Teaching Art Creatively

199 Pages·2022·94.509 MB·English

by  Penny Hay

TEACHING ART CREATIVELY
Teaching Art Creatively is packed with ideas and inspiration to enrich teachers’ knowledge
and understanding of art and design in the primary classroom. It synthesises the philosophi-
cal and practical elements of teaching, encouraging a move away from traditional didactic
approaches to contemporary classroom pedagogies to develop children’s creative potential.
With an emphasis on recognising the value of children’s art and how to support children’s
creative and artistic processes, key topics explored include
■ improving your own creativity, competence and confidence
■ helping children become independent artists
■ starting points and imaginative contexts for art and design
■ individual, group and whole class work
■ art inside and outside the classroom
■ how to develop visual literacy
■ the value of working alongside artists
■ the contribution of art and design to children’s overall creative development
Teaching Art Creatively offers a new model of visual arts education in the primary years.
Illustrated throughout with examples of exciting projects, children’s work and case studies of
good practice, it will be essential reading for every professional who wishes to embed creative
approaches to teaching in their classroom.
Penny Hay is an artist, educator and researcher; Reader in Creative Teaching and Learning,
Senior Lecturer in Arts Education and Research Fellow at the Centre for Cultural and Creative
Industries, Bath Spa University; and Director of Research, House of Imagination. Penny’s
PhD, awarded in 2018, focused on children’s learning identity as artists.
THE LEARNING TO TEACH IN THE PRIMARY SCHOOL SERIES
Series Editor: Teresa Cremin, The Open University, UK
Teaching is an art form. It demands not only knowledge and understanding of the core areas
of learning but also the ability to teach these creatively and foster learner creativity in the
process. The Learning to Teach in the Primary School Series draws upon recent research
which indicates the rich potential of creative teaching and learning, and explores what it
means to teach creatively in the primary phase. It also responds to the evolving nature of
subject teaching in a wider and more imaginatively framed 21st-century primary curriculum.
Designed to complement the textbook Learning to Teach in the Primary School, the
well-informed, lively texts in this series offer support for student and practising teachers who
want to develop more creative approaches to teaching and learning. Uniquely, the books
highlight the importance of the teachers’ own creative engagement and share a wealth of
research informed ideas to enrich pedagogy and practice.
Titles in the series:
Teaching Geography Creatively, 2nd Edition
Edited by Stephen Scoffham
Teaching Science Creatively, 2nd Edition
Dan Davies and Deb McGregor
Teaching Religious Education Creatively
Edited by Sally Elton-Chalcraft
Applying Cross-Curricular Approaches Creatively
The Connecting Curriculum
Jonathan Barnes
Teaching Languages Creatively
Edited by Philip Hood
Teaching Physical Education Creatively, 2nd Edition
Angela Pickard and Patricia Maude
Teaching Mathematics Creatively, 3rd Edition
Linda Pound and Trisha Lee
Teaching Art Creatively
Penny Hay
Teaching English Creatively, 3rd Edition
Teresa Cremin
For more information about this series, please visit: https://www.routledge.com/Learning-to-
Teach-in-the-Primary-School-Series/book-series/LTPS
TEACHING ART
CREATIVELY
Penny Hay
Cover image: Lisa Dynan
First published 2023
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British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Hay, Penny, 1961- author.
Title: Teaching art creatively / Dr Penny Hay.
Description: Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2023. | Includes bibliographical
references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2022013363 | ISBN 9781138913950 (hardback) | ISBN
9781138913967 (paperback) | ISBN 9781315691114 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Art--Study and teaching.
Classification: LCC N350 .H39 2023 | DDC 700.71--dc23/eng/20220709
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022013363
ISBN: 978-1-138-91395-0 (hbk)
ISBN: 978-1-138-91396-7 (pbk)
ISBN: 978-1-315-69111-4 (ebk)
DOI: 10.4324/9781315691114
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To all primary educators who strive daily to provide a creative education for all children,
especially in the arts.

CONTENTS
List of figures ix
Series editor’s foreword xi
Acknowledgements xv
1 Teaching art (even more) creatively 1
2 Art processes and practices 17
3 Contemporary art and children’s art 54
4 Case studies 64
5 The role of the adult 91
6 The learning environment for art 114
7 Planning art experiences in the primary curriculum 128
8 Evaluation and assessment in primary art 137
9 Conclusions 154
Appendix 160
Index 180
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FIGURES
1.1 Reception class, drawing wall at Moorlands Infant School, Bath 2
1.2 Peacock, St Stephen’s Primary School, Bath 4
1.3 Drawing at St Andrew’s Primary School, Bath 4
1.4 Child painting, age 8, Bath Welcomes Refugees 5
1.5 100 languages of expression 9
1.6 Exploring pastels, Year 6, Newbridge Primary School, Bath 12
2.1 Drawing, Year 1 17
2.2 Yinka Shonibare, The British Library, 2014 20
2.3 Drawing, Year 6 21
2.4 Painting on canvas, Year 4 26
2.5 Reception, drawing the sound of the wind 27
2.6 Diwali, drawing in Pastel, year 5 29
2.7 Drawing machine, forest of imagination 30
2.8 Reception, playing with mark-making, shapes and patterns 31
2.9 Drawing using Pastels and ink wash, Year 1 33
2.10 Sketchbooks, Year 5, School Without Walls 37
2.11 Sketchbook assignment, Year 3 39
2.12 Painting, Year 1, Batheaston Primary School 40
2.13 Painting, Year 2, St Saviour’s Infant School 41
2.14 Using powder paint 42
2.15 Observational painting, Year 2 45
2.16 Construction, Year 3 46
2.17 Working with Clay, Year 2, St Vigor and St John Primary School,
Chilcompton 48
2.18 Printmaking, Year 3 51
2.19 Using collage, Year 4, School Without Walls 52
3.1 Children’s expression in 100 languages, Freshford Primary School 56
3.2 The Artful Thinking Palette, Project Zero, Harvard University 57
3.3 Studio Habits of Mind, Project Zero, Harvard University 57
3.4 Exploring Yoyoi Kusama’s Polka Dots Installation, Year 4 59
3.5 Children visiting the Black Swan Gallery, Frome 60
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