Thinklum Creativity and Thinking for Kids
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Does maths and science require creative thinking skills for kids?
Many parents and even teachers have a stereotypical perception of creativity for kids and creative thinking. Many still associate creativity and creative mind with art, music or dance. While the last two definitely require creativity for success, creativity is much broader and is required in any field of human activities -
Is there a connection between creative thinking for kids and learning?
This subject is being investigated for decades by universities and educational organizations. Many still not sure whether there is link of creative thinking abilities in kids and their success in learning at school. -
Ideas to teach kids creativity at home: discover the world
This is a series of blog with various ideas how you may boost your kids creativity at home. So, lets start with our first idea. -
Design thinking for kids when learning STEM
Design thinking is powerful tool and thinking approach to innovate and think creatively for kids.
So, how does this process may look like
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What is a design thinking for kids?
Design thinking is a process to find solutions to complex problems. It is used a lot across industries these days. Design thinking combines elements of play, creations and innovation, critical thinking and creative thinking in a collaborative free from judgements environment. -
Children’s creativity and creative thinking in Sir Ken Robinson’s school of life
Sir Ken Robinson is one of the biggest and most well-known educators who puts creativity and problem solving as top priorities for schools and life. As per his vision all people born possess talents and capabilities. However, it is up to individual to decide how to use them. As a result, many learn and want to move forward while others prefer to have what they have. -
Can a child learn creative thinking by coding Roblox games?
 It is not a secret we are also running Roblox coding classes for kids. So, we decided to share how you may learn creative thinking when you build... -
Is it possible to improve or develop creative thinking and critical thinking skills?
The short answer is Yes however you need to know the secret recipes. Current studies show your may help yourself to be more creative by applying v... -
What is creativity and creative thinking for kids?
Lets think of creativity as our ability to see the future. More of it is the ability to see something that we have not seen before. This is how many inventions were made and breakthroughs done by humankind – through creative thinking abilities.
Our brain has specials regions allowing to our mind to wander and moving into some directions combining objects from the knowledge or the past and create or generate some new ideas or objects. That’s how in simple words a creative thinking looks like.
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Support child’s creative thinking development through making and play?
Just stop for a moment and think how little kids play. They grab some toy, connect absolutely unusual object to it and “voila” the game starts. I... -
Kids’ creative thinking and critical thinking gap.
Look around and you will see educational systems put factual subjects in favour compared to creativity and creative subjects. More of it factual ... -
Why creativity is much broader than just arts?
When someone asks you about creativity, the first association to come into your mind would probably be the arts. It’s mainly because we think of people who create poems, dance, paintings or films as creative.
However, lets think of the following example. A child solved the mathematical problem in differently and we say a kid is creative. So, actually we may measure and think of creativity as of uncommon uses for common objects. Many researches show creativity is connected to the ability of a person to overcome the distraction and “stickiness” of prior knowledge.
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