Creativity is a vital skill students need to be successful in school and life. It helps with problem-solving, contributes to our satisfaction in life, and gives us a sense of purpose. Kids today have fewer opportunities to develop creativity than ever before. Now children spend far more time watching TV or playing video games or texting.
Creativity Can be Nurtured
Imagination: Encourage imagination and out of the box thinking in your students
- Play: Kids need long, unstructured blocks of time to play
- The Struggle is Real: Let kids struggle and figure it out on their own
- Write, write, write: Give students a small journal for jotting down ideas
Help Them Find Inspiration
What’s Your Interest?
- Study the Great Creatives
- Practice Meditation and Mindfulness
- Work Together
- Make it Real: Give students concrete motivation to be creative by making connections to real life
- Show students how creativity helps you in your job
It’s a Life Skill
Creativity isn’t something that students learn overnight, but it is something you can help students develop
- Make your classroom a creativity workshop by giving students opportunities to think for themselves and solve problems
- You learn best when you laugh
- By making the classroom experience more comfortable and enjoyable, humor can make teaching and learning more effective
