Creativity Lessons

Everyone starts with the same squiggle. No two drawings end up the same. What do you see?

What do you see in this squiggle?

Everyone starts with the same squiggle. No two drawings end up the same. What do you see?

Everyone starts with the same squiggle. No two drawings end up the same. What do you see?

What would the consequences be if a town’s tap water became… unreliable?

What would the consequences be if all people lived much, much longer?

What would the consequences be if no one had to sleep anymore?

So, what can a chair be used for other than, you know, sitting in?

So, what can a pencil be used for other than writing and drawing?

So, what CAN a CAN be used for other than storing liquids?

So what are some new ways to use a paperclip?

The commutative and associative properties are a whole lot more interesting when you apply them to a mathematical operation that you created!

Sure, Dr. Seuss wrote for young students, but can older students analyze his writing and learn to mimic his style? THEN, they can produce Seuss-style poetry about any topic: Ancient China, the electromagnetic spectrum, Pride and Prejudice, and (yes) fraction division!

We’ll take two seemingly unrelated pieces of content (say volcanoes and the human body) and then build analogies to connect the two ideas. In the end, students can create a skit, comic, or story relating the two concepts.

So… do your students moan when forced to work in a group? Part of the problem is that lack the structure to work well with peers. Edward de Bono’s Thinking Hats are a perfect tool to help with this problem.

What kind of an app could have helped Abe Lincoln accomplish his goals?

Let’s write a summary. A very short summary. With VERY strict rules.