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RE: creativity exercise thread.......

From: Kimberly Herbert (kimberly)
Date: Thu Jun 29 2000 - 19:17:01 PDT

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    I have observed a couple of observations of what seems to spark creativity
    in the kids.

    1. Having the art gallery and art studio in one large room. Kids often go
    look at details in the art and then go back to work in the art studio.
    2. The recycling table – having a variety of different things for the kids
    to go through and create with.
    3. Having a safe no mistakes only unexpected results atmosphere (I’m dealing
    with elementary children mostly)
    4. Having basic cleaning supplies (safe/nontoxic) for cleaning up spills
    etc. and expect the kids to clean up after themselves. I think this gives
    them a feeling of power and control over their situation. (I keep a portable
    paper towel holder, liquid soap, spray bottle with water, spray bottle with
    vinegar out during class and I use baby oil for cleaning things like
    crayons/oil pastels but don’t leave it out or it ends up on the floor. I put
    in on paper towels for the kids and they clean the table/ then use vinegar
    to clean up the residue.)

    Kimberly Herbert ( kimberly <kimberly> )
    CAM Administrator
    San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts/Children's Art Museum

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    From: Bunki Kramer [bkramer.us]
    Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 12:39 PM
    To: ArtsEdNet Talk
    Subject: creativity exercise thread.......

    from: Bunki Kramer (bkramer.us)
    Los Cerros Middle School
    968 Blemer Road
    Danville, CA 94526
    http://ww2.lcms.srvusd.k12.ca.us/faculty/faculty.html
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    From: Patricia Knott <pknott>

    >.........On day one of my Why Man Creates class, before I make seating
    charts or go over the course requirements, I give every student one of those
    clips (I can't think of the name of them) - the ones with the black head on
    them that you have to pull back the little handles to clip and release - and
    ask them to, in ten minutes comes up for 20 other uses for the clip other
    than holding paper. They are so perplexed that I am not following the
    normal day one routine that it takes them eight minutes to even start
    thinking about it.......
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    I find the idea of this thread fascinating. I would like to know how others
    discuss "creativity" in their classrooms and other tips, tricks, ideas to
    make kids more in tune with their creativity. Toodles....... 

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