Despair not. Creativity, while it is challenging to teach explicitly, can be fostered in your students. Check out these ways to help your students develop their creativity.

Creativity and Students; Let's Bridge the Gap

Creativity is a vital skill students need to be successful in school and life. It helps with problem-solving, contributes to our satisfaction in life, and gives us a sense of purpose. Being creative helps us relax and brings enjoyment to our lives.

Why it Matters

Encourage imagination and out of the box thinking in your students. Teach students to visualize. Encourage students to think beyond apparent answers and to ask the question ‘What if…?’

Imagination

Kids need to play; it is not a mere luxury.Not just games with rules, but kids need long, unstructured blocks of time to play.Pretend play is one of the best ways for kids to develop their creativity.Encourage outdoor play. You can even have students make up their own games.

It's Play On

It’s important to let kids struggle and figure it out on their own. Don’t always give kids a set of instructions to figure out. Give them a project and let them figure out a way to complete it on their own.

The Struggle is Real

Give students each a small journal for jotting down their ideas. Creativity strikes at any moment, but sometimes it is fleeting. Writing down, or drawing, thoughts can help retain them and help kids pay attention to their thinking, encouraging further creativity.

Let'em have the Pencils

Working in groups is another great way to encourage creativity. Students can feed off each other. The concept of synergy, when a group has its own energy, can fuel further creativity.

United We Stand

When they use their creativity, praise it in specific ways.

Don't Forget to Praise Them

The child who is ‘left behind’ most is the one who leaves school without transition readiness.

Creativity isn’t something that students learn overnight, but it is something you can help students develop. Make your classroom a creativity workshop by giving students opportunities to think for themselves and solve problems. They will use this skill for the rest of their lives.

It's a Life Skill

Nowadays creativity in kids is dying out. The craze to do something new is now quite unlikely to be found in our youngsters. They are now just programmed machines; not ready to try something new. 

While many of us aren't born with a wild imagination, creativity is an important life skill for everyone. Here's why - plus tips to nourish it in students.

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How to Help Students Develop it and Why It's Important

Time management is the process of planning and controlling how much time to spend on specific activities. Good time management enables an individual to complete more in a shorter period of time, lowers stress, and leads to career success.

Time Management-It Matters

Use the SMART method when setting goals. In essence, make sure the goals you set are Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Timely.

Set goals that are achievable and measurable.

Prioritize tasks based on importance and urgency.<ul><li>Important and urgent: Do these tasks right away.</li><li>Important but not urgent: Decide when to&nbsp;do these tasks.</li><li>Urgent but not important: Delegate these tasks if possible.</li><li>Not urgent and not important: Set these aside to do later.</li></ul>&nbsp;

Prioritize wisely

Setting time constraints for completing tasks helps you be more focused and efficient. Making the small extra effort to decide on how much time you need to allot for each task can also help you recognize potential problems before they arise.

Set a time limit to complete a task

When doing a lot of tasks without a break, it is harder to stay focused and motivated. Allow some downtime between tasks to clear your head and refresh yourself.

Take a break between tasks

Utilize your calendar for more long-term time management. Write down the deadlines for projects, or for tasks that are part of completing the overall project. Think about which days might be best to dedicate to specific tasks.

Organize yourself

It is important to remove excess activities or tasks. Determine what is significant and what deserves your time. Removing non-essential tasks/activities frees up more of your time to be spent on genuinely important things.

Remove non-essential tasks/activities

Make sure you start every day with a clear idea of what you need to do – what needs to get done THAT DAY. Consider making it a habit to, at the end of each workday, go ahead and write out your “to-do” list for the next workday. That way you can hit the ground running the next morning.

Plan ahead

Time management is the process of planning and controlling how much time to spend on specific activities. Good time management enables an individual to complete more in a shorter period of time, lowers stress, and leads to career success. This guide provides a list of the top tips for managing time well

How to Help Students Develop it and Why It's Important

Time Management - List of Top Tips for Managing Time Effectively

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