The 7th amendment of art education is to sharpen the ability of expression and appreciation and to develop creativity and aesthetic attitude through activities. To achieve this goal, teachers should create activities to give children more emotional ex...
The 7th amendment of art education is to sharpen the ability of expression and appreciation and to develop creativity and aesthetic attitude through activities. To achieve this goal, teachers should create activities to give children more emotional experiences, to introduce proper materials and techniques on children's developing stages, and to develop creativity with active involvement. Students in 5th and 6th grades are especially interested in using their efforts to reproduce real things. If they are not satisfied with what they draw, they will lose interest in drawing and avoid it in the future. To overcome this situation and help them to better express themselves, foster their creativity and imagination, and interest them in art, alternative ways of expressions with materials and techniques are sought. The result of studies on teacher's reference for 5th and 6th grades' drawing show that even though curriculums suggest many materials and techniques, in reality, they are old and cliche and they lack diversity and are not able to attract children's interest. In this study, children were advised to ignore the learned techniques and were led to choose materials they could use to express themselves freely. The following is a summary of the results. First, if we disregard the fixed idea that we should draw only with colors, crayons, brush, and white paper, anything around us can be a potential material to create with. Second, children were encouraged to paint in diverse ways, not forced to draw things into exact shapes. As they became confident, showed great interest, and their works of art improved, the meaning of "well painted" was changed. Third, diverse ways of painting made it possible to be more creative, imaginative and unique. Fourth, it gave opportunities to have many aesthetic experiences in addition to acquiring techniques, and these experiences will help children to have a sound and right mind and to become human beings, who live in harmony.