Creativity
Not sure where to start with teaching creativity? Discover how to ignite students’ interests and passions. Then, stand back, and watch great things emerge.
Setting Up Constraints to Inspire Creative Thinking
When students have less to work with, they approach STEM challenges in new and different ways.A Field Trip Focused on Art and Poetry
Going outdoors can inspire elementary students to tap into their creativity and produce poems with a visual twist.Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Teaching Elementary Students to Use Audio and Graphic Design Tools
Teachers can amplify students’ creativity by showing them how to demonstrate their learning with multimedia applications.Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.The Powerful Effects of Drawing on Learning
The science is clear: Drawing beats out reading and writing to help students remember concepts.1MYour content has been saved!
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Mo Willems on the Lost Art of Being Silly
The author of Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive The Bus! chats with us about creativity, drawing as empathy, and letting kids “do 51 percent of the work.”554.4kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.19 Highly Engaging End-of-Year Activities
Teachers can help students end the year on a high note with activities that remind them how much they’ve learned in class.3 Visual Thinking Exercises to Try in English Class
Activities like mapping, sketching, and sculpting can help students clarify ideas—and deepen their literary analysis skills.8.9kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Creating a Curriculum-Based Board Game From Scratch
Instructions for middle and high school teachers who are interested in assigning their students an engaging group project.
The Spatially Gifted—Our Future Architects and Engineers—Are Being Overlooked
Though they have the potential to excel in many fields, we’re neglecting a large body of students with a unique set of skills.306.7kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Encouraging Students to Demonstrate Learning Creatively
Students develop a sense of ownership over learning and find new ways to be successful when they can choose how they show what they know.A Game to Teach Preschoolers How to Use Classroom Materials
By playing a silly game that flips the script on who the expert is, early childhood educators can help students see how to use everyday classroom tools correctly.Making Literary Analysis Creative Through Thematic Sculptures
When students use playful materials to build a physical object that represents their thinking, they grapple with texts in new ways.21kYour content has been saved!
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4 Ways to Develop Creativity in Students
Creativity is a valuable skill, and there are common strategies teachers can use to help students develop it.310.1kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.6 Cool Visual Thinking Activities That Strengthen Student Writing
Visual activities like mapping, sketching, sculpting, and writing comic strips can help students clarify ideas, strengthen drafts, and deepen literary analysis.Using Black Sticky Notes to Boost Students’ Comprehension of Literature
This innovative note-taking framework keeps students engaged when they’re approaching a new literary or historical concept.
