Ann S Epstein

The creative arts, which include visual art, music, movement, and pretend play, engage children on many levels. They stimulate children's intellect and emotions and help develop their physical, perceptual, and social skills.

Following introductory chapters on child development and positive adult-child interactions, this book covers 13 topics of social-emotional learning and provides strategies teachers can use to promote children's growth in those areas -- from cover.