Session 2
1. Session 2
1.7. Learning Activity 3
Session 2: Creative Development
Learning Activity 3: Supporting Creative Development
Focus
It is important that child care givers understand the process of creating. As teenagers and adults, it is very easy to become more driven by the end product than by the process of creating. In Part A you will focus on how child care providers can enhance children’s creativity by providing open-ended experiences. In Part B you will have the opportunity to engage in the process of creating. Enjoy!
Directions
Step 1: Read Scenarios 1, 2, and 3.
Step 2: Choose one scenario. Complete Part 1 of Learning Activity 3: Supporting Creative Development.
Step 3: Read the recipes for creating the following substances:
Step 4: Make two of the recipes.
Step 5: One at a time, play creatively with each substance.
Step 6: Complete Part 2 of Learning Activity 3: Supporting Creative Development.
Step 7: Review Student Rubric for Learning Activity 3: Supporting Creative Development. Assess your work and make any necessary adjustments.
Checking In
Save your completed learning activity and your self-assessment in your course folder.
Course Project
Could you apply materials and ideas developed in this learning activity to items and strategies for your strategies box?