Try TriBonds
mail ~ shoe ~ lunch What do these three words have in common? TriBonds or, as it is sometimes called, the Game of Threes is
mail ~ shoe ~ lunch What do these three words have in common? TriBonds or, as it is sometimes called, the Game of Threes is
This is a great activity for flexible thinking, as kids must let go of their own ideas, to some extent, and work with their classmates’
Watching a movie after reading the book is a wonderful way to encourage students to think critically about how each medium presented roughly the same
Here is a fun game for practicing symmetry. The game can be played in pairs or as a whole class, and it’s based on the
The story below is about a third grader presenting her independent project to the class: “Ummmm, I don’t really know why that picture is there.
You have a routine for everything – what your students should do when they get to class, how they should line up when the bell
How many unique pentominoes can you generate with five squares? Exploring that question is a great way to introduce a unit on pentominoes. Using pentominoes
The Soma Cube was invented by Peit Hein in 1936. It is a 3-D puzzle made from seven irregular shapes, each made from three or
Fluency, flexibility, originality, and elaboration can be thought of as the cornerstones of creative thinking. Flexibility is a bit like fluency in that we are
We want our kids to be creative, and yet, often without thinking about it, we do the very things that destroy it. Encouraging creativity requires
Fluency, flexibility, originality, and elaboration can be thought of as the cornerstones of creative thinking. Fluency is all about generating a lot of different ideas.
