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| Stella Skinner |
| Useful Resources & Tips for
your setting |
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| Top tips to support creative development
in your setting |
| • Develop an ethos of process
over product. |
| • Encourage the children to
express their own ideas, in a variety of ways, and use
these as a starting point to explore an activity. |
| • Encourage the children to
reflect on previous experiences and apply this knowledge
to a new activity. |
| • Time to explore an activity
is essential-ensure the routines and structures allow
for this. |
| • Actively encourage a problem
solving approach to activities, social situations. |
| • Use inside and outside space
imaginatively to allow for creative opportunities. |
| • Consider the organisation
of storage and resources to encourage independent learning. |
| • Ensure you have a wide range
of resources, including natural objects and resources
that reflect different cultures and social groups. |
| • Displays are very important
- they can be interactive, use photos of work in process
and might inform families about daily events in the setting. |
| • Practitioners need to be reflective
and open to new possibilities and ways of exploring an
activity. |
| • Communication with the family
is vital as it supports the practitioner’s perception
of the child. |
| • The local community can often
inspire, support or help resource an activity. |
| • The learning environment must
be inclusive for all children. |
| • Visiting artists can inspire
and support a setting - but be very sure about what they
are going to do and that it suits the ethos of your setting. |
| • Children can be taught new
skills alongside their own explorations of an activity. |
| • Being creative should be fun!
Plan activities that the children will enjoy and can extend
to their own developmental stage. |
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