Creative Experiences of Children

Creative Experiences for Children 2(1+1)

Lesson 3: Identification of Creativity

Informal methods of identifying creativity in children

1. Provide free periods- children can do whatever they wish with the provided materials. Allow them to look at materials freely and prepare whatever they want.
   • Observe who gets tired quickly and goes from one thing to another.
   • Identify who becomes deeply involved with the materials.
   • Observe which children use and try the materials in an unexpected or unusual way.


2. Question children in ways that permit them to express opinions and ideas freely. Some children have set opinions and very less new ideas. For them, questions usually have just one answer. Other children see many possible ways of answering a question and come up with unexpected ideas and solutions. They also look at problems in many ways. Thus asking questions may stimulate their creativity.


3. Encourage children to share an experience. Then ask individual children to create a story about the experience or make a drawing. Encourage children to get more ideas by sharing the experiences.