1. My Action Plan Development of Creativity Developing 21 st Century Approaches By Kanwal Habib TCS Township Nursery

2. 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.

3. 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….

4. 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

5. My Action Plan caters Nursery Children Age 3.5 to 5 years

6. Long Term Goal / Attainment Targets To apply the 21 st 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.

7. 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

8. 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.

9. Circle time Individual experiences Pair work Small Group Collaboration Strategies

10. 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

11. Time Allocation for Creative Development MonthsWeeks per month Days per week Minutes per day September October November December January February March April May 233223323233223323 222222222222222222 30

12. Timeline September October November December January February March April May My goals shall be achieved; Creative Thinking Creativity 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

13. Resources The 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

14. Yet it never ends. As we must……… Plan Apply Evaluate

15. My Experience….