Creativity

Mistake Of The Week

February 6, 2019January 13, 2019 johndabell 0 Comments alternative conception, Becky Carlzon, Guy Claxton, learning conversations, Learning Power Approach, misconception

There are many ways to configure the physical environment of a classroom to support children’s learning. Display is often abused

Art Creativity Cross-Curricular

Do You Have A Room 13?

January 21, 2019January 6, 2019 johndabell 0 Comments adventure, artist in residence, Caol Primary School, enterprise, Loch Linnhe, Mike Fairclough, risk, Room 13, self-learning, venture, West Rise Junior School

If you haven’t got a Room 13 already then your school needs one. We know how much the arts contribute

Creativity

What Is The Opposite Of January?

January 9, 2019December 9, 2018 johndabell 0 Comments antonyms, autoantonyms, Janus words, opposites, synonyms

Although we encourage children to explore antonyms when we look at synonyms, there are some opposites that don’t seem to

Creativity

Would You Rather…

January 8, 2019January 8, 2019 johndabell 1 Comment creativity, decision-making, speaking and listening, Would You Rather... by John Burningham., writing

One of my favourite books for children is Would You Rather… by John Burningham. This is a silly book with

Creativity

16 Ways To Unleash Your Creative Splurge

December 22, 2018December 21, 2018 johndabell 0 Comments Big Questions, creative thinking, creativity, odd one out, SOLE, surreal sentences, would you rather...?

For donkey’s years, many scientists have believed the right brain is the seat of creative thinking and the left brain

Creativity Play

LEGO Learners Play Well

December 20, 2018November 29, 2018 johndabell 1 Comment LEGO, play well

Instead of giving looters and rioters jail sentences, perhaps we should give them Lego instead. Not to throw, but to

Creativity

Syringe Painting

June 27, 2018June 3, 2018 johndabell 0 Comments art, early years, STEAM, syringe painting

We don’t always associate syringes with art but they are brilliant tools for painting. I was inspired by the Tweet

Creativity

6 Ways to Make Your Classroom Teaching More Creative

June 13, 2018May 16, 2018 johndabell 1 Comment #JustLetMeTeach, creativity, teachwire

The following article was written for teachwire….. To support our new #JustLetMeTeach campaign, we have free primary and secondary teacher packs to download with

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