Exploring Creativity

Family Child Care Creative Expression Lesson 1 Explore Exploring Creativity Reflection Required	WWW.VIRTUALLABSCHOOL.ORG ACTIVITY ID: 19971 Name Certifier Date
How do you define creativity? What are your views about your own creativity? Take some time to reflect on how you feel about creativity. Then, share and discuss your responses with your trainer, coach, or family child care administrator. What do you like to do in your free time? What do you think adults should do to nurture creativity in children? My own definition of creativity: I consider myself a creative person: All the time Most of the time Some of the time Rarely Never I use creativity in my work: Constantly Most of the time Sometimes Rarely What do you think is most important for helping an adult feel creative at work? Fun and friendly coworkers Flexibility A supervisor who values creativity Recognition for creativity When I encounter a problem, I . . . Pretend it is not there Talk to someone about it Look for solutions on my own When I was a child, I enjoyed: Painting or drawing Making music Writing Dancing Athletics Building things or taking things apart Exploring the outdoors Making up plays etc. with friends/family Do you still enjoy these things now? Why or why not? I feel most creative when (check all that apply) I am outside I am at home I am alone I am talking with others The people around me are creative Other____[fill in below]____ What specifically did you enjoy about the creative outlets you listed in question 8? For example, if you listed athletics, is that because you played basketball with your friends? Think about and record how you can use the creative outlets you listed in question 1 to add creativity into your learning environment. For example, if you listed writing poetry, you could use that skill to lead children in a reading or poetry-writing exercise. If you listed playing the piano, you could share that talent with children and tell them all about your passion, plan music-appreciation activities, or invite children to make their own musical instruments and play music together.

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How do you define creativity? What are your views about your own creativity? Take some time to reflect on how you feel about creativity. Then, share and discuss your responses with your trainer, coach, or family child care administrator.

What do you like to do in your free time?
What do you think adults should do to nurture creativity in children?
My own definition of creativity:
I consider myself a creative person:
- All the time
- Most of the time
- Some of the time
- Rarely
- Never
I use creativity in my work:
- Constantly
- Most of the time
- Sometimes
- Rarely
What do you think is most important for helping an adult feel creative at work?
- Fun and friendly coworkers
- Flexibility
- A supervisor who values creativity
- Recognition for creativity

When I encounter a problem, I . . .
- Pretend it is not there
- Talk to someone about it
- Look for solutions on my own
When I was a child, I enjoyed:
- Painting or drawing
- Making music
- Writing
- Dancing
- Athletics
- Building things or taking things apart
- Exploring the outdoors
- Making up plays etc. with friends/family
Do you still enjoy these things now? Why or why not?
I feel most creative when (check all that apply)
- I am outside
- I am at home
- I am alone
- I am talking with others
- The people around me are creative
- Other____[fill in below]____
What specifically did you enjoy about the creative outlets you listed in question 8? For example, if you listed athletics, is that because you played basketball with your friends?
Think about and record how you can use the creative outlets you listed in question 1 to add creativity into your learning environment. For example, if you listed writing poetry, you could use that skill to lead children in a reading or poetry-writing exercise. If you listed playing the piano, you could share that talent with children and tell them all about your passion, plan music-appreciation activities, or invite children to make their own musical instruments and play music together.

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