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Creativityinthe

kindergartenclassroom
Aims
Whatiscreativity?
Howdowefostercreativity?
Promoteselfesteem
Brainstormingactivities
Offerchoiceandallowinput
Usequestionseffectively
Makeconnections
Projectwork
Whatiscreativity?
Itisa21
st
century
skill
Whatiscreativity?
alearningandinnovationskill
Creativity
Criticalthinking
Communication
Collaboration
Whatarelearningand
innovationskills?
Creativityisrecognizedasarising
"throughinteractionamongthe
individual,thetask,thetaskmaterials,
andotherpeople.
Moran,2010:320
Creativity
Individual
Task
Others
Task
materials
Creativity
Creativity
Communication
Creativity
Creativity
Bloomsrevisedtaxonomy(afterAnderson,1990s)
Lowerorder
thinkingskills
Higherorder
thinkingskills
Creativity
Creating
Generating,planningandproducing.
Evaluating
Making judgments,checkingandcritiquing.
Analysing
Differentiating,organizing,andattributing.
Applying
Usingandimplementing.
Understanding
Describing,explaining,comparing,classifying,
interpretingandinferring.
Remembering
Identifying,labeling, retelling,andmatching.
takeslearningbeyondsimpletasks
ofunderstandingandmemorizing
wordsandexpressions.
Creativity
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Promoteselfesteem routines
Fosteringcreativityinthe
kindergartenclassroom
Routines
Feel
safe
Take
risks
Promoteselfesteem routines
Fosteringcreativityinthe
kindergartenclassroom
Whatsthe
like?
Whatsthe
weather
like?
Itsrainy.
Promoteselfesteem routines
Fosteringcreativityinthe
kindergartenclassroom
Itisntrainy!
Promoteselfesteem circletime
1. Meetingup providesasupportive
atmosphere
2. Openingup developskeysocial,
emotionalorbehavioural issues
3. Calmingdown ensuresafeelingof
closure
(AdaptedfromJennyMosley,2005)
Fosteringcreativityinthe
kindergartenclassroom
Incorporatebrainstormingactivities
Howcanwerepresentshapes?
Saythem loudly,quietly,quickly,
slowly...
Seethem indrawings,photos,
pictures,inside,outside
Makethem usepaint,crayon,
string,blocks,bodies
Fosteringcreativityinthe
kindergartenclassroom
Fosteringcreativityinthe
kindergartenclassroom
Offerchoice
Fosteringcreativityinthe
kindergartenclassroom
Macro
level
Micro
level
Offerchoice microlevel
Fosteringcreativityinthe
kindergartenclassroom
Childrenchoose:
Whichactivity,story,song()
Whichrepresentations/gestures/mimes
Whichwords/expressions
()
Allowinput songs
Fosteringcreativityinthe
kindergartenclassroom
Childrencontributetocreating:
Actionsforasong
Newversesforasong
Allowinput songs
Fosteringcreativityinthe
kindergartenclassroom
Ilikechocolate.Yes,Ido!
Ilikechocolate.Yes,Ido!
Ilikechocolate.Howaboutyou?
Ilikechocolatetoo!
Adapted:CarolynGraham,JazzChants
Overtoyouwhatsinthenextverse?
Whatabouttheactions?
Usingquestionseffectively stories
Closedquestions
Openendedquestions
Fosteringcreativityinthe
kindergartenclassroom
1.Whatcan
yousee?
2.Wheredo 2.Wheredo
youthinkhe
sleeps?
3.Whydo 3.Whydo
youthinkhe
sleeps?
Createanewending!
Whydoesthecatalwayssleep?
Thinkofanewendinganddrawit.
Fosteringcreativityinthe
kindergartenclassroom
Makingconnections!
Sameordifferent?Oddoneout.
Fosteringcreativityinthe
kindergartenclassroom
Fosteringcreativityinthe
kindergartenclassroom
Projectwork
Unitofworkaroundplayingthepark
(differentactionsandcanforability)
Project:Inventanexerciseroutine
shareitwth theclass.
Fosteringcreativityinthe
kindergartenclassroom
Fosteringcreativityinthe
kindergartenclassroom
Projectwork
Unitofworkaroundclassroom
materialsandpromotingcollaboration
(colours,shapes,materials,describing)
Project:Makeaquiltpictureusing
differentmaterials.
Fosteringcreativityinthe
kindergartenclassroom
Fosteringcreativityinthe
kindergartenclassroom
Projectwork
Unitofworkaroundgreetings,colours
andshapes.
Whichshapescanyousee?
Fosteringcreativityinthe
kindergartenclassroom
Projectwork makeaflag
Fosteringcreativityinthe
kindergartenclassroom
Fosteringcreativityinthe
kindergartenclassroom
Projectwork
helpschildrenanalyzewhattheyhave
learned.
helpschildrenmakenewconnections.
helpschildrenevaluatetheirchoices.
developscreativity.
Fosteringcreativityinthe
kindergartenclassroom
Lookingback
Whatiscreativity?
Howdowefostercreativity?
Promoteselfesteem
Brainstormingactivities
Offerchoiceandallowinput
Usequestionseffectively
Makeconnections
Projectwork
References
Moran,Seana.(2010)CreativityinSchoolsinK.
Littleton,C.Wood,J.Kleine Staarman (Eds)
InternationalhandbookofPsychologyin
Education pp 319359
Mosley,Jenny(2005)CircleTimeforYong
Children.Abingdon:Routledge.
Partis,Joanne.(2003)Mycatjustsleeps.
Oxford:OxfordUniversityPress.
Creativityinthekindergarten
classroom
Thankyou!
SandieMouro
sjmourao@gmail.com
http://sandiemourao.eu/
http://picturebooksinelt.blogspot.pt/

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