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Author McConnon, Linda

Title Developing Young Children's Creativity : Possibility Thinking in the Early Years
Published London : UCL Institute of Education Press, 2016

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Description 1 online resource (187 pages)
Contents Cover; Contents; About the author; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Introducting the Communicating Possibilities Project; 2 Possibility Thinking; 3 The emergence of question-posing and question-responding in the nursery classroom; 4 When does collaboration begin?; 5 Transitions and transformations: Rosie Runner -- from artist to writer; 6 Transitions and transformations: Once a Box Boy always a Box Boy; 7 Transitions and transformations: Hot Wheels -- challenging perspectives, from replicator to original creator; 8 The spider story; 9 Recognizing differences: What children can do together
10 Pedagogy of possibilities: Developing a role11 Observing, documenting and assessing creativity; 12 Advocating for creative futures; References
Summary This book shows how using Possibility Thinking (PT) is at the heart of young children's creativity. It traces the verbal and non-verbal communication, collaboration and identity development of a girl and two boys as they use PT in their art and crafts practice during their first three years in school
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Subject Creative ability in children.
Art -- Study and teaching (Early childhood) -- England
Art -- Study and teaching (Early childhood)
Creative ability in children
England
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781858567921
1858567920