The Creative Child: Nurturing Early Creativity
Focusing on the importance of fostering creativity in children from an early age, this content explores the natural creative abilities of children and the role of adults in supporting and nurturing this innate talent. It delves into neuroscience research showing the significance of quality experiences in the early years and highlights the Reggio Emilia Approach as an example of good practice in encouraging and valuing children's creativity. Through discussions on play, art projects, and reflections, the content emphasizes the need for consistent support throughout a child’s educational journey to maintain and enhance their creative abilities.
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The Creative Child Petra Vallin
Program Land Art Project your brief presentations and reflections ? Bloom`s Taxonomy Tasks discussion ? The Creative Child - presentation ? Videos about the Reggio Emilia Approach group work (video and a mind map) ? The Creative Child at Play ?
Reflection How did I like to work on such a task? Was it difficult/easy, amusing/annoying? Did it make you feel happy/lost? ? How did you get the idea? ? How were you satisfied with the result? ?
The Creative Learning in the Early Years The first three years of life children`s brains are more active than those of university students (Yanez, 2013) ? Need to start developing creativity early but also to ensure consistent support throughout preschool and primary school education ? Necessary to understand that all children are creative, they just need to get the opportunity to express it it is adult`s role to nurture it further ? Children are creative experts natural, spontaneous, appetite for discovery, creation and connection, strong motivation to learn ? Children are delighted with themselves, later the dissatisfaction appear as they progress though education (they are more self-cricitical, become less creative) ?
Neuroscience research shows that at birth, babies brains have around 100 billion neurons but only about a quarter of the connections (synapses) have been made between them ? quality experience in the early years is crucial it means imaginative, creative and cultural opportunities ?
Enriched environment Leger M, Paizanis E, Dzahini K, Quiedeville A, Bouet V, Cassel JC, Freret T, Schumann-Bard P, & Boulouard M. (Nov 2015, Epub 5 Jun 2014). Environmental Enrichment Duration Differentially Affects Behavior and Neuroplasticity in Adult Mice. Cerebral Cortex, 25(11):4048-61. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhu119.
The Reggio Emilia Approach: Example of good practice Establishes the image of the child as strong, capable, resilient, rich with wonder and knowledge ? Every child brings deep curiosity and potential ? Children get opportunity to question, hypothesise, predict, experiment, reflect on their discoveries and revisit their projects to refine and clarify their understanding. ?
Videos about Reggio Emilia Approach https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7n2hCebmT4c&t=3s - introduction ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wE3I9jePa0&t=75s examples from R.E. Classrooms ?
VIDEO about The Reggio Emilia Approach TASK: Watch 2 videos about The Reggio Emilia Approach. While watching, take notes and then create a mind map that will sum up the most important characteristics of this approach. You will have 20 min.
The importance of play in the early years Play has undeniable power on ability to think and work creatively. ? Play is a means by which children`s development and learning are initiated and through which development is achieved and learning is mastered (bergen, 1998). ? Play is about joy and interest for the young child. Joy is associated with increased dopamine levels in the brain, linked to enhanced memory, attention, creativity and motivation (Cook, Goodman, Schulz, 2011). ? Children who engage in quality play experiences are more likely to have well-developed memory skills, language skills and self-regulation (so they are more succesful in their future studies). ?
The creative child at play Ruksana Mohammed, 2018 (Creative Learning in the Early Years) Play is often viewed as what one does after work: a reward. In most cases, first you work and then you play. Many adults work so that they can afford to play. But investigating, solving problems, searching for possibilities is actually about playing. ? Learning based on knowing facts or doing things by what is expected is no preparation for this type of creativity, but play is. ? Play must not be viewed as a break from learning, but as a pathway toward creative learning. ? Games may play a crucial role in education. ?
