References

Books

Beal, Nancy & Miller, Gloria Bley (2001). The Art of Teaching Art to Children: In School and at Home. New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Brookes, Mona (1996). Drawing With Children: A Creative Method for Adult Beginners, Too. New York, NY: J P Tarche.

Cloud, Henry (2006). Integrity: The Courage to Meet the Demands of Reality. New York, NY: HarperCollins

Dansky, J.L. (1980). Make-believe: A mediator of the relationship between play and associative fluency. Blackwell Publishing

Edwards, Betty (1999). The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. Tarcher

Elizabeth, Jones & Reynolds, Gretchen (1992). The Plays the Thing. New York, NY: Teachers College Press.

Evans, Joy & Skelton, Tanya (2001). How to Teach Art to Children, Grades 1-6. Monterey, CA: Evan Moor

Klugman, Edward & Smilansky, Sara (1990). Children’s Play and Learning: Perspectives and Policy Implications. New York, NY: Teachers College Press.

Lowenfeld, Viktor (1987). Creative and Mental Growth. Prentice Hall

Scripture verses are from the New International Version (1986). Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan

Watt, Fiona (2010). The Usborne Complete Book of Art Ideas. London, UK: Usborne Publishing Ltd.

Websites

Americans for the Arts (2002). Steps to Art Early Childhood Arts Education Initiative, Fact Sheet About the Benefits of Arts Education for Children. Retrieved from http://www.artsusa.org/get_involved/advocacy/funding_resources/default_005.asp

Bartel, Marvin (2002). How to Teach Drawing to Children. Retrieved from http://www.goshen.edu/art/ed/draw.html

Joubert, Dalene (2008). 10 Compelling Reasons To Use Arts And Craft For Kids. Retrieved from http://kidsahoy.multiply.com/journal/item/61

Parlapiano, Ellen H. (2009). Ready for Kindergarten? Five teachers tell you what preschoolers really need for next year. Retrieved from http://www.scholastic.com/resources/article/ready-for-kindergarten

Sunshine, Dr. Glenn (2010). The Image of God and Creativity. Retrieved from http://www.colsoncenter.org/the-center/columns/call-response/15602-the-image-of-god-and-creativity

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