Wychowanie plastyczne w edukacji uczniów szkół podstawowych

Artistic upbringing in the education of primary school pupils This article discusses the topic of Artistic upbringing in the education of primary school pupils. The above issue results from the fact that artistic creativity becomes an indispensable element of a child’s development from youth. Young people at the beginning of their school education can get to know themselves during creative activities. At this stage of life, they are able to consciously and actively participate in the process of creating their own self. It is a time to create a positive self-image, self-esteem and self-confidence, during which children can prepare to properly define their social and individual identity. The topic was also referred to in the history of art - regarding visual arts, what art is and how important artistic activity is in the development of children. Methods of developing young people’s creative activity, the beginnings of art teaching in primary schools, art education in early school education and in older grades were presented. It was mentioned about the negative impact of the „creative crisis” in children, which first appears at the age of six/seven to eight years, and then around the fourth grade of primary school. The aim of the analyzes was to present compulsory art education in primary schools and extracurricular art classes. It has also become important to notice that children’s creative activity is increasingly becoming the subject of contemporary research on children’s development and their childhood. The text was written mainly on the basis of literature on the history of art and pedagogy: monographs on childhood, scientific articles, Internet articles, chapters in edited studies. The literature review was based on content analysis.