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Magnusson, Maria; Pramling, Niklas – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2011
In this empirical study, the appropriation of a symbolic skill by a five-year old child is analysed. His evolving production and understanding are investigated through his sign-making and his explanations of these when speaking with a researcher. The child is studied in his home. A contrasting case of another child of the same age also making…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Semiotics, Symbolic Language, Communication Skills
Pandey, Annette H. – Arts & Activities, 2010
The author could have chosen any ancient symbolic language, such as Egyptian or Pre-Columbian, but being from Denmark, she developed a unit that would introduce American students to artwork familiar to northern Europeans. Looking at examples of ancient art from Denmark and Sweden, students were to think about the use of symbols in ancient time and…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Studio Art, Visual Arts, Graphic Arts