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Creativity
Learners participate in several activities to help them see the importance of developing creativity in Students.
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. . .And the Answer is
Learners appreciate creative thinking and that some situations have more than one answer.
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An Irritiating Creature - a poetry lesson
Students think about and evaluate the meaning of a poem. It also encourages students to be original and creative in their thinking as they read, analyze and illustrate their story.
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Gotta Dance!
Students explore how dance can invoke the significance of experiences in their everyday lives. They work in small dance troupes to create their own dance pieces reflecting themes and experiences relevant to their lives.
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Proverb Puzzle
In this proverbs worksheet, students uncover popular proverbs by solving letter puzzles. Each important word in a proverb is replace by its initial letters.
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Roman Numeral Trick
Eleventh graders rewrite given clues to help them solve a riddle. They try to figure out a word using the Roman Numeral Trick. An answer key is provided.
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Solving the following Cryptarithm
In this algebra worksheet, students solve a cryptarithm by deciphering a word problem and finding out how many potential solutions the puzzle has. There is 1 question with an answer key. This would be a great Algebra warm up problem.
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Tour + Workshop = DESIGN: Presenting Information
Students develop a business card to market them. In this developing a business card to market them lesson, students design a business card to represent them. Students create a logo or graphic design that is professional and catchy. ...
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KinderArt Drawing for Kids
Students illustrate a creative adventure idea. For this arts and crafts lesson, students design drawings based on where they would like to go for an adventure. Before creating their illustrations, students brainstorm the method of...
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Getting to Know You
Third graders explore different types of poetry and illustrate their own experiences through creating their own poem. In this getting to know you lesson plan, 3rd graders create and recite their poems with a self-portrait.
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Creative Activities for the Sciences
Young scholars expand their creative outlets. In this science lesson, three ideas, including videos, are presented to help get students motivated to think creatively and express themselves.
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Time Capsule
In this creative thinking activity, students identify and describe ten objects that they would put into a time capsule that people would open in another century. They also draw their time capsule.
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Making Kites
Students engage in the study of kites and focus upon the evaluation and designs invovled. They conduct research into the different types of designs and use the information in order to create unique project designs. The drawings are...
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Making A Felt Pouch
Students are engaged in the making of a felt pouch. They complete the project with the aid of the teacher because the lesson is meant for the Special Education population. Students answer the following focus question to set the context,...
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Signs Of The Times
Students investigate the concepts of the artwork of the Ashanti and focus upon the Adinkra cloth. They conduct research using a variety of resources and use Crayola Ministampers to create patterned designs that are comparable to Ashanti...
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The Merci Train
Middle schoolers investigate the Merci Train and conduct research in order to write a summary about its origination and purposes. They make a boxcar that is designed and made from construction paper and glue and wrapped around cardboard.
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Holiday
Second graders engage in a lesson about holidays. They create a holiday windsock and decorate it with illustrations that symbolize different days. The information for the decorations is found through conducting research and discussing...
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Human Features of Our Community
Students investigate the human factors that create a community. They conduct research using a variety of sources. Students then create dioramas that depict a typical scene found in a community.
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Animal Jumping Puppets
Students investigate the proportions of body parts and learn how to create moving parts. They cut shapes with detail and learn how to attach string and tie knots. Students practice the defining vocabulary related to puppets.
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Hats Throughout History
Learners discuss the history of hats including uses and origins and discover there are many types of hats for many purposes. Students create their own hats from paper after looking at slides of various types of hats.
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String of Dots
You are Wilbur and your partner is Orville.The winner of this game gets to make the first flight in the Wright Flyer.
Develop a stratgegy for this one.Make a string of 15 to 30 dots. With a partner take turns crossing them off either...
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Which Age?
Students recall time and place of objects. The National Aviation Hall of Fame is set up in six ages: The Early Years, WWI, the Golden Years, WWII, the Jet Age, and the Space Age. Use this activity for a review of the NAHF after the tour....
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Introduction to Creative Thinking and Dr. de Bono's Thinking Methods
Students become more familiar with the setting of the instructional activity. They know who Dr. de Bono is and what he invented. Students know the lessons ground rules. They have sparked their creativity to be stimulated.
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Creative Art
Students examine the difference between creative and patterned art. They identify the role of the teacher in planning developmentally appropriate activities for young children. They