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    Creativity: The Spice of Life and Learning
    Creativity: The Spice of Life and Learning
    Creativity: The Spice of Life and Learning
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    Creativity: The Spice of Life and Learning

    By Ruth Degman-Reed

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    Dr. Ruth Degman-Reed has put the fun back in teaching and learning. This book is a creative tool that reaches the "whole" child through fun activities, all while teaching language and the arts. The lessons are adaptable to all levels and any program you are already using in the classroom or at home. The hands-on activities will engage students in learning and allow individual creativity to support student growth and development. ""Shaunna Heberson-Valdez, Instruction Coach Masters of Education Salt Lake City, UT

    The Importance and Purpose of This Book This book is a masterpiece that reinforces the need to develop the "total child" and encourage various creative skills in learning. It can make learning fun and emphasize sharing of ideas. This book has flexible uses. It can be an enrichment to a language arts program or serve as a review of basic grammar with worksheets to develop skills in various types of creativity. It can be used with a group or with an individual. It can be a springboard for teachers to develop their own creative worksheets and methods. It can also give learners skills to help them pass state writing tests through organization, grammar, brainstorming, and related skills. A student can start according to their present ability and this is the reason for the coded levels. "Foundational" skills deal with very basic skills using structured charts, to basic skills, to intermediate, then advanced levels for elementary students. This book can be used by teachers, tutors, or home schooling parents with sample steps to teach a lesson. This book can also change the lives of learners, because creativity is like magic that sparks excitement and learning that involves "thinking outside the box."
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherChristian Faith Publishing, Inc.
    Release dateApr 2, 2020
    ISBN9781098015862
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      Creativity - Ruth Degman-Reed

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      Creativity

      The Spice of Life and Learning

      Dr. Ruth Degman-Reed

      ISBN 978-1-0980-1585-5 (paperback)

      ISBN 978-1-0980-1586-2 (digital)

      Copyright © 2019 by Dr. Ruth Degman-Reed

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods without the prior written permission of the publisher. However, worksheets may be reproduced for student usage. For permission requests, solicit the publisher via the address below.

      Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.

      832 Park Avenue

      Meadville, PA 16335

      www.christianfaithpublishing.com

      Printed in the United States of America

      Table of Contents

      Acknowledgments

      Introduction

      Research

      The Challenge

      Importance of Creativity

      Definitions of Creativity-Related Terms

      Survey of the Literature for Background

      Creative Process and Thinking

      Some Important Things to Remember

      Conclusions

      Educational Thoughts in Verse

      A Student Speaks of Creativity

      Student’s Cry for Individuality

      Teacher

      Teacher’s Influence on Student

      Education Needs to Step on the Moon

      Educational Growth

      Random Harvest

      A Sample of Teaching a Lesson

      Thinking Outside the Box: Ties to Creativity

      Bibliography

      Coded Worksheets

      The Importance and Purpose of This Book

      Codes for Creativity Levels

      Introduction to Worksheets for the Teacher

      Are You a Creative Teacher?

      Thoughts to Stimulate Your Views on Creativity

      Are You a Creative Teacher?

      Samples of Words that Reflect the Writing Process, the Arts, and Creativity

      Foundational Skills

      Charts for Very Basic Creative Skills: Colors and Proper Names

      Chart For Very Basic Skill: Verb Samples

      Chart for Very Basic Skills: Noun Samples

      Chart for Very Basic Skills: Adjectives

      Chart for Very Basic Skills: Basic Numbers

      Sample Lesson #1: Adjectives

      Sample Lesson #2: Colors

      Sample Lesson #3: Numbers

      Sample Lesson #4: Capitalizing Proper Names

      Sample Lesson #5: Complete the Sentences

      Sample Lesson #6: Verbs (Part 1) and Pronouns (Part 2)

      Sample Lesson #7: Proper Nouns and Action Verbs

      Sample Lesson #8: Using A and An Before a Noun

      Sample Lesson #9: Singular and Plural with Adjectives

      Sample Lesson #10: Rhyming Words

      Sample Lesson #11: Writing Titles

      Sample Lesson # 12: Writing Questions and Answers

      Sample Lesson #13: Getting Started

      Sample Lesson #14: Starting a Story

      Sample Lesson #15: My Family

      Basic Creative Skills Worksheets

      Creative Starter #1

      Creative Starter #2

      Creative Starter #3

      Creative Cat

      A Dog with Spots

      Cold Winter Thoughts

      Drawing a Flower

      The Magic Box

      A Treasure Map

      Design a Clown or Superhero Outfit

      Draw a Magic Chair

      A Magic Book

      The King’s Gold

      The Queen’s Cat Is Lost

      The Cleaning Robot

      Rhyming Story Motivators (Adjectives and Nouns) #1 Rat on a Bat

      Rhyming Story Motivators (Adjectives and Nouns) #2 Mouse in a House

      Rhyming Story Motivators (Adjectives and Nouns) #3 Frog on a Log

      Basic to Intermediate Creative Skills Worksheets

      Poetic Training

      Window Scene

      Make a Picture

      A Rainforest Bug

      String Throw-out Design

      Studio Portraits

      Imagination Drill

      Space Age Story

      Space Age Computer

      A New Kind of Robot

      Magic Events

      Objects and Creativity

      What Can You Make?

