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Teaching for Creativity
Chamberlain, Valerie M.; Kelly, Joan – Forecast for Home Economics, 1975
The authors cite the personal characteristics of creative individuals and the behavior of teachers which inhibits student creativity before focusing on their main topic: ways to promote creativity in the home economics curriculum. (AG)
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Creative Development, Creative Expression, Creative Teaching
Children's Art: A Vehicle for Learning
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Burns, Sylvia F. – Young Children, 1975
Discusses the ways in which teachers can use art activities to provide a variety of learning experiences which encourage both creative expression and intellectual development. Lists basic art media and their inherent learning possibilities. (ED)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Materials, Classroom Environment, Creative Development
Nurturing Creative Talent in Early Childhood.
Karnes, Merle B.; Strong, Paula Sabatino – 1978
This teaching guide suggests practical ideas for encouraging creative talent in preschool children. It is part of a series of similar guides developed by the RAPYHT Project (Retrieval and Acceleration of Promising Young Handicapped and Talented) for educating young gifted/talented handicapped children and gifted children with no handicaps. The…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Creative Development, Creative Expression, Creativity
Can't You See What I'm Saying. A Study of Non-Verbal Communication. An Alpha Study Unit.
Le Storti, Anthony J.; And Others – 1981
The unit on nonverbal communication is designed for presentation to elementary, middle, and junior high school gifted students. An introductory section lists four unit objectives leading to awareness of the nonverbal communication transmitted by students themselves and by others; expression and understanding of the nonverbal messages of gestures,…
Descriptors: Body Language, Creative Development, Creative Expression, Dance
Caring for the Little Ones: Creative Activities for Infants and Toddlers.
Miller, Karen – Child Care Information Exchange, 1997
Main section argues that developing aptitudes for creativity in infants and toddlers is an important goal. Suggests the foundations of creativity begin with feeling valued, learning to combine things, exploring space and direction (gross motor development), fine motor development, making things happen, making a mess, and exposure to variety.…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Class Activities, Creative Activities, Creative Development
Enriching Vocabulary = Better Readers, Writers, Speakers, and Listeners. A Resource Book.
Koch, Norman E. – 1986
Stressing language development as the prime component of all learning, this resource book presents suggestions to teachers to aid them in developing children's descriptive language. Basic to the described activities is the concept that vocabulary development is essentially concept development, requires a variety of experiences, and results from…
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Choral Speaking, Classroom Techniques, Creative Development
Alternative Learning Experiences for Creative Expression. The Arts and Learning: Interdisciplinary Resources for Education Resource Guide 5.
Lee, Ronald T., Ed. – 1988
One of eight guides in the Arts and Learning series, this guide, which was originally developed through the arts in education program of Homer Central School, New York, contains 25 classroom strategies (prototype units or prototype instructional strategies) that can be used by teachers to infuse the arts into their teaching of language…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Class Activities, Community Resources, Creative Development