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Pbs: Encouraging Self Expression Through Art

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
You can encourage a child's self-expression through process-oriented art: simply put, art that is based on exploration and allows different outcomes. This article outlines the do's and don'ts for encouraging self-expression and...
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Kaboom: Creative Expression

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Creative expression helps children articulate their feelings and thoughts. Encouraging creative expression is easy in both indoor and outdoor play spaces. This article discusses how art, music, and dance can encourage creative expression.
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Pbs: Creativity and Play

For Students Pre-K - 1st
How can we as parents foster creativity and self-expression in our children? Peruse these ideas from PBS such as encouraging different types of creative play.
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Himama: Early Childhood Education Blog: Creative Expression Activities

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Being able to communicate social-emotional learning visually or through movement, sound and words is not only an essential developmental skill, but it can also be a lot of fun for preschoolers. These creative expression activities for...
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Infotoday: Digital Storytelling Finds Its Place in Class

For Teachers 9th - 10th
When we use multimedia to develop and share student stories we foster self-expression. The added dimension of video provides a method for these students to display their creativity. This article features an educator's insight and tips in...
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New Scientist: Rhyme and Reason: The Victorian Poet Scientists

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses the connections many Victorian scientists made between the scientific world and the world of creative expression. The author uses quotations from poems by these scientists, and provides links to the complete poems.
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Khan Academy: Apollo 11 Stones

For Students 9th - 10th
The Apollo 11 Stones remain the oldest examples of figurative art from the African continent. Their discovery contributes to our conception of early humanity's creative attempts, before the invention of formal writing, to express their...