This week we learned about creativity in children. It is very important to foster creativity in children because it enables them to think abstractly and to come up with unique solutions to problems. Music is a great way to help students think creatively. Making up noises and sounds is done through creative thinking. Using books and having the children make up their own sounds helps them grow creatively. The children are able to use sounds they think would be used, as opposed to being told what noise to make. Such as a child being able to say that a bird can go "caw caw" instead of the teacher telling them that it goes "chirp chirp".
Student-centered teaching is greatly enhanced through an activity such as this. That is because the students get to help shape the activity. They decide what noises to make and possibly what instruments to use. This makes it more about them than if the teacher were just lecturing them.
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