1. Early Childhood Education: Creativity Dr. K. A. Korb University of Jos

2. Outline   Overview   Art   Music   Drama Dr. K. A. Korb University of Jos

3. Creativity  Creativity: Ability to identify original and useful solutions to problems  Creativity: A product or an idea that is new to the person who produced it and appropriate based on the cultural standards  Aspects of creativity –Fluency: Produce many ideas –Originality: Generate new and different ideas –Flexibility: Depart from traditional views to generate a new perspective to a problem –Elaboration: Adding novel details  Creatively is largely dependent on environment Dr. K. A. Korb University of Jos

4. Characteristics of Creative Children  Curious  Flexible  Original  Independent  Thinks deeply about an idea  Finds unique solutions to solve a problem Dr. K. A. Korb University of Jos

5. Fostering Creativity  Value Creativity  Allow children to make mistakes  Provide large blocks of time for children to play and explore –A strong relationship has been found between play and creativity  Give open-ended activities that do not necessarily a right or wrong answer Dr. K. A. Korb University of Jos

6. Creative Arts  Reasons for including creative arts in the classroom (Boyer, 1987) –Help children express feelings and ideas that are difficult to share with words –Arts provides a universal language that can be communicated with others Dr. K. A. Korb University of Jos

7. Art  For components of a strong art program (Schirrmacher, 2006) –Use senses to engage in meaningful experiences –Make art with a variety of materials –Learn about artists –Study beauty in color and design Dr. K. A. Korb University of Jos

8. Fostering Creative Artists in the ECE Classroom  Demonstrate appropriate uses of art tools and materials  Avoid using of models  Emphasize the artistic process instead of the product  Display art in the classroom Dr. K. A. Korb University of Jos

9. Music  Benefits of teaching music –Psychomotor skills –Emotional development –Enhance cognitive development –Social skills –Cultural development Dr. K. A. Korb University of Jos

10. Fostering Creative Musicians in the ECE Classroom  Listen to varieties of music  Dance to varieties of music  Give children opportunities to make music Dr. K. A. Korb University of Jos

11. Drama  Occurs when children pretend: –An object is something other than what it actually is –They are somebody other than themselves  Drama in ECE should focus on themes that children are interested in –Teachers should:  Provide props  Observe drama  Facilitate drama as needed Dr. K. A. Korb University of Jos

12. Revision  How is creativity defined for young children?  What are the three creative domains that should be included in the ECE Classroom?  How can teachers foster creative development in young children?  Ideas for Art Projects –http://www.kinderart.com/ http://www.kinderart.com/ Dr. K. A. Korb University of Jos