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Art Play: Stories Of Engaging Families, Inspiring Learning, And Exploring Emotions, M. Susan Mcwilliams, Ashley Brailsford Vaughns, Anne O'Hara, Loretta S. Novotny, Theodora Jo Kyle

Teacher Education Faculty Publications

Collage is the ultimate playful technique . . . . When you put it all together, you create something new. It is really about trial and error . . . about trying things and making mistakes. It’s about forgiving yourself when you make mistakes, and playfulness lets you do that. —Hanoch Piven, “Living in a Playful Collage” Hanoch Piven, an internationally known collage-caricature artist, visited Omaha, Nebraska, to conduct arts-based workshops for families, teachers, and children. The workshops were organized by the Omaha Family Literacy Partnership (OFLP). The partnership promotes literacy learning among children and their families through community activities …