An art instructor of a Senior Citizens' class brings together a kindergarten class and her own pupils to see age differences vanish through comradeship. (AJ)

The author looks at the influence F. Froebel's building block curriculum on the creative and mental development of architect Frank Lloyd Wright. (SB)

The article provides a chart which summarizes conclusions drawn by researchers concerning the performance each hemisphere plays in human information processing, and gives suggestions on programs or activities which will enhance skills and significantly expand learning potential of gifted children. (PHR)

Reviews five children's books that deal with the theme of losing things and the feelings that can accompany it. Also discusses the loss of intangible things, such as talent, concentration, temper, or patience, and presents five creative activities that deal more with the loss of objects. (LRW)

Presents two exercises that offer some ways to read anything creatively. Explains that, in "page skips," a page is read and then pages are flipped randomly to continue reading; and in "reading the blank page," a bound volume of blank pages is "read" starting at the top center of the first page (where a title would…

Suggests three ideas for writing poetry: photographic portrait poems (writer looks at a photograph and describes it); fashion statements (writer picks out a style of dress and writes about what it suggests); and advice poems (writer gives advice to himself/herself in the form of a poem). (PA)

Teaching artists have techniques for keeping play alive and vital in their work. But how do they think of play as TAs? In this article, the author examines the role of play in the work and life of teaching artists.

This article considers how teachers can begin to reconcile their value for creativity with a pedagogy that supports it. First, teachers' experiences of finding themselves caught in the middle between valuing creativity and helping students conform to the constraints of the classroom are considered. Next, the role that constraints play in…

Designed for primary and junior students, the Drama Hike is a real walk into the woods: smelling, feeling and seeing Nature. It is also an imaginative search for ancient civilizations, in this case the "Hully Gullies." The purpose of the trip is to discover what these people might have looked like, their social habits, religion, sports and so on.…

In this article, the author talks about an international art fashion show at St. Timothy's School in Stevenson, Maryland, which provided opportunities for students to showcase what they did best, from design to research, to creative production, to modeling. According to Randy Stevens, Head of School, the project helped students think more deeply…

In this outcomes study (N=40), changes in stress levels were compared across two participant conditions for a period of artistic activity with a cognitive focus on either a personally stressful or positive situation. Results indicated that participants in the positive-focus condition demonstrated a significant decrease in stress, whereas…

The purpose of this paper is to consider the specific role of Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) in creative media production courses. We present a review of the pedagogical approaches that inform our "generic" understanding of PAL. We then consider both quantitative and qualitative data from students, leaders and tutors to gain insights into…

Creativity can be broadly defined as a combination of interacting individual and environmental resources leading to the production of valuable solutions. This paper concentrates on the type of creativity that can be expressed in solving social problems. After reviewing the potentially relevant psychological and contextual variables intervening in…