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Authors: Meador
ISBN-13: 9781563085291, ISBN-10: 1563085291
Format: Paperback
Publisher: ABC-Clio, LLC
Date Published: November 1997
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Meador

Book Synopsis

Can creativity be taught? Absolutely! And Meador shows you exactly how to nourish creativity and problem-solving abilities in your students. After presenting valid models of creative thinkers appearing in outstanding children's literature, she offers a variety of activities you can use to develop creative processes through fluency, flexibility, and originality. In addition, there are lists for further reading and guidelines for adapting lessons. Grades K-4 (adaptable to other grades).

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1Fluency1
2Flexibility20
3Originality38
4Elaboration54
5Problem Solving69
6Characteristics of Creative People92
7Synergy112
8Let's Talk126
Afterword139
References141
Author/Title Index147
Subject Index151
About the Author157

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