CREATIVE ACTIVITIES IN CLASSROOM

I hear, I forgetI see, I remember

I do, I UNDERSTAND

The responsibility of teaching is on teacher and the responsibility of learning is on students

Teacher needs to facilitate students learning

Students build knowledge for themselves

TEACHING AND LEARNING BECOMES TEACHING AND LEARNING BECOMES A JOYFUL EXPERIENCE AND NOT A A JOYFUL EXPERIENCE AND NOT A DRUDGERY TO BE DRAGGED ON…DRUDGERY TO BE DRAGGED ON…

What are creative activities?These are the set of tasks which provide a

new learning experience for individuals to enhance the knowledge, attitude and skills.

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING CYCLE

Facilitation Focus on the objective of the taskShow enthusiasm towards the taskEncourage active participationAsk thoughtful questionsAcknowledge individual contributions

and provide constructive feedbackReflect on the students learning

An activity is creative when:

It achieves the learning objectivesIt includes sensory componentIt has emotional elementStudents think beyond textThe values are inculcated and

Applied to society

Organizing and implementing creative activities in a classroom.Planning Stage:

Planning specific objectiveClassroom settingGrouping Creative classroom rules

Classroom Interactions:Clarity in instructionsGuiding the students learningObserving students learning and group dynamicsTime durationReflections and feedback

Post Stage:Follow up activities

CREATIVE ACTIVITIESIce-Breaker:- energies the learners and also to introduce a

concept.

Language Activities: Activities focuses on the language skills.

Thinking Activities: Activities focus on the Creative and Critical thinking task.

Attitude Development: Activities focuses on the self & group behavioral changes and value inculcation.

Out-bound Activities: These are out-of-classroom activities and real-life task which involves application of the skills.

CREATIVE ACTIVITY TOOLS

GamesGames of Skills:

Physical Games:- Out door and Indoor games

Mental Games:- Puzzles, Number Games, Sudoku

Games of Chance:- Dice, Snake & Ladder

Games of Uncertainty:- Treasure Hunt, Cross Country

Online Games

Stories- Effective medium of communication where the

storyteller and listener together compose a set of images, build meaning, associate sounds and gestures.

Components:Creativity ImaginationNarrative skillExpressionBody languageLanguage and

vocabulary

oEmotionoContentoVoice modulationoMemoryoPatience,

enduranceoGood observation

and listening

Techniques of story tellingNarrationStory readingPicture

readingToy theatresClay modeling

PuppetryShadow playRole playCraft activitiesMasks

Song and musicEnactingTechnologyPuzzlesDrawing and paintingOrigamiClay modelingLotus BlossomCircle timeWhat if ?