This is so children begin to understand and celebrate their Welsh culture, feel a sense of belonging in their local Welsh community but also identify and become aware of their own feelings towards ‘Welshness’. (School, n.d.). But also, within the classroom it’s important to take into consideration Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. This is a five stage model that people, with different stages to reach the top result of ‘self-actualization’. This is where a person realizes their full potential, identity, belonging and positive self-image. The first four stages …show more content…
Within the Foundation Phase, making use of Creative Development as a generalization other than just art, helps the children to express “individual ways of representing their ideas, feelings and emotions imaginatively.” (DCELLS, 2008). This is helped by the curiosity of the child and also through stimulating activities. Within creative development children should be able to experience a range of resources, develop communication skills, express views and finally reflect on their work. (DCELLS, 2008).
As thought by NACCCE, when being imaginative in art, it should be of a non-routine form. This non-routine form will help the children to become more creative and also will help them to express themselves. Being able to express themselves and to be independent within their work helps to build on the ‘esteem needs’ of Maslow’s hierarchy. Also within imagination, children are beginning to use originality and thinking of ideas themselves, this helping them to realize their own identity. (Wilson,