The Importance of Art and Children

At Goddard we often make art the focus of activities and creativity in the classroom. You might think that art itself is the subject of lessons, but art offers other opportunities for teachable moments.


You can expand the lessons of art outside of the classroom by visiting museums and reading old art history textbooks with your children. Not only will they learn an appreciation of th e most famous works of art, they will also learn the following:

• Counting – play games with your children to count each color in a painting

• Shapes –find hidden shapes in paintings and sculpture

• Colors – teach the concept of texture through sculpture and paintings

• Observation – I spy helps make a day at the museum even more fun

• Computer skills – tour the most prestigious museums online and see world class art all around the world with the click of a button

Visit and support your local art museum. Many museums offer ½ price days so that you won’t break the budget on admission. Try a family membership that will let you access multiple museums throughout the year.