Last year was the first year that we have begun screening all 2nd graders for creativity. So through that screening, we identified a group of 3rd graders this year that were gifted in the area of creativity. We used Fridays to really focus on creative skills and areas. We talked about creativty being a part of every piece of life - not just when talking about creative and performing arts. We also focused on what it means to be creative. Here are ideas that we discussed and experiemented with during the course of the year:
1. Fluency and flexibility of ideas - Sometimes creativity requires some brainstorming and coming up with lots of ideas. 2. Be original - Being creative means coming up with an idea that is "out of the box." 3. Elaborate - With this area of creativty we are looking at taking one idea and elaborate on it to make it the best idea with details and well-defined thinking. Pictures below (and on the photo page) show examples of student work showcasing their learning and growth in the area of creativity.
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