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Walker, Joseph J.; Lotz, Condit – G/C/T, 1978
"Creating a superhero", a minicourse for gifted elementary children, is described. (CL)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Creative Development, Creative Thinking, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedTurner, Thomas N.; Oaks, Tommy – Childhood Education, 1997
Impromptu storytelling techniques are creative and interesting ways to introduce children to the adventure and allure of storytelling, which in turn aids their cognitive and social development. Presents several activities designed to elicit impromptu storytelling, including sentence stories, name tales, "every day is special" stories,…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Creative Activities, Creative Development
Peer reviewedLowenfels, Manna – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1979
The article describes two one-hour sessions in image making, which serves as the foundation of the creative language arts program used by the author in teaching poetry and writing to children (grades K through 5). (SBH)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Creative Development, Creative Thinking, Creativity
Inman, Kathy Huse; Kreitzer, Jack – 1982
The classroom activities suggested in this resource booklet, proven successful by South Dakota poet Jack Kreitzer, are designed to spark or increase students' creativity by bringing the exciting language of poetry alive in the elementary and secondary classroom. Introductory comments present thoughts on what poetry is and how it should be taught,…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Creative Activities, Creative Development, Creative Writing
Download full textPederson, Clara A., Comp. – 1986
One of a series of resource manuals written by participants in the University of North Dakota teacher education programs to help teachers develop more open and responsive classrooms, this booklet focuses on the teaching of creative drama. Following an introduction by Vito Perrone, the titles and authors of the articles are as follows: (1) "'They…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Creative Activities, Creative Development, Creative Dramatics
Mealy, Virginia T. – Instructor, 1973
Teachers help children to experience art by challenging their fifth graders with the responsibility of an art project. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Products, Class Activities, Creative Development
Peer reviewedTompkins, Gail E. – Language Arts, 1982
Writing researchers suggest that children should write stories in order to (1) entertain, (2) foster artistic expression, (3) explore the functions and values of writing, (4) stimulate imagination, (5) clarify thinking, (6) search for identity, and (7) learn to read and write. (HTH)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cognitive Development, Creative Development, Creative Writing
Stein, Larry – UCLA Educator, 1976
Children are taught to discover concepts which are common to all art forms through live performance workshop presentations. The goal is "...to encourage children to discover their own aesthetic understanding of academics, of works of arts, and ultimately, of life processes." (Author/RW)
Descriptors: Art Appreciation, Class Activities, Concept Formation, Creative Activities
Bennett, Janice O.; Markle, Patricia Ann – 1978
The document offers suggestions for developing a Strucure of Intellect (SOI) program for gifted elementary students. An introductory chapter covers the definition of SOI, rationale for using the SOI model with gifted students, purpose of the guide, assessment of intellectual ability, preparation of the SOI prescription, classroom activities based…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cognitive Development, Convergent Thinking, Creative Development
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Educational Evaluation. – 1986
To improve the reading skills of students with low academic achievement, the Children's Art Carnival (CAC) Reading Program provided 321 children in grades 2-5 with art and reading activities and assistance with behavioral and emotional problems. Analyses of pretests and posttests focused on students' academic achievement and attendance and staff…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Class Activities, Creative Development, Diagnostic Teaching
Sloyer, Shirlee – 1982
Comprehensive instructions for selecting, staging, directing, and evaluating a program of readers theatre is provided for teachers of the elementary school grades. A step-by-step guide using a wide variety of detailed examples is presented in the first section of the booklet. Various chapters in this section discuss (1) readers theatre's unique…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques
Summerfield, Geoffrey, Ed. – 1968
Creativity and its development in students through creative English programs are the subjects of this report from the Dartmouth Seminar. David Holbrook's paper, "Creativity in the English Programme," maintains that English should be taught creatively to enhance the child's capacity to deal with his inner and outer experiences and to help…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Creative Development, Creative Expression
Schlemmer, Phil; Schlemmer, Dori; Pernu, Caryn, Ed. – 1999
This book presents performance-based projects to provide elementary school students both the structure and the freedom to become actively engaged in their own learning. The approach is based on the concept of authentic learning, which advocates a relevant, real world experience to personally engage students in learning. The book is divided into…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Activity Units, Class Activities, Creative Activities
