In this course, you learn to make an interaction relationship to a child, and support children´s development, learning, and self-expression with art and music. You learn to define your pedagogical principles and you are able to guide children´s art and music activities according to Finnish curriculum of early childhood education and care, as well as curriculum of preschool education. You can use and apply the methods and tools of visual arts and music in children´s art education. You learn to assess and develop your theoretical and practical competency in art education, as well as your ability to integrate the methods of art education.

The theoretical basics of visual and musical thinking and expression in early childhood art education. Art and music education in Finnish early childhood education and preschool curriculums. The basic principles, methods and tools in art and music education. Goal-directive planning, implementing, and assessing of art education. An integrated art process (3 counselings) for children in early childhood education.

This course is part of the qualification of early childhood education and social pedagogy (total 60 cr).

Sufficient (1) You are able to tell, how art and music education can support children´s development, learning, self-expression and interaction. You can form your own guiding principles in art education and you can describe what kind of adviser you are or want to be. You are able to take part in planning, implementing and assessing art and music education activities according to Finnish early childhood or preschool education curriculum principles. You know how to use the basic methods of art and music education. You recognize your guiding, methodological and integrative skills at this moment, and they are evolving.

Satisfactory (2) You can describe the main meanings of art and music education for children´s development, learning, self-expression, and interaction. You can determine your own principles in art education and you can classify what kind of adviser you are or want to be. You are able to plan, implement and assess art and music education activities for children according to pedagogical principles of early childhood or preschool education curriculum. You know how to use the basic methods of art and music education. You can summarize your guiding, methodological and integrative skills at this moment, and they are still evolving.

Good (3) You can define the main meanings of art and music education for children´s development, learning, well-being, and interaction in early childhood education. You can define and justify your principles in art education. You apply your knowledge in planning, implementing and assessing art and music education activities for children according to pedagogical principles of early childhood education curriculum. You know how to use the basic methods of art and music education. You can analyze the level of your guiding, methodological and integrative skills, and develop them further.

Very good (4) You can justify the meanings of art and music education for children´s development, learning, self-expression and interaction in early childhood education. You can define and justify your guiding principles in art education and you notice what skills you have to develop further. You apply your knowledge in planning, implementing and assessing art and music education activities for children according to pedagogical principles of early childhood education or preschool curriculum. You apply the methods of art and music in children´s art education. You can analyze and assess the level of your integrative guiding and methodological skills, and develop them further.

Excellent (5) You can justify the meanings of art and music education for children´s development, learning and self-expression in early childhood education. You can define and justify your guiding principles in art education. You apply your knowledge and use your creativity in planning, implementing and assessing art and music education activities for children according to pedagogical principles of early childhood education or preschool curriculum. You apply the methods of art and music in children´s art education. You can create new ways of working in art education. You can assess the level of your integrative guiding and methodological skills, and develop them further.