisextremelybeneficialtotheir
    learning.AsateacherIwouldprovideawidevarietyoftoolsandartsuppliesformystudentsso
    thattheycanexperimentandfindwhattheyaremostcomfortableusing.Iwouldgivemy
    studentsamainideaorthoughtandallowthemtochoosewhattheywanttocreate.Bychoosing
    whattheywantthestudentsarethenabletoconnecttotheartthattheymake.Studentsusethe
    informationthattheylearnfromplayandapplyittoartandotherlifeexperiences.
    Szekely,G.(2011).Testingtheworldthroughplayandart.InD.B.Jaquith&N.E.Hathaway

    (Eds.),
    Thelearnerdirectedclassroom:Developingcreativethinkingskillsthroughart

    (pp.6476).NewYork,NY:TeachersCollegePress.

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