Learning is a shared activity and children's attitudes are heavily influenced by the adults around them. The way we present an experience can either encourage children to become involved or lead them to avoid the activity. Didactic, prescriptive teaching and limited expectations stifle creativity. For creativity to flourish, children need to be actively involved in the learning process (Prentice, 2000).
Creative teaching is an art. It involves the practitioner in:
* using their imagination to make learning more interesting, exciting, and effective
* taking risks
* leaving the security of structured lessons behind
* learning from the children.
Teaching for creativity involves ways of teaching that develop young children's own creative thinking and behaviour (NACCE, 1999).
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