Creativity is the point where all the contradictions of contemporary social development are summarized, refracted and reflected. That's why the question arises: "Is school a place that (doesn't) encourage creativity?" Creativity as a psychological, social and pedagogical phenomenon has an extremely positive impact on the overall development of a child or, in the case of a school, a student. The project teaching method calls for the school to be open and to connect to a greater extent with the

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... vironment that surrounds it, in order to improve students' independence and creativity, selfinitiative, responsibility, cooperation, the ability to apply information and communication technologies as well as digital teaching tools as a source knowledge. This article presents the project method as a means of encouraging students' creativity in the teaching of the subject Nature and Society, intended for the 3rd grade of elementary school. By reviewing the relevant literature, and then by experimental research on a hand sample of students, we determined the acceptable possibilities and some effects of the application of this method. At the same time, we also opened numerous questions that should be addressed later in order to further encourage the development of creativity through project-based teaching.