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Hoff, Ardith – 1980
Designed as a guide to planning art lessons, the booklet offers over 40 suggestions and sample lesson plans for students in grades K-6. Although most of the lessons could be taught at any time of year, they are arranged month-by-month for convenience. Included in each monthly program are lesson plans for both intermediate and primary students,…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Art History, Childrens Art
Goodman, Harriet E. – 1990
A practicum was conducted to develop critical thinking and improve expression through creative written language utilizing precision teaching as an evaluation of student performance. Six students (grades second through sixth) with low idea generation and few organization skills were trained by three teachers and a teacher advisor using…
Descriptors: Brainstorming, Creative Activities, Creative Writing, Critical Thinking
Download full textBennett, Ruth; And Others – 1981
Designed for use in preschool and early elementary school classrooms, this collection of eight American Indian legends provides patterns for making feltboard cutouts of their characters and props to be used in story telling activities. Seven of the legends originate with the Hupa, Karuk, or Yurok Indians of northwestern California and one is from…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian Literature, Animals
Roessel, Robert A., Jr. – 1983
A profusely-illustrated book on Navajo arts and crafts, from the Navajo Curriculum Center, includes sections on weaving, silversmithing, basket making, pottery making, and the economics of Navajo arts and crafts. The book is intended for use by Navajo students and Navajo people in general, so they can read about their arts and crafts from a Navajo…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian History, American Indian Literature, Art History
Cole, Ann; And Others – 1977
PAR (Parents as Resources) consists of two professors and a social worker who are dedicated to helping parents work creatively and confidently with their children during the preschool and primary years. PAR has developed concrete instructional activities and workshops to stimulate the exchange of positive and pleasing experiences between parents…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Communication Skills, Creative Activities, Early Childhood Education
KYME, GEORGE – 1967
DEFINING MUSICALITY AS THE ABILITY TO GRASP A MUSICAL IDEA IN ITS TOTALITY, THIS RESEARCH INVESTIGATED THE RELATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF MUSICAL PERFORMANCE (BOTH ORCHESTRAL AND CHORAL), GUIDED LISTENING, MUSIC READING, AND MUSICAL COMPOSITION AS MEANS OF DEVELOPING SUCH MUSICALITY. THE INSTRUMENT OF EVALUATION WAS A TEST OF AESTHETIC JUDGMENTS IN…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Creative Activities, Curriculum Development, Evaluation
WOOD, HELEN COWAN – 1955
THE FRESNO COUNTY PROJECT, IN DEMONSTRATION SCHOOL PROGRAMS, DEVELOPED SUGGESTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TEACHING MIGRANT CHILDREN. BECAUSE THESE CHILDREN HAVE POOR EXPERIENTIAL BACKGROUNDS AND SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS, FLEXIBLE PROGRAMS PROVED SUCCESSFUL. SUCH PROGRAMS INCLUDE--(1) A WARM WELCOME TO SCHOOL, (2) INTERESTING AND CHALLENGING…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Creative Activities, Disadvantaged, Educational Needs
SHERIDAN, MARION C. – 1960
THE ENGLISH TEACHER CAN ROUSE STUDENTS OUT OF UNTHINKING ACCEPTANCE AND PASSIVITY BY PROVIDING THEM WITH CREATIVE LANGUAGE EXPERIENCES DESIGNED TO SHAPE THEM INTO CURIOUS AND RESPONSIVE INDIVIDUALS. TO FIND A PERSPECTIVE ON TEACHING CREATIVELY THE MANY FACETS OF LANGUAGE, LITERATURE, AND COMPOSITION, TEACHERS SHOULD LOOK TO STATEMENTS MADE BY…
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Creative Development, Creative Reading, Creative Teaching
Carlson, Ruth Kearney – 1968
Ways of introducing children to the pleasures and value of poetry are discussed in this publication. Following a brief survey of various kinds of poems and the needs satisfied by poetry, some of the vocabulary and technical elements of poetic design--meter, stanza, rhyme, figures of speech, and selected verse forms--are explained and illustrated.…
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Creative Writing, Cultural Enrichment, Descriptive Writing
Saunders, Dorothy O. – 1967
The relationship between audience and story-teller can be the most dynamic factor in composition by young people. However, the child must know that his creative endeavors will be presented to an audience which is favorably disposed toward him and which will offer only appreciative constructive criticism. Through noting the responses of his…
Descriptors: Audience Participation, Audiences, Classroom Communication, Creative Activities
Liikanen, Pirkko – Jyvaskyla Studies in Education, Psychology and Social Research, 1975
This book describes a study (conducted in Finland) which examined antecedent conditions for the development of creativity in children and evaluated a kindergarten activity program designed to increase children's creativity. Subjects were 168 kindergarten children (86 girls and 82 boys). Extensive information about each child's family was gathered,…
Descriptors: Art Education, Comparative Analysis, Creative Activities, Creative Art
Taylor, A. L. – CITE Newsletter (Centre for Information on the Teaching of English), 1969
In an experiment designed to involve reluctant learners in a creative learning experience, a class of youngsters assumed the role of a Sahara Desert tribe and talked about their perplexity in finding a chair washed up on the beach. Using this incident as the focal point for a project, the teacher divided the children into small groups to compose…
Descriptors: Acting, Class Activities, Creative Activities, Creative Dramatics
Glaus, Marlene – 1965
The activities presented in this book, designed to help children translate their thoughts into spoken and written words, can supplement an elementary teacher's own language arts lessons. Objectives for each activity are listed, with the general focus of the many oral activities being to develop a rich verbal background for future written work. The…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Creative Activities, Descriptive Writing
Prigmore, George T., Ed. – 1968
This collection of speeches is concerned with the fine arts and crafts programs in elementary and secondary schools. An introduction outlines the problem of aesthetics and fine arts education. Speakers (1) propose a humanities program for students of all abilities; (2) consider whether marching bands serve an aesthetic purpose in the high schools;…
Descriptors: Art Education, Bands (Music), Compensatory Education, Creative Activities
Dzilth-Na-O-Dith-Hle Boarding School, Bloomfield, NM. – 1970
Results of a 1970 teacher and Navajo aide workshop, sponsored by the Navajo Area Division of Education, are compiled in this guide developed particularly for use by those who work with Indian students. Workshop curriculum content and objectives are provided, as well as a section on role identification for teacher/aide teams; checklists concerning…
Descriptors: American Indians, Bilingual Teacher Aides, Boarding Schools, Childrens Games
