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Contribute to the support of children’s creative development

This is a a 15-minute video about creative development in the reception class of a primary school. Watch the video and make notes. Is there anything that you can relate to your setting? What can you learn from watching the video?

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This resource from the Starcatchers website provides a series of creative skills online podcasts talking to different artists about their practice and favourite ideas to use with early years.
This article is titled ‘Creative representation: the child’s unique response to experience’ and is from the Birth to 5 matters website.
This article from The Creation Station looks at the ‘Top ten tips to increase creativity in the classroom’. Read through the article and make notes on the things you can use in your role.
This article looks at ‘Encouraging teenagers’ learning and creativity’. Rather than the charter school that this American website, Higher Ed Tech Decisions, suggests, research what local full or part time courses might be available in your local area e.g. gaming clubs, art classes for home educated children.

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