What can we do as teachers to help creativity take hold? When a child presents you with a drawing and says, "Look at what I made!", respond by saying, "Tell me about your drawing," or ask,"What do you like aboutyour drawing?" These open-ended responses let the child evaluate his own creativity while initiating conversation about the work at hand. Try not to guess what that gooey green glob of paint is to be because it ma only be a gooey green glob of paint. By not assuming anything about the child's work of art e door to self evaluation and communication opens