A arte na educação infantil e sua contribuição para o desenvolvimento da criança

Abstract

Promoting art in early Childhood Education enables the full development of human beings, given that art is an important area of knowledge and a form of language that enables motor, affective, and cognitive development, in addition to allowing children to have the freedom to create, imagine, and express themselves. Teaching artistic activities within the school environment is an important resource for exploring potential and creativity, as it is a process through which children can feel capable, important, and valued. These educational practices focus their objectives on valuing the human being as a unique and singular individual. This article seeks to analyze the contributions of art to the development of children in Early Childhood Education. The methodology used was qualitative research, which is justified by the need to reflect and delve deeper into the contributions of art to child development. Through the theoretical deepening of the documents, it was possible to identify and analyze the contributions of teaching art in Early Childhood Education. The results lead us to understand that teaching art in Early Childhood Education is the starting point for the formation of children in their cultural, intellectual, social, emotional, perceptual, physical, aesthetic, and creative aspects.