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This 2 week long Decision Making Unit teaches primary students how to use a logical approach to solve a problem. The unit includes a teacher guide and student packet. It is designed to provide ten 20-30 minute lessons for students in grades Kinder-3rd. It is perfect for a gifted and talented, regular, or homeschool classroom. The unit is project-based and includes a writing component and opportunity for student presentations. * Project based learning * Open ended * Great for early finishers * Re

This enrichment unit is designed to foster creative and critical thinking in the primary grades (K, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd). It is perfect for gifted and talented, regular, and homeschool classrooms. This 10 day project-based unit includes a student packet, teacher guide, and suggested materials list. The lessons are designed for 20-30 minutes each day. It is a perfect extension to a class study about sharks. * Project based learning * Open ended * Great for early finishers * Requires little teacher

These simple templates provide an easy way to encourage creative and critical thinking with all ages of elementary students! The open-ended challenges can be changed out weekly in a station. This set provides 5 templates. Simple set-up for teachers--just provide a bin of craft or recycled materials and print the templates. Four of the templates also include a writing section to encourage students to write about their creations. Great to use in all classrooms including GT classes. * Project ba

This enrichment unit is designed to foster creative and critical thinking in the primary and intermediate grades (2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th). It is perfect for gifted and talented, regular, and homeschool classrooms. This 13 day project-based unit includes a student packet and teacher guide. The lessons are designed for 20-30 minutes each day. * Project based learning * Open ended * Great for early finishers * Requires little teacher instruction * Student directed learning * Requires students to a

These simple templates provide an easy way to encourage creative and critical thinking with all ages of elementary students! The open-ended challenges can be changed out weekly in a station. This set provides 5 templates. Simple set-up for teachers--just provide a bin of craft or recycled materials and print the templates. Four of the templates also include a writing section to encourage students to write about their creations. Great to use in all classrooms including GT classes. * Project based

This set includes 3 templates to promote critical thinking and problem solving. They can be used for any subject or topic. They work great as a whole class activity, small group activity, or individually in a station. After the thinking and planning stage, students can enjoy creating their solutions. The templates come with teacher suggestions and sample ideas. 1. Growing my BRAIN with creative thinking! This template helps students practice creative, divergent thinking skills. (based on the r

This 3 week gifted and talented unit is designed to teach research skills and the creative process. Students are guided through the steps of the creative process--preparation, incubation, illumination, evaluation, verification. Students are encouraged to think out of the box and apply creative and critical thinking skills. This unit is designed for elementary students in a GT classroom, but could be used in any elementary classroom. It includes a student packet and teacher packet.

These 5 STEAM activity challenge cards encourage creative thinking and problem solving. They are perfect for a center activity or for a group activity and provide open ended challenges. Students can work independently or collaborate together in a small group. The cards include a suggested materials list. The 5 cards in the bundle are all winter themed.

This 6 slide presentation teaches elementary students how a See Run Do activity works. The slide presentation explains each role---see-er, runner, and doer--and gives hints for each role. It also includes a teacher reminder slide and a debriefing slide for discussion after the activity. A See Run Do is a great activity for improving teamwork and communication. It can be used in all grades for both building and drawing challenges. All the teacher needs to do is make a sample for the see-ers. The