 Digging deeper  Looking twice  Crossing out mistakes  Talking/listening to a cat.  Getting in deep water.  Getting out from behind locked doors.  Plugging in the sun.  Wanting to know.  Having a ball  Building sand castles  Singing in your own way.  Shaking hands with the future. (Torrance 1992)

Imagination with no boundaries

 Preparation  Incubation  Illumination  Verification

 Gathering information  Reviewing data or materials  Identifying the problem  Locating resources

 Letting things develop without consciously working on them.  Free association

 Moment of enlightenment  The AHA!!  Eureka

 Test the concept  Analyze the solution  Judge critically

 Fluency -free flow of thoughts and ideas  Flexibility - looking from many different perspectives  Originality - Novel idea /produce something unique  Elaboration - adding details and finishing touches

 Have great deal of energy, but also are quiet and at rest.  Tend to be smart and naïve at the same time.  Combination of playfulness and discipline.  Alternate between fantasy and reality.  Harbor tendencies from being extroverted and introverted.  Humble and proud at the same time.  Not easily stereotyped.  Are thought to be rebellious and independent.  Passionate about their work, but extremely objective as well.  Exposed to a great deal of suffering, and great deal of enjoyment.

 Discuss with a partner the qualities you have and identify areas that you wish to strengthen or develop in yourself.

 Watch video clip.  Why should children’s art work be displayed around the school?  Why do lessons using drawing and painting through the senses in their hands help young children process and understand more of what they are learning?  How did the teacher set the mood?  What does the narrator mean when he quotes Picasso – “It took me 4 years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child.”

 Listen to the story  Take a Walk About outside  Complete the activity