Teaching for Creativity

5 Key Principles that Contribute to the Joyful Learning of Language Arts:

1. Enthusiasm is contagious. (Bring joy everyday!)

2. Content counts. (Make it interesting!)

3. Humans are storytellers. (Create memories!)

4. Students need (appropriate) challenge. (Keep them thinking even once they have left the building.)

5. Students want to contribute and take ownership. (What do they want to learn next?)

(Adapted from Fresch, 2014, pp. 1-3.)

Idea-Generation Tools: Some of my favourites - Dixit Cards, Story Cubes, Word Dominoes

Oral Story Kits: Use every week for best results!