Creativity

The Spice of Life and Learning

Ruth Degman-Reed

• Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
• Year: 2020
• ISBN:
  9781098015862
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Education Teaching Methods

Dr. Ruth Degman-Reed has put the fun back in teaching and learning. This book is a creative tool that reaches the "whole" child through fun activities, all while teaching language and the arts. The lessons are adaptable to all levels and any program you are already using in the classroom or at home. The hands-on activities will engage students in learning and allow individual creativity to support student growth and development. ""Shaunna Heberson-Valdez, Instruction CoachMasters of EducationSalt Lake City, UT The Importance and Purpose of This Book This book is a masterpiece that reinforces the need to develop the "total child" and encourage various creative skills in learning. It can make learning fun and emphasize sharing of ideas. This book has flexible uses. It can be an enrichment to a language arts program or serve as a review of basic grammar with worksheets to develop skills in various types of creativity. It can be used with a group or with an individual. It can be a springboard for teachers to develop their own creative worksheets and methods.It can also give learners skills to help them pass state writing tests through organization, grammar, brainstorming, and related skills.A student can start according to their present ability and this is the reason for the coded levels. "Foundational" skills deal with very basic skills using structured charts, to basic skills, to intermediate, then advanced levels for elementary students.This book can be used by teachers, tutors, or home schooling parents with sample steps to teach a lesson. This book can also change the lives of learners, because creativity is like magic that sparks excitement and learning that involves "thinking outside the box."

Table of contents

• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Research
• Coded Worksheets