Gryphon House Releases Creative Investigations in Early Art

LEWISVILLE, N.C., July 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/  Gryphon House, Inc. announces Creative Investigations in Early Art, a resource book featuring STEM-themed explorations of art, music and drama to boost young learners' creativity, critical-thinking, communication and problem-solving skills.

"As STEM grows in popularity, integrating the arts into those experiences provides an integral link for children's learning," said Angela Eckhoff, PhD. "Binding innovation and creativity to analytical thinking, STEAM learning teaches children problem-solving approaches that help prepare them for kindergarten and for future careers requiring them to question, imagine, analyze, and create."

STEAM-based learning helps children master skills that will help them prepare for future careers. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported nearly 8.6 million STEM jobs in 2015, accounting for more than half of employment in five industries. Of those jobs, nearly one million did not exist in 2009. Arts-based STEM jobs (or "STEAM jobs") such as architecture show considerable promise, with a projected growth of 8 percent between 2014 and 2024.

Dr. Eckhoff provides early childhood educators with pedagogical practices, arts-content knowledge and lesson ideas to integrate art into STEM-learning in ways beyond painting and drawing. With directions and lesson-plan guidance that focus on creative and inquiry-based experiences, this book features developmentally appropriate activities and teacher resources that will prepare children for success both now and later in life. Ideal for educators and caregivers of children ages 4-6, this book builds on topics featured in the Creative Investigations series.

Creative Investigations in Early Art will be widely available November 1, 2018, and is available for preorder now. To request a free excerpt or e-galley copy, contact ashleigh@ghbooks.com.

ISBN 978-0-87659-806-1; 96 pp.; PB and e-book; $18.95.

About the Author
Angela Eckhoff, PhD, is an associate professor of teaching and learning in the Early Childhood Education program and is codirector of the Virginia Early Childhood Policy Center at Old Dominion University. She holds a dual PhD from the University of Colorado-Boulder in educational psychology and cognitive science. She is the author of the Creative Investigations series available from Gryphon House.

About Gryphon House, Inc.
Gryphon House, Inc., is an award-winning publisher of resource books for parents and teachers of children from birth through age eight. Filled with developmentally appropriate and easy-to-use strategies, Gryphon House books provide parents and teachers with the tools they need to bring the joy of learning to young children.

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