Aesthetic Devt Through Stories

Techniques & Strategies
in Exploring
Aesthetic Values

Rekha Jayantilal

IPG KBA

rekhajayantilal/ipgkba/stories

Origin
Greek word
aisthetickos

Definition of
Aesthetics:
the ability to perceive
through the senses.

-a branch of philosophy
that studies the
principles of beauty
(Oxford Advanced
Learners Dictionary)

Aesthetics (sthetics) is a branch of
philosophy dealing with the nature of art
beauty, and taste, with the creation and
appreciation of beauty.

It is more scientifically defined as the
study of sensory or sensori-emotional
values, sometimes called judgments of
sentiment and taste.
(Wikipedia)

Standards or Principles -
considered important in life

Values

Coming from within being practised
Love
Kindness
Compassion
Mercy
Sympathy
Empathy
Name some others
Punctuality
Discipline
Obedience
Behaviour
Conduct
Character
Humility
Patience
Name some others
No education is complete and satisfying if it
focuses only on the academic aspect .

"Education in virtue is the only education
which deserves the name of education
Plato
We are not born with a set of values

Unconsciously we imbibe all kinds of values

Values are more caught rather than taught
Educating a child should be holistic,

not just a process of stuffing their head with
information

human values need to be cultured for the sake of
the mind and the body.

Food for the mind is reflected in the body and vice
versa.

These principles are the basis on which you can
start building your idea of human values
- H.H.Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
the issue of character education has recently received
much attention among educators and teachers,

grappling with how best to instill in children not merely
information

but also the character traits known to promote success
and happiness in life, and

which will best enable young people to maximize their
use of their education and knowledge.
Many developmental theorists - such as
Piaget, Kohlberg, and Vygotsky, stress that

children continue to develop their moral
codes during their school-age years, and

character development, for good or ill, will
take place during these years.

Thus, it is crucial to catch them when they are
young.
Helps pupils instill and develop sense of appreciation
for beauty/ words/arts.

Helps them connect with other subjects/ things learnt
in their life.( Eg. visual arts, literature, dance, songs,
music, poetry )

Instills and develops an appreciation for language,
nature, moral values.
(Eg. Kindness to animals / people/ nature)

Helps develop imagination & visualization

Enhances Multiple Intelligences -Howard Gardner
(1993) identified nine skills / intelligences :
(verbal, interpersonal, intrapersonal, mathematical,
spatial, kinaesthetic, musical, naturalistic skills and
spiritual intelligence )
Character formation/ building / discipline
(especially at early ages, respect,
patience, confidence & self control)

Develops their thinking, behavior and
actions in life.

Artistic training (what to admire / taste / sense)

gives children/ pupils insights into themselves
and their inner feelings

Inculcates happiness/ enjoyment

expresses moods familiar to pupils

RESPONSIVE EXPERIENCES
Discovery Activities appreciation of
natural beauty

Exposure Activities appreciation of arts

Evaluation Activities forming judgments
and preferences
PRODUCTIVE EXPERIENCES

Creative Activities creative
expression

Model aesthetic awareness and
enthusiasm.

Prepare an aesthetics-friendly classroom
environment.

Organize an art center or creation
station with appropriate materials.

Select appropriate music
supporting materials.

Provide a variety of creative
movement props.
Involve children in music experiences
daily.

Provide a large uncluttered space for
creative movement.

Accept childrens own ideas for creative
movement.
Through various kinds of activities:

Singing solo, duets, small groups, chorus

Dancing Simple solo movements &
gestures / group movements / marching
/variety

Role-play drama, acting, miming

Visualising graphics - drawing, painting, colouring

Cartoon creations

Artwork using play-dough, sand, recycled things

Games simple indoor / outdoor games

Music adding / adapting/ changing tunes

Character identifying

Word / picture match

Reading varying tone, voice, pace, and
style

Story-telling

Poem/song puzzles - jigsaw reading

Tell me a fact and I'll learn.

Tell me the truth and I'll
believe.

But tell me a story and it will
live

in my heart forever.

