This document discusses developing creativity in young learners. It defines creativity as the ability to think of new ideas and understandings through reasoning. The main areas of focus are what creativity is, how learning settings can influence it, ways to develop it in children, strategies to support creative thinking, and the benefits. Some key points are that creativity involves producing original outcomes, every child can create in their own way, and providing supplies and asking open-ended questions can stimulate children's imaginations.

1. Developing young learner’s
creativity
‘Teach them to think and then create’

2. CREATIVE MIND
Creativity – noun ; Create – verb ; Creative – adjective
Powerful Imagination
Ability to think up
Develops new ideas & understanding with
reasoning
Designing new world
Develops confident in their views and values
Solve problems in new ways

3. MAIN FOCUS AREA
• What is Creativity?
• How can learning setting influence creativity?
• Ways or steps to be implemented
• Strategies to support creative thinking
• Benefits of creativity
• Some creativities by children

4. What is Creativity?
Creativity is not an art but it is all about the capacity of creative
thinking. It has originality to produce outcomes and values or
it is an act of thinking and then producing it into reality.
Creativity is a state of thinking skills that help the child in
extending their understanding in areas like art, music, dance,
role play and imaginative plays. Every child has his own
adjective to produce new ideas, views and values in his world.
HOW A CHILD CAN *CREATE*
C – ombine
R – errange
E – liminate
A – dapt
T – ry another use
E - xtend

5. HOW CAN LEARNING SETTINGS INFLUENCE
CREATIVITY ?
 Supportive Environment
: Home environment- Family members interaction, quality of parent-child
relationships, warmth and encouragement, a secure and stable
environment.
: School environment- Teacher-student relationships, Classroom
activities, positive-open-democratic and free environment, positive
interpersonal relationships.
Creative Programmes
 Creative Teachers & ways of teaching

6. Ways or steps to develop child creativity …
Allow for your child to make simple choices, such as what to eat for dinner or
where to go on a weekend. This encourages them to think independently, exercising
an important aspect of creativity.
Encouraging independence from caregivers and media. A child that is constantly
entertained by others or the television will struggle to find things to do on their own
without access to media.
Provide supplies can all contribute to elaborate dramatic items in your child’s
environment to stimulate their imaginations. Drawing supplies, blocks, books, and
random craft supplies can all contribute to elaborate dramatic play schemes.
Brainstorm different uses for items with your child. Ur Like for example – a card
board tube can be a telescope, tower, or person. Validate all of your child’s ideas,
praising for such as impressive imagination.
Ask your child open-minded questions to stretch their understanding and help them
to postulate ideas.
Engage in story telling. Start a story and take turns building upon it. Follow your
child's lead in what the mood of the story should be.

7. Strategies to support creative thinking
across the curriculum …
Any lesson can develop creative thinking if it involves
pupils generating and extending ideas, suggesting
hypothesis, applying imagination and finding new or
innovative outcomes. Try to include opportunities for
creativity in lessons we teach. (look for evidence)

8. Benefits of creativity
• Promoting creative thinking is a powerful way of
engaging children with their learning.
• Children think creatively show increased levels of
motivation and self esteems.
• Developing the capacity of thinking in a creative
way, can enrich their lives and help them to
contribute to a better society.