5. Ability to find new and imaginative ways to express ideas.


 6. Ability to show respect for the nature of the material. Has
 clay been handled like clay, not metal? Has wood been treated
 as wood to bring out the grain, not painted like canvas or
 paper?

 7. Increased sensitivity to color, space, texture, etc. Are chil-
 dren conscious of the effect of one color in relation to another
 placed by it? Do they have a feeling for filling spaces without
 being mechanical? Are they sensitive to textures and the feel of
 surfaces? Collecting and using pebbles, shells, bark, woven
 materials, broken pottery fragments, and other things whose
 surfaces children enjoy looking at and handling will help to
 keep alive this native endowment which each child has.

 8. Ability to care for tools, material and equipment.

 9. Ability to handle materials more skilfully.


 The teacher should remember that equal amounts of growth
 will not occur simultaneously in each of these areas. She should also
 keep in mind the individual differences to be found within a group
 and refrain from urging children beyond their capacities. She should
 help children plan for balanced growth according to their individual
 needs.






PROVIDE MATERIALS



 The present art program can be improved by making available the
 materials and equipment for the teacher to use. This is discussed in
 detail in the section on materials and equipment.