Fostering creativity in the early childhood classroom

Abstract

Most early childhood teachers would tell you that creativity is important; and that creativity should be considered an integral part of every early childhood classroom. Yet, too often, it is slighted in some areas or limited to being a part of art education. How can creativity can be nurtured and developed in all cognitive and social aspects of an early childhood classroom? The key to this fostering of creativity is for each teacher to examine his or her own filters that can help to foster, or hinder, as the case may be, creativity in that classroom setting. By examining adult attitudes, classroom atmosphere, and children's activities and materials, and adjusting, where necessary, to incorporate certain positive elements for creativity, early childhood educators are more likely to establish a trusting, flexible, and safe environment that allows and stimulates the creative process in an atmosphere of respect.

Investigating the Creativity of Children in Early Childhood Education Institutions

“…Therefore, understanding creativity is very important for preschool education. [3,4] Creativity can be referred to as the process of producing original things. It is the development of original opinions and creation of new products and inventions by an individual.…”

“…Therefore, the positive attitudes of preschool teachers are another factor important in creativity. [3,9,10,11] There are a number of points that preschool teachers should consider to support the creativity of children. Preschool teachers should provide rich materials that mobilize the imagination of children, offer opportunities for children to dream, provide opportunities to express their ideas, appreciate their individuality and encourage different perspectives.…”

Penerapan Permainan Origami untuk Meningkatkan Kreativitas Siswa di MIM Pepe, Klaten

“…Kreativitas digunakan untuk memproses suatu produk yang orisinil. Hal ini adalah proses seseorang memberikan opini dan kreasi namun proses perkembangannya berbeda setiap indi-vidu (Smith, 1996;Twigg & Yates, 2017). Pemberian kreativitas pada kurikulum sekolah merupakan suatu hal yang harus dilakukan.…”

Poticanje dječje kreativnosti u predškolskim ustanovama

“…Međutim, odgojitelj može kreirati okruženje koje podržava kreativnost te pripremiti primjerene aktivnosti i materijale za onu djecu koja žele istraživati i kreativno se izražavati. Nedostatak navedenoga može ometati kreativnost (Smith, 1996).…”