The Really Useful Creativity Book

What is creativity and how do we teach it?

The Really Useful Creativity Book provides approaches and ideas that will enable children to develop their creativity. Written for the primary school teacher, student or trainee teacher, the book shows you how creativity can flourish in your classroom.

With examples of practice included throughout, the issues covered include:

everyday creativity – ideas to get started on straight away
planning – with ideas for cross-curricular planning, and many other ways to plan for creativity
creativity and the environment – starting with the classroom and school, then going further afield
creative Partnerships – working with other people to stimulate children’s creativity
the drama of creativity – showing how teachers can adopt the mantle of the expert
thinking about creativity – thinking skills for your children, and ways of thinking for you.



This lively, stimulating book will help busy teachers working with the National Curriculum to develop children’s creativity.