DesignThinkingTeacher

These are notes for students to write kind messages to classmates, friends, teachers, school staff, or even family members. This is a great tool to spread kindness throughout the classroom or school community. I read "Have You Filled a Bucket Today?" Then I have students create paper buckets for themselves. Before we write bucket filler notes, we discuss bucket filling messages we can write to anyone in our class. Next they write to a classmate (I prefill out the names once a month, so that ever

This includes a link to my Canva presentation of Mini Mini Golf, a link to a google forms survey (Please make a copy. The link is located in the Canva presentation on the "Pick the Theme" slide), and the checklist for students.

Students will listen to the read aloud "How to Catch a Turkey" on YouTube. Then you will explain that they will be challenged to build a cage for the turkey (have a small turkey stuffed animal or print a picture of a turkey). They will only be aloud to choose one set of materials to build their cage. They will work in groups of 2-4 (Your preference). Finally, they will have 20 minutes to construct this cage that must stay together and not have any openings big enough for the turkey to fit throug

Poster cards to hang around your room, doorway, mirror, or anywhere else to help boost student confidence. I will be adding more slides to this soon.

This is a Design Thinking Project where the students build mini miniature golf holes and combine them to create a whole mini miniature golf course as a whole class. This is a fun project that focuses on the 4 Cs (Communication, collaboration, critical thinking and creativity).

Material order forms and money cards to purchase materials for STEM/STEAM/Design Thinking/Engineering Design classrooms. This can help your students waste less materials and time by focusing in on what they really need for their prototypes. It also teaches money, responsibility and organizational skills.

Need a fun Thanksgiving or Grateful themed activity for students? Have them think of 8 things they are grateful for and create grateful pies! Pie flavors are included and feel for to create more!

3 different letter printables for students to write kind, caring letters to people they care about.

Every want to print checklists on sticky notes? Print out this template as many times for the sticky notes. Then place in the printer, fill in the boxes with your text, and print. Enjoy! Checklists for Scratch projects (pong game and catch game) included.