      Butterfly Design

      Design a Modern Car or Bus

      The Trunk in the Attic

      Stuck on the Elevator

      Pretending

      The Enchanted Forest

      The Very Unusual Watch

      Redesigning an Animal

      Meeting an Alien from Outer Space

      This Is Your Page

      Make a Design

      Creating a Halloween Mask

      Halloween Mask Starter

      Christmas Tree Ornaments

      Santa’s Problem

      Christmas Time

      Valentine Poem

      Draw a Magical Easter Egg

      Easter Fun

      The Lost Easter Egg

      Intermediate Creative Skills Worksheets

      Proofreading Your Work

      Test-taking Suggestions

      Discussion and Sharing about Tests and Test Scores

      A Sample Guide of Brilliant Brainstorming

      Modern Designer

      Fashion Design

      Creative Word Meanings

      Writing a Commercial for TV

      The Ordinary Becomes Extraordinary

      Wallpaper Design

      A New School

      Creativity for a Sweet Tooth

      Something Old

      Creating with Rhyming Words

      Designing a Mailbox

      Cartoons and Creativity

      Thinking on the Spot

      Creative Invitations

      Problem-Solving Solution

      Designing Placemats

      Unusual Clothes

      Designing Stationery

      Puzzle Fun Challenge

      Hats and Creativity

      Crack! Ooooooh!

      The Hidden Treasure Box

      A New Cell Phone Design

      What Is It?

      Drawing and Describing

      Puzzled Pieces

      The Zoo’s New Animals

      Creating with Dialogue (Quotation Marks)

      Paraphrasing from a Paragraph

      Title, Plot, Characters, Conflict, and Resolution

      Create a New Holiday

      Crazy Comparisons #1

      Crazy Comparisons #2

      Crazy Comparisons and Descriptions #3

      The Secret of Synonyms

      Attacking with Antonyms

      Creating Sentences with Antonyms

      Combining Emotions, Synonyms, and Antonyms

      The Subject of Nouns

      Topic Sentence

      Creating with Cause and Effect

      Partner Task with Verb Emphasis

      The Vitality of Verbs

      Verb Phrases and Using Verb Phrases with NOT

      Advancing with Adverbs

      Using Adverb Clauses

      Samples of Using Commas with Creative Writing

      Creating with Persuasive Writing

      Creating with Expository Writing

      Impressive Idioms

      Impacting with Inferences

      Categorizing and Comparing

      Conjunctions

      Summarizing

      Creating with Compound Words

      Creating with Contractions

      A Sample Guide of Brilliant Brainstorming

      Analogies

      Creating with Alliteration

      Predicting with Clues and Information

      Writing with Splendid Similes

      Writing with Magic Metaphors

      Creating with the Present Tense

      Creating with the Past Tense

      Creating with the Future Tense

      Patronizing Personal Pronouns

      Advanced Creative Skills Worksheets

      Right On! Write On!

      Designing from a Prompt #1

      Designing from a Prompt #2

      Be a Star Writer

      Values

      Creating a Story Concerning Values

      Problem-Solving

      Imagine That

      Your New Workout Equipment 1

      Your New Workout Equipment 2

      A New Musical Instrument 1

      A New Musical Instrument 2

      A New Way to Travel 1

      A New Way to Travel 2

      What’s behind the Doors?

      Where Would You Go?

      Sounding the Same But Different

      Hurray for Synonyms!

      A Dark Cave Is Found

      Running for School President

      An Underground City

      Being Factual and Creative

      Newspaper Article

      My Poetry Book

      You Are the Author

      Write a Play (Drama)

      Extra-Challenge Activities

      Poem-Writing Partners

      Do Your Own Thing

      Secret Messages on Leaves

      Watermelon Is No Longer Red

      Fruits Come Alive

      Writing Poems Using Opposites (Antonyms)

      Using Your Name to Create

      Names and Creative Thoughts

      Vegetables Come Alive

      Message in a Bottle

      Creating Drama—Script Writing

      Tips Before Researching Script Film Writing

      Creative Composition 1

      Creative Composition 2

      Three Sets of Colored Stairs

      In honor of Elizabeth Maurine Bingley-Cravens, my mother, who taught my twin brother, Russ, and me the magical implications and importance of creativity in our lives.

      This book is dedicated to teachers, parents, and all those who know the value and power of creativity in language, arts, and the arts programs.

      It is these people who can change the world—one student at a time.

      If we want the benefits of creativity, we ought

      to have the wisdom to teach it where it is found wanting, to encourage it where it shows signs of developing, and at the very least—to tolerate it where it threatens to disrupt our comfortable status quo.

      —Harder

      Foreword

      One of my most memorable moments came when my students nominated me as their most creative teacher!

      It is my belief that creativity is the life blood of future survival. We must think outside the box. Albert Einstein once said that imagination is more important than knowledge. As a teacher for thirty-three years, I kept a poster with that exact quote, while encouraging students to foster their own ideas.

      In a classroom there should be a freedom to learn and express ideas in a creative way, to develop the total child. Dr. Degman-Reed’s research on creativity shows how it is related to self-worth and the use of one’s talents. She gives definitions of creativity and related terms; and encourages it to be an integral part of education—as well as self-development and sharing of ideas.

      Creativity involves the individual, as well as group settings and cooperation. Following directions and discipline to finish the task in a creative setting, adds to the dynamics of some forms of communication, either verbal or non-verbal.

      In a lesson on non-verbal group cooperation, I handed out Legos. Then each group had to build a structure, pay each member a different salary and communicate without words. This fostered creativity with a deeper understanding of group dynamics, as well as having fun.

      Dr. Degman-Reed also enhances communication, sharing, and dynamics in her book on creativity. When you read one of her ideas, you are drawn into her ideas and they help one to think, organize and create with different mediums. As a parent, teacher or personal user of her ideas, you are instantly motivated to delve deeper into yourself, to project creativity.

      Also in the children’s books that Dr. Degman-Reed writes, you can recognize the magic in her original illustrations and stories. When you read through her ideas you can store them for future references, because they

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