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Freeman, Jayne – Learning, 1976
Encouraging children to develop their imagination through using poetic imagery and pantomime widens and enriches their view of the world. (JD)
Descriptors: Creative Development, Creative Teaching, Descriptive Writing, Dramatic Play
Smith, James A. – 1975
In this book, designed for both teachers in training and practicing teachers, an attempt is made to translate into methodology those principles of creative thinking and creative development derived from the last 10 years of reading research. Part 1, "The Nature of Creative Teaching," contains discussions of basic principles of creative teaching,…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Creative Development, Creative Teaching, Elementary Education
Thomas, Lorenzo – Freedomways, 1975
Describes experiences as visiting poet teaching poetry in newly desegregated schools of East Texas. Notes that progress towards integration has been made, but that original ideas of integrationists are widely unrealized. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Black Youth, Creative Development, Creative Expression, Creative Teaching
Download full textShapiro, Phyllis P.; Shapiro, Bernard J. – 1971
A recent study (Shapiro & Shapiro, 1970) showed that fourth graders from an upper middle class background with varying degrees of intelligence, creativity, and language achievement could be taught to express themselves poetically. The present study was undertaken to replicate these results with children from less advantaged backgrounds. The two…
Descriptors: Creative Development, Creative Expression, Creative Teaching, Creative Writing
Smutny, Joan Franklin – 2001
This digest paper presents strategies and activities that can be used to encourage gifted students to develop their individual talents in the language arts. Suggestions for exploring poetic language especially free verse, include ideas for creating group poems and catalysts for creating individual poems. Suggestions for exploring the elements of…
Descriptors: Biographies, Classroom Techniques, Creative Activities, Creative Development
Wooten, Vida Jo – Texas Outlook, 1968
Children will enjoy creative writing in the primary grades if they are given inspiration, time to write, and the opportunity to share their work with classmates. A second-grade class began a creative writing project by listening to poetry and selecting poems to memorize and recite. This stimulated and encouraged them to evaluate and to write…
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Creative Development, Creative Expression, Creative Teaching
Karolides, Nicholas J., Ed. – Wisconsin English Journal, 1977
The articles in this document present ideas for teaching English and the language arts creatively. Topics include a letter writing project in which ninth graders wrote letters to celebrities; an English elective course designed to increase students' creativity; ways of using the newspaper to teach language skills; the value of games in teaching…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Creative Development
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
