1. Evaluate the expressive arts environment (the visual art center, the music and movement center, and the dramatic play center) in the classrooms. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each expressive arts center from an environmental perspective.

2. Design a classroom with an expressive arts rich environment.

• What are the essential components?
• What is included in each center to integrate the expressive arts?

3. What are children’s contributions to an expressive arts rich environment?

4. Describe teacher strategies that could be used to promote expressive arts.

5. Describe how expressive arts materials could be adapted for a preschool child who has difficulty holding a marker or paintbrush.

6. Design a curriculum activity that integrates technology into the classroom to promote the expressive arts.

7. Incorporate the use of an adaptive device into an expressive arts activity and describe how it would be used.

8. Discuss techniques that can be used to assess a young child’s skills while participating in expressive arts.

9. Discuss how technology can be used to support portfolio assessment.

10. Create a slide show (using graphics software), HyperStudio stack, or iMovie based on children’s experiences during an expressive arts activity.

11. Plan a family “art party” workshop and describe activities and information that would be used.

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