- Indian Proverb
opens windows into the lives of people whose
situations are different from our own.

teaches children to appreciate others and not
to judge people too hastily.

broadens the childrens view of the world and
inspires children to do greater things with
their lives
THE FEARLESS FIGHTER

Story is about a handicapped girl Maya whose aim
was to swim across the English Channel.

To fulfill her aim, she took difficult training lessons
in swimming and overcame many obstacles.

Finally she achieved her aim with her hard work,
self-reliance, determination and courage.
To sensitize the learners towards people who are
disabled.

To make them aware of the people who became
famous in spite of their physical disability.

To help them get inspiration for different
personalities.

To make them understand the meaning of the
proverb-Where theres a will, theres a way.

To help them realize that they have huge potential
and strength to achieve what they want.

To break free from the tendency to cling more to
the negative than to the positive.

To make them understand that life will not be
smooth always, but if they go on with the same
zeal and positive attitude then no one can stop
them from achieving their goal.

They should not be afraid of failure.

Pre-teaching Activity:

A PowerPoint Presentation will be shown in which the slides
depict a story to reinforce the learning and to inculcate the
human values.

Next a handout will be given to the students where they
would read about a handicapped swimmer who recently
participated in the London Olympics 2012.

They will read it and will express their views. This activity
would sensitize the students towards the physically disabled
people with strong willpower.
A CD/cassette (listening activity) will be played in which a
message by Maya is pre-recorded in the teachers voice.

The students will listen to this and would fill in the following
details:

Name of the messenger:
Problem:
Aim:
Supporters:
Qualities:
Message:

Thereafter the story will be read by the students silently and
comprehension questions will be asked by the teacher.

The class will be divided into different groups and
would choose a personality/celebrity e.g. Helen
Keller, Beethoven etc

next they would surf the internet and find out
about their physical disabilities.

they will create a powerpoint presentation that
will include a photograph and a brief description of
the celebrity

read their brief report to the class.
another activity -a handout of the poem, The
Outsider will be given to the students.

They will recite and enjoy the rhythm of it.

They will realize the pain and agony that a
physically disabled person goes through.
He always reminded her of a horse,
a young horse, knees still knobbly,
hiding his eyes behind a flop of mane.
She thought he hid his eyes because
they gave away too much.
She could see the hope and hurt
in them when he turned to her
So uncertain, he wanted to follow someone
and it couldnt be his mother
who hed mimicked for so long,
it couldnt be his father
distant, too busy with his work
he trailed behind the bigger boys,
but they only laughed.
And even she kicked him away,
like an angry boss mare
left him to wander the fringe
looking for a way in.
Alice Simmons
End with the song, Heal the World by
Michael Jackson.

students will be given the lyrics in the form of
cloze stanzas.

They will complete the lyrics as they listen.

Later, they will sing together.

There's A Place In
Your Heart
And I Know That It Is Love
And This Place Could
Be Much
Brighter Than Tomorrow
And If You Really Try
You'll Find There's No Need
To Cry
In This Place You'll Feel
That There's No Hurt Or Sorrow

There Are Ways
To Get There
If You Care Enough
For The Living
Make A Little Space
Make A Better Place...

Heal The World
Make It A Better Place
For You And For Me
And The Entire Human Race
There Are People Dying
If You Care Enough
For The Living
Make A Better Place
For You And For Me
Stories foster empathy, tolerance and awareness of global
problems.

Working with stories involves the students to use their
interpretive ability which also instigates multidimensional
development of the skills of language by stimulating
imagination and broadening their mind.

Multiple exercises and activities make the tasks interesting
and cover all four language skills

reading, writing, speaking and listening and aesthetic
development.
In groups of 5, select a story and
design some activities to teach
aesthetic values to Year 5 primary
students.

Justify your selection.

Present your activities in class.
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Carter, R., & Long, M.N. (1991). Teaching literature.
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Collie, J., & Slater, S. (1991). Literature in the
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Hill, Jeniffer. (1994). Using literature in language
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Lazar, Gillian. (1993). Literature and language
teaching. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
And that brings us to the end of
my story,

Go forth and live happily ever after.

Thank you !!!


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