This article of mine appears in the latest issue of the online magazine Creativity Portal (creativity-portal.com). My Student Just Did Something Creative… Now What? By Abby Connors That inner “Wow!” That tingle of excitement. That feeling of “Yes! That’s what it’s all about!” That’s the moment that makes me so thankful to be a teacher […]
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This article of mine originally appeared on the site Creativity Portal: How to Help Children Stay Creative By Abby Connors Picasso famously stated, “All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” Anyone who lives or works with young children knows they truly are artists, buzzing with creativity, […]
To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong. – Joseph Chilton Pearce I’m continually amazed at the creativity of the young children I teach, but I shouldn’t be. Children have one of the prime prerequisites for creativity – they’re not […]
This study from 2009 indicates that improvisational activities, such as those included In my books and articles, can help children develop creative thinking in music: An experimental study of the effects of improvisation on the development of children’s creative thinking in music Koutsoupidou, T., & Hargreaves, D. J. (2009). An experimental study of the effects of […]
This article of mine originally appeared in New Jersey Family. Creativity Boosters By Abigail Connors When my children were preschoolers, a typical day included a “vacation” behind the living-room couch (complete with backpack “suitcases” filled with toys), my 4-year-old interviewing the cat (using her tail as a microphone), and performance art involving everything from leaves and […]
“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.” – Albert Einstein Several music programs teach musical concepts in a very formal and rote manner. I believe that for young children, the emphasis should always be on the joy of singing, dancing, and making music with friends; the […]
Music (and Science) For Young Children 