Kitchen bath scene by Xan How do you foster creativity in students? I am still working on the answer to that. Last week though, I caught a glimpse of what 4th grade language arts gifted students are capable of when given a good book and some choice in product. After competing their reading of "Sarah, Plain and Tall," I gave the kids a choice menu of 9 different book projects ranging from naming the chapter of the book to researching train transportation of the early 1900's to creating a botany book detailing plants mentioned in the book. Many of the students choose the option of becoming Sarah, who liked to draw pictures, and trying to recreate her artwork. Two partnerships chose to work together to write a screenplay for a chapter (before they watched the movie!,) and both small groups then opted to act it out, as well! We also had talk show hosts who wrote up interviews with main characters. Their creativity was overflowing! So for today, the answer to how do you foster creativity? Quality literature as our base and a good dose of student choice in product and simply get out of the way and let them get to work!
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