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The purpose of study is to design children’s aesthetic curriculum by using Wordless Picture Books. The participants of the research included 26 children in the kindergarten as well as the teacher. The researcher has developed 3 topics to cover Shapes and Colors,” “Lines and Stripes” and “Imagination and Illustration.” The teacher can use Wordless Picture Books for 12 special designed activities as educational tools.
According to the our findings, the research showed the following achievements 1. Curriculum Design 1.1 Wordless picture books related activities create more diversity and integration of the aesthetic education 1.2 By combining aesthetic teaching and corner time in the classroom, children’s aesthetic experiences can be promoted and expanded. 1.3 Incorporating wordless picture books curriculum into creative movement activities is helpful to inspire children’s imagination and creativity. 2. Curriculum practice: 2.1 Applying wordless picture books to design, integrate, and link various aspects of courses could balance the both sides of teacher guiding and children’s creativity, 2.2 Guiding the wordless picture books helps children focus on and appreciate pictures in the books more easily 2.3 Using wordless picture books as strategies is able to promote aesthetic teaching process, and resolve the predicaments of teaching art activities in conventional ways. 3. Mutual growth for teachers and children 3.1 When teachers applied wordless picture books to aesthetic activities, teachers could sharpen capability of developing in curriculum design as well as improve the teaching skills. The researcher also found that the attitude of the teachers has been adjusted by introspection during lecturing in the class. 3.2 The children also have significant improvement to respond the exploration, perception and creativities in aesthetic area.
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