The three linked genres of science fiction, fantasy and horror have an enduring appeal for children. Far from being just escapist entertainment, they can act as doorways into the important worlds of science, the humanities, myth and legend, and serve as a resource for developing creativity and thinking skills, and boosting self-confidence. What the book offers: * an overview of how the mind works and how creativity links with the principals of Accelerated Learning, and exciting new ideas from the Thinking Skills movement. * core activities accessible to children of virtually all ages and abilities. These key activities serve as solid platforms on which all other storymaking games can be built. They embody a range of thinking 'tools' that can be applies across the curriculum. * supplementary activities which raise awareness of powerful 'visual organisers', allowing children to consolidate, retain and recall information much more effectively. * a section of tools for assessing and evaluating creative work across four educationally significant domains. These act as templates for teachers to offer feedback on, and sincerely praise, children's creative fiction - two potent motivators for effective learning. They also enable children to preview subsequent pieces of work with greater insight. * supplementary resources in the form of three books of short stories, including Catch Minitales - short stories with a sting! The minitales especially help to orient readers within their featured genres and map out a great range of characters, plots, settings and motifs which young writers can use in their own work.

 

This book is part of a book series called Creative Thinking .

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 216 pages in this book. This book was published 2003 by Network Educational Press Ltd .

Annabel Spenceley has illustrated many books for children of all ages, both fiction and non-fiction, including Cinderella in the Storyteller series. SALES POINTS * A science-fiction novel with a superb story line and a sense of wonder ? an epic to rival Philip Pullman * Stephen Bowkett is a regular on the schools talks and reading circuit

This book has the following chapters: Section one The creative attitude: overview of section one. Section two The big picture for writing: overview of section two. Section three A thinking toolkit: overview of section three. Section four A bagful of story games: overview of section four. Section five Reviewing, evaluating and planning creative work: overview of section five.