Becoming More Creative! Easy!
Tell me, and I forget. Involve me, and I learn.
- Benjamin Franklin
The right questions will naturally send your brain on a quest for creativity that will Involve your students.
Use the following words to instinctively inspire your brain to creativity!
Weird Absurd Freakish Hilarious Secret
Grotesque Unbelievable Awe-Inspiring
Invisible Super-Human Crazy Ancient
Typical teacher self-talk says,
“How can I involve the kids more in the lesson?”
BORING!
Try this instead . . .
“What weird, ancient object can I bring, and pass around class? And then connect it with the lesson?” (cover pic)
“What Unbelievable personal experience picture can I show, and connect?”
“What Crazy person can I invite . . .?”
“What Grotesque element, wrapped as a mystery gift on my desk,
can I eventually reveal . . . ?”
“What Hilarious pre-arranged role can I get a classmate to play . . . ?”
Using Creative words to build Creative questions promises Creativity in the answers.
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PRO TIP - After a lesson, use similar questions to crowdsource ideas/suggestions from the students, to make the lesson better next year.
Maybe? -
“How could we make this lesson so funny that they will remember it forever?”
I wish you well, my friend!
Steven
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