In class

There are many word cloud generators on the web. It's all about introducing students to a word. In our case the word is creativity. First, students are asked to think of a word that defines or reminds them of the term creativity.

The activity consists of reading Helen Buckley's story "The little boy". It is a short story that tells the story of a child who loves to draw.

This activity also works as an introduction to creative writing. It also helps to learn about the variety of resources we can use to help us be creative.

This activity serves as an introduction to creative writing, which also introduces the subject of prose.

This is the construction of a micro story through a series of questions. In this one, for example, the student will be told that the main theme is shyness.

This exercise gives students the opportunity to become the protagonist of a literary text. Students have to write about the first time they felt a feeling, in this case amazement. Students are given a sentence to include in the text. For example: "The first time I felt amazed".

The main method proposed by Gianni Rodari in his book "Grammar of Fantasy" (1996) is the so-called "fantastic binomial". It consists of choosing two words randomly that already exist and making a connection between them.

This activity is great to do at the beginning of the school year when students don't know each other very well.

This is a group activity that consists of adapting a story by changing time and space.

The activity consists of changing the point of view of a story. For example: Little Red Riding Hood from Grandma's point of view. It is a group activity; each group can be assigned a character's point of view.

The activity consists of writing about what the following short story suggests: 'When he woke up, the dinosaur was still there." Through this creative writing activity, we work on imagination and creativity.

This activity includes two preparatory exercises to carry out the final activity. First, ask students to define how they feel today with a single word, and then to think about that emotion in silence for a set time.