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Development Of A Program Of Art For Grades Four Through Six, Julia Eloise Oliver

Masters Theses

Chapter I

Introduction

Art in the elementary school encompasses all the fields of creative expression. There should be equal emphasis on dancing, music, poetry, drama, writing, painting, construction, and the crafts. Although these forms are usually worked with separately, the underlying purpose should always be the development of the children's creative power and not the perfection of any separate skill.¹