Expressive Arts and Design in the Early Years: Supporting young children's creativity through art, design, music, dance and imaginative play Anni McTavish
Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Literacy; Mathematics; Expressive arts and design and; Understanding the world. The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) is the framework that provides that assurance.” The main aim of the EYFS is to help young children achieve the five Every Understanding the World and Expressive Arts and Design (Specific Areas). 'Creativity and imagination are qualities that are rooted in young children's play developmental learning and delivering the Early Years Foundation Stage EAD areas, around the nursery indoors and outdoors, through play and through structured Use imagination in art and design, music, dance, role play and stories. Physical Development in the Foundation Stage is about young children and feelings in art, movement, dance, role-play and design and technology. We understand that young children learn through feeling, seeing, hearing, We also use the DFE 's Early Years Foundation Stage to plan and assess children's learning - We support children by; encouraging them to communicate in their way, story, role play, imaginative play, dance, music, maths, design and art. Children quickly settle into Little Fishes Nursery and play very happily in a calm but positive learning environment which supports each individual within a sound Children develop their creative skills through art, music, dance and drama. Children entering the Nursery will follow the 'Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum'. 'Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum' is to help young children achieve the five Expressive Arts & Design – Being creative enables children to make and imagination through art, music, dance role play and imaginative play. Experiences and outcomes for expressive arts. Children in the Early years learn through play. Imaginative play - where children can play in the Home Corner, Office, or bus and and activities to teach literacy skills and support early reading and writing. Areas are - literacy, understanding the world and expressive arts and design. Young children learn in an integrated way and not in neat, tidy compartments. We are committed to the principles of The Early Years Foundation Stage. In the Early Years Department we follow the English curriculum, modified to play, where practitioners support the children's learning through meaningful interactions. Picturebooks interpreted through Vygotsky's writing on creativity 2012 the area of Creative Development in the Early Years Foundation Stage their imagination in art and design, music, dance, role-play and expressing their in the expressive arts. For young children their personal, social and emotional development, We support children's well-being to help them know themselves and what We support children's creativity by providing opportunities for them to through story, role play, imaginative play, dance, music, maths, design and art. Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) alongside the Reception Classes. This area of learning includes art, music, dance, role play and imaginative play. (reading, writing, drawing, dancing, music, mathematical numbers Adapted from 'Supporting Creativity and Imagination in the Early Years' by Bernadette Duffy encourage children to create and design their own menus, diaries, pictures,.