XVV04 Art Projects

Faculty of Education
Spring 2026
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Bc. Pavla Novotná, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. PaedDr. Hana Stadlerová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Bc. Pavla Novotná, Ph.D.
Department of Art and Creation – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. et Mgr. Jana Nedomová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Art and Creation – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
XVV04/KombiSem01: Fri 20. 2. 10:00–11:50 B44 učebna, Fri 27. 2. 17:00–18:50 B44 učebna, Fri 13. 3. 8:00–9:50 B44 učebna, Fri 10. 4. 12:00–13:50 B44 učebna, P. Novotná, H. Stadlerová
XVV04/PrezSem01: Tue 15:00–16:50 B44 učebna, P. Novotná
Prerequisites
Completion  XVVp04, XVVk04, or XVV04.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Abstract
The aim of the course is to conceive and implement art projects for pre-school education, which offer children the opportunity to learn through appropriate methods and forms.
Learning outcomes
After completing the subject/seminar, the student will be able to: - to reflect the practice of creative activities; - to apply experiential forms of education; - conceive, realize and reflect the artistic series.
Key topics
Art series and projects and their application in preschool education Basic principles of creative art activities and their application in practice (creative and safe environment, differentiation and individualization, communication and cooperation, learning to be creative, learning in context) Creating learning situations by "immersion" as learning in action Respecting and applying the principle of the so-called close experience of the child in the educational situation Understanding and transferring to practice the principle of "diversity and diversity of children" (understanding diversity as a valuable resource for more effective learning). Planning art activities with an emphasis on working with chance, play, open end and experimental and research character. Thoughtfulness, organization, management, ability to improvise and flexibility in teacher planning Cultural, artistic or natural monuments in the vicinity of the kindergarten as a starting point for art and other creative activities - shaping the relationship of children to cultural values, art and the environment through creation. Presentation and reflection of realized art activities sharing experience in pedagogical practice (video, audio recordings, photo documentation) - realized in cooperation with the subject Reflected practice for art projects
Study resources and literature
    recommended literature
  • SLAVÍKOVÁ, Vladimíra; Jan SLAVÍK and Helena HAZUKOVÁ. Výtvarné čarování : (artefiletika pro předškoláky a mladší školáky). Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze - Pedagogická fakulta, 2000, 177 s. ISBN 8072900161. info
  • NOVOTNÁ, Pavla. Bezprostřední expresivita výtvarného projevu předškolních dětí : Význam vývojových a typologických aspektů pro učitele (Natural artistic expression of preschool children : Importance of developmental and typological aspects for teachers). Online. In Daniela Valachová, Barbora Kováčová. Zborník: Expresivita vo výchove III. Bratislava: Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, 2020, p. 82-100. ISBN 978-80-223-4931-4. URL info
  • SIKOROVÁ, Tereza and Pavla NOVOTNÁ. TĚLEM TVOŘÍM, TĚLEM POZNÁVÁM: PSYCHOMOTORICKÁ POVAHA VÝTVARNÉ TVORBY (CREATING THROUGH THE BODY, KNOWING THROUGH THE BODY: THE PSYCHOMOTOR DIMENSION OF ART-MAKING). Online. In Pohyb v špeciálnej a liečebnej výchove. 1. vydání. Ružomberok: VERBUM – vydavateľstvo Katolíckej univerzity v Ružomberku, 2025, p. 98-108. ISBN 978-80-561-1221-2. URL info
  • STADLEROVÁ, Hana and Pavla NOVOTNÁ. Podpora expresivního projevu dítěte prostřednictvím setkávání s uměním (Supporting The Expressive Speech of Child Through Experience With Art). Online. In Daniel Kučerka, Barbora Kováčová, Alžbeta Kujlovská. Expresivita vo výchove V. České Budějovice: Vysoká škola technická a ekonomická v Českých Budějovicích, 2022, p. 8-18. ISBN 978-80-7468-197-4. URL info
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  • PEARCE, Joseph Chilton. Magické dítě. Translated by Kateřina Ctiborová. Vydání první. Praha: Malvern, 2019, 316 stran. ISBN 9788075301697. info
  • SYSLOVÁ, Zora. Strategie vedoucí k rozvoji klíčových kompetencí (Strategies for the development of key competencies). In Jak správně rozvíjet předškolní dítě? 2016. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
theoretical preparation; group and individual projects; self-study of professional, inspirational and methodological resources, reflection
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Active participation in the seminar, fulfillment of partial group tasks, presentation of outputs,own and common reflection. Fulfillment of the main task: continuous preparation of an art project (mandatory consultations), implementation the project within the subject Reflective practice for art projects and reflection within the seminar. Submission of the evaluation form from the accompanying kindergarten teacher (Appendix 15 - methodology) and the final presentation of the implemented (and subsequent unrealized activities) art project or art (thematic) series. Presentation in the form of an annotated audio, video or photo sequences. Reflection. The created file - a coherent text supplemented by expanding knowledge resulting from the joint final reflection together with photo and video documentation - is stored in the submission room by a specified date.
Alternate completion
The course generally cannot be completed in an alternative format, as it is closely linked to the immediate implementation of a prepared pedagogical art project within the course  XVV05 Reflektovaná praxe k výtvarným projektům.
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Language of instruction
Czech
Study support
https://is.muni.cz/auth/ucitel/io/seznam?fakulta=1441;obdobi=9824;predmet=1665627;zuv=2432207;qurl=%2Fel%2Fped%2Fjaro2026%2FXVV04%2Fseminar-PrezSem01.qwarp
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
This course closely follows on from the course  XVV05 Reflektovaná praxe k výtvarným projektům. The theoretical–practical preparation for this practice, including outputs from practice in a kindergarten, is carried out within this course; see the practice methodology for further details.


The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2025, Spring 2027.
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