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Maze

Using Laban’s Eight Efforts students will imagine, plan, and design a maze and travel vehicle.

Begin this larger project by discussing how students applied Laban’s movement prompts to different mediums (text, music, and characters). Using this knowledge, students will practice using the eight Efforts as inspiration for a design challenge. In groups students will discuss, plan, and design a maze blueprint and vehicle prototype. Students can create a 3D version of their maze and vehicle or create detailed blueprints.

Students may consider the following.

• Maze path
• Terrain
• Time limit
• Weight
• Movement of the vehicle
• Construction of the vehicle

Students must use at least 2 of Laban’s movement components as inspiration for their creations.

Town Hall

Using a current event article, students discuss and research the central issue and different perspectives around the story.

Once students have gathered enough information, hold a town hall meeting in which students roleplay different perspective holders. Teachers will act as a guide and group moderator.

This activity requires students to use their imagination to consider different perspectives, research current events, roleplay, and use critical thinking with text.

• PowerPoint “Creative Movement” provided through the website
• Clear, open space for movement
• Clothing that allows for lots of movement
• Projector, laptop, or smartboard to show short video clips
• Speaker to play music
• Scarves or pieces of fabric for movement
• Balloon or light ball
• A bell, shaker, or musical triangle. Something to capture student attention without speaking

• PowerPoint “Creative Reading” provided through the website
• A long, large piece of paper
• Tape
• Markers
• Story prompts
• Short stories provided through website*

* The short stories provided can be switched out to represent your community better. Use materials from your community and culture that your students will connect with.

New Solutions

Students practice using divergent and convergent thinking to discuss, plan and implement a solution to a problem. As a group students identify a problem within their classroom, school or larger school community. Practicing creative thinking skills and the creative process, students will decide how to implement a small change that can improve their community.

Remember to consider the longevity of the solution – this can be a single event or a long-term project.

• PowerPoint “Creative Thinking” provided through the website
• Straw, twist tie, plastic container, elastic bands, tinfoil, and plastic wheel/bottle cap
• Whiteboard & Markers or large sheets of blank paper
• Story cards *

*The story cards provided can be switched out to represent your community better. Use well-known tales from your community and culture that your students will connect with.

• PowerPoint “What is Your Creativity?” (download pdf below)
• Whiteboard & markers
• Creativity Journals (1 per student) 
• Large sheets of paper
• Writing & drawing materials
• Lego* 
• iPads*

*These materials are not necessary but if available can be beneficial 

My Creativity Portrait

Students plan and create a creativity portrait to showcase how they are creative. Student portraits can be in the form of a presentation, piece of artwork, an idea, etc. This project is your class’s opportunity to start broadening their perceptions of creativity and encouraging creative attitudes and behaviors. Give students time to brainstorm, plan, create and showcase this portrait. Alongside their creativity portrait, students complete a creator’s statement. The creator’s statement encourages students to reflect on their work and process.