The most creative thing I did in the past year was' ' '

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Finish the Sentence

• The most creative thing I did in the past year
  was. . .
• The most creative teaching I did in the past year
  was. . .

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• Genesis 1 1 In the beginning God created the
  heavens and the earth.
• 21 So God created the great creatures of the sea
  and every living and moving thing with which the
  water teems, according to their kinds, and every
  winged bird according to its kind. And God saw
  that it was good.
• 27 So God created man in his own image, in the
  image of God he created him male and female he
  created them.

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Creativeadjective 1. having the quality or
power of creating. 2. resulting from originality
of thought, expression, etc. imaginative
creative writing. 3. originative productive. 4.
Facetious. using or creating exaggerated or
skewed data, information, etc. creative
bookkeeping.

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Human creativity is at its best an echo of divine
creativity and that we are maybe most "in the
image of God" when we are creating.
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Group Formation Activities

• Icebreakers
• De-inhibitizers
• Stunts

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The Teacher is Important!

• When starting work with a new group, it is
  critical that you model the behavior and the
  energy required from the participants.
•  So as you stand before your group, your energy
  is the first icebreaker of the day. If you are
  genuinely excited, ready to learn and experiment
  then you have a better chance of creating that
  atmosphere for your participants. Your style,
  if you will, has an enormous impact on the
  effectiveness of the class.

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What is an icebreaker?
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• Many authors and practitioners have adopted the
  use of terms such as new games, ice breakers,
  acquaintance activities, warm-ups,
  de-inhibitizers, and stunts just to name a few.
  However, the most commonly used and accepted
  terms are icebreakers, de-inhibitizers, and
  stunts.  These three categories are popular
  because they distinctively represent three
  important types of activities addressing three
  distinct and fundamental components of small
  group formation.

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Icebreakers

• Activities that create a fun and safe environment
  in which members of a new group become acquainted
  with each other, learn names of other members,
  learn to have fun as a group, and star to
  establish a healthy group oriented relationship.

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• Icebreakers are structured activities that are
  designed to relax learners, introduce them to
  each other, and energize them in what is normally
  an unduly formal atmosphere or situation.
  Icebreakers are not normally related to the
  subject matter, where as "openers" are related to
  the subject matter that is to be discussed. In
  addition, they often help to break up the cliques
  and invite people to form random groupings in a
  non-threatening and fun way.

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• The term "icebreaker" comes from "break the
  ice", which in turn comes from special ships
  called "icebreakers" that are designed to break
  up ice in the arctic regions. And just as these
  ships make it easier for other ships to travel,
  an icebreaker helps to clear the way for learning
  to occur by making the learners more comfortable
  by helping to bring about conversation.

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De-inhibitizers

•     Activities that create a fun and safe
  environment in which members of a group are able
  to take some social risks by allowing oneself to
  appear inept, silly or really skilled in front of
  the rest of the group or by feeling more
  comfortable with close social proximity or
  physical contact with others.

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Stunts

• Activities that create a fun and safe
  environment in which members of the group are
  mentally or physically challenged on an
  individual or group basis with the purpose to
  keep ones involvement and curiosity high during
  breaks or waiting periods.

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Assignment

• Create Something!