They will draw a little – and that’s all over. For some, drawing might just be a developmental stage. And it is important for him that you join there, look, wander, live, find yourself there.
But he brought something to show and share something because at this age (we are talking about preschool children and elementary school students) these pictures are his world. A kind of checkmark: “Ah, what a doodle, oh, well done!” Praised, the child is satisfied, but the dialogue did not happen. The child is grateful when someone is interested in: what is happening there? And he says that this is an apple, a worm lives in it, now it will crawl out of here. It is important not to evaluate the child’s drawing, but to discuss the content. They often worry: “I will not succeed like someone else.” You need to understand that everyone has a different sensitivity, and take this into account when showing children other people’s work. And there are very susceptible to comparisons. Such authorities are not bothered by any authorities and samples – they are self-sufficient. And further motivation disappears.Ĭhildren are creating their picturesque world. Because when the only correct option appears, it is clear that it may not work, like Rembrandt’s. We say: look, the sun can be drawn like this, like this, and in ten different ways. Therefore, in the classroom, we show children many different artists. If you compare the “correct” apple you draw with the child’s apple, he always sees the difference. Any exhibitions of imagination should be encouraged. It is necessary to introduce different materials, in no case to evaluate the result of the work and not to set specific tasks: “Now we will draw strawberries.” I am a very freedom-loving person by nature, it seems to me that in drawing it is certainly necessary to give maximum freedom and not limit them. Others might be cautious for the first time. Some of them quickly get a taste and begin to draw.
When children develop the ability to hold objects, you can courage them to draw. The ability to start, create new projects, and not be afraid of new tasks will come in handy in any area of life. And parents need to keep the ability of children not to be afraid of a clean slate. Children, of course, do not think about it the way we adults do, it is just an exciting process for them. There is a development of knowledge, but there is a miracle of creativity – when you create something from a sketch.