There is something wonderful about children’s first drawings and paintings. Their colourful simplicity brings smiles as they take pride of place on fridge doors and bedroom walls.
All three of my children were prolific drawers. One still is. She is a tattoo artist known for her detailed fine-line work. She is never without some kind of drawing implement in her hand! The other two followed very different career paths, but I notice they still like to doodle. It seems to concentrate their minds as they seek to solve work-related issues. As a primary school teacher, I had anecdotally observed the learning benefits of drawing in my classrooms, so when I moved into teacher education I decided to research children’s drawings and their role in a child’s education. Why do children draw and what are they learning through the process?
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