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This week ,a strategy to enhance creativity in the classroom...

You might use it as a 5 minute creative task. It could be used across KLA's.

**SCAMPER: A Creative Thinking Checklist**

SCAMPER is an acronym for a series of thinking processes. It was developed by Bob Eberle, a well-known author of activity books for gifted kids. He based his idea on an earlier checklist from a book by Alex Osborn called Applied Imagination: Principles and Procedures of Creative Problem Solving. (See how one idea can lead to another?)

When you use the SCAMPER checklist, you start off with a particular object in mind and think about ways to change it. Here’s what the acronym stands for: S Substitute: What could be used instead? C Combine: What could be added? A Adapt: How can it be adjusted to suit a condition or purpose? M Modify: How can the color, shape, or form be changed? Magnify: How can it be made larger, stronger, or thicker? Minify: How can it be made smaller, lighter, or shorter? P Put to other uses: What else can it be used for? E Eliminate: What can be removed or taken away from it? R Reverse: How can it be turned around or placed opposite its original position? Rearrange: How can the pattern, sequence, or layout be changed?

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