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Published on Apr 1, 2013 Full Title: "When Education Goes Wrong: Taking Creativity and Play Out of Learning"

This is a glog I created for Primary Colors with interactive elements such as a you tube video, podcast, Discovery Education prompt, and web links.

This picture was chosen for a slideshow in primary colors I created for my guiding question Weebly, Playing with Primary Colors. (Valerie)

This video is a very dramatic introduction to the primary colors. It also includes mixing. The stop motion, music, lyrics, and visuals are very appealing for Prekinders.

This picture was chosen for a slideshow in primary colors I created for my guiding question Weebly, Playing with Primary Colors. (Valerie)

This picture was chosen for a slideshow in primary colors I created for my guiding question Weebly, Playing with Primary Colors. "Play is the highest form of research." Albert Einstein

Dr. Deana McDonagh is an Associate Professor of Industrial Design in the School of Art + Design at the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign) and faculty at the Beckman Institute of Advanced Science and Technology. Prior to joining the University of Illinois she was a Reader in User-Centred Design at Loughborough University in the UK. She is an Empathic Design Research Strategist who focuses on enhancing quality of life for all through more intuitive and meaningful products, leading to emotional sustainability. Her research concentrates on emotional user-product relationships and how empathy can bring the designer closer to users' authentic needs.

At the 2008 Serious Play conference, designer Tim Brown talks about the powerful relationship between creative thinking and play -- with many examples you can try at home (and one that maybe you shouldn't).

Traditional Girl Scout song "Make New Friends" with lyrics

Color Collages Have children search through magazines for red pictures, and glue them onto red construction paper. Do the same with each color and use these as posters for the classroom. Another Idea: Cut fabric of different patterns and colors into 1-inch squares, and give children different colors of construction paper cut in half. Make sure to have several patterns of each color fabric (ginghams, stripes, florals, plaids, polka dots). Children glue the pieces of fabric onto the matching color of construction paper (blue fabric on blue paper, yellow fabric on yellow paper, etc.) These can be made into a book or quilt.

This picture was chosen for a slideshow in primary colors I created for my guiding question Weebly, Playing with Primary Colors.