My Action Plan

Development of Creativity

Developing 21st Century Approaches

By Kanwal HabibTCS Township Nursery

What is Creativity?Creativity means

generating outcomes that are original and of value. Originality may be in

relation to one’s previous experience, to a group or it may be uniquely original. Creative thinking is also

about judgment – our ability to judge the value of ideas and outputs.

We all have the capacity for creative thinking to;

generate and extend ideas

suggest hypotheses

apply imagination

look for alternative innovative outcomes

Just one belief….

Promoting creative thinking is a powerful way of engaging children with their learning.

Children who are encouraged to think creatively show increased levels of motivation and self esteem.

Creativity prepares them with the flexible skills they will need to face an uncertain future

Employers want people who are adaptable, innovative, can solve problems and communicate well with others.

Developing the capacity to be creative can enrich their lives and help them to contribute to a better society.

Benefits of Creativity

My Action Plan caters Nursery Children Age 3.5 to 5 years

Long Term Goal / Attainment Targets To apply the 21st century

approaches in my teaching practice.

To develop Creative Thinking.

To enhance creativity in toddlers.

Seek for the answers I have in my mind about creativity and its development.

To enable the kids to think proactively.

To make them reflect .

To encourage them to imagine.

To allow them to blend and make new or silly words.

To enable them to create stories, pictures, characters, dreams, goals

and their own world.

Short Term Goals / Learning Objectives

THE BIG CHAOS…

Unfinished activities .

Wrong or surprising outcomes.

Parents or Head may not cooperate.

No response from the child.

Challenges Solutions

THE BIGGER PATIENCE..More time or days can be allotted.

Goals Achieved.

Notifications and discussions are always helpful.

There is always a next time.

Circle time

Individual experiences

Pair work

Small Group Collaboration

Strategies

Mystery objects bag

The CONNECT Game ( Blending of sounds or Words connecting a proposed word)

Smell to Tell….

What would happen if….. ( Circle Time Discussions)

Mix and fix….(color mixing / Shapes to build new shapes

Puzzles

Sowing seeds

Puppetry/ Role play

Painting/ Drawing dreams

And countless more……..

Activities

Time Allocation for Creative Development

Months Weeks per month

Days per week

Minutes per day

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Timeline

September

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

My goals shall be achieved;•Creative Thinking•Creativity

I will focus on

imagination

I will focus on painting,

drawing, role play.

I will focus on blending

I will focus on reflection

I will focus on proactive

thinking

ResourcesThe environment

The ideas by children, colleagues and parents

Shapes cutouts and Geometrical solids

Paper , Crayons and Paints

Props ( objects) and puppets

Charts Big pictures

Books

Puzzles

Outdoor environment, plant pots, seeds

Real objects like fruits, veggies

Learning areas in the class

Yet it never ends. As we must………

Plan

ApplyEvaluate

My Experience….

Thank you

Lets be creative and encourage the creativity.