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These critical thinking cards promote lateral thinking skills by challenging students to find the word that links three given words together. Suitable for grades four and up, the cards come in both print and digital formats, with differentiation options available. Great for classroom use or as a game.
$4.98
Use these 126 critical thinking cards to help your students gain fluency with lateral thinking.
Similar to the board game, TriBonds, each card requires students to come up with one word that links the three words on each card together. For example, the words, “camp,” “place,” and “wild,” are linked by the word “fire.” These cards can be used by students from grade four all the way to adults (try them yourself!).
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
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Great for 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th grade!
CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW TO SEE A LOT MORE!
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NOTE: This resource uses American English and is not editable.
The cards are numbered from 1-126, but can easily be divided into four sets of 32 cards each. The answer sheet has room for 32 answers, so simply print as many as you need. The answer keys are also divided into sets of 32, so you can use just one set of cards along with the corresponding answer key. In addition, there are four cover cards and a set of blank cards which your students can use to make up their own!
There are many ways to use these cards. They would be great at a center or as part of a game. Another option is to use one card at a time with a small group or the entire class.
Teacher Tip
Here’s what teachers are saying:
✏️ “I use thinking puzzle slides like this at the beginning of each Zoom class to get my gifted young students thinking. Sometimes I have them put their answer in the chat so that they don’t see other answers first. Other times I take volunteers. Either way, students then explain their answer choice. It gets kids thinking creatively and logically and expands vocabulary, helping those who didn’t think of the answer as well. Thank you!” -Jennifer M.
✏️ “These are AWESOME! I use them at he beginning of ELA to get the students thinking! They LOVE trying to figure them out! I love all of Rachel Lynette’s products!” -Dawnell G.
✏️ “Extremely multi-functional cards! We have used in lessons about main idea and supporting details, to kick-start our morning message, as a classroom management tool to gather the students’ attention, etc.” -Larua R.
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About the Author
Rachel Lynette is a published author of over 120 nonfiction books for children on a variety of subjects, as well as several teacher resource books. She has written for publishers such as Harcourt, Thompson-Gale, Rosen, Children’s Press, Evan-Moor, Kagan, and several others. This resource reflects more than a decade of professional writing experience.
Terms of Use
This resource was created by Rachel Lynette and Cassi Noack for Minds in Bloom INC., all rights reserved. It may be used by the original purchaser for single class use only. Teachers may distribute this product in email, through google classroom or over the Internet to their students (and parents) as long as the site is password protected. In other words, you may distribute it to your own students, but may not put it on the Internet where it could be publicly found and downloaded.
If you want to share this resource with colleagues, please purchase additional licenses. Thank you for respecting these terms of use.
This product is happily brought to you by Rachel Lynette and Cassi Noack of Minds in Bloom
SKU: 626927
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Katie K. –
Some of these are a little difficult for my 5th graders, but overall, they really love to do these each morning.
Joanne C. –
My students loved these! Thanks so much! Great activities to end the year with!
Megan W –
I LOVE the game tribond but the cards were just a little too difficult for my students. These cards are perfect for kids and its a fun challenge built into our morning meeting.
Megan W –
I LOVE the game tribond but the cards were just a little too difficult for my students. These cards are perfect for kids and its a fun challenge built into our morning meeting.
Dawnell G. –
These are AWESOME! I use them at he beginning of ELA to get the students thinking! They LOVE trying to figure them out! I love all of Rachel Lynette’s products!
Dawnell G. –
These are AWESOME! I use them at he beginning of ELA to get the students thinking! They LOVE trying to figure them out! I love all of Rachel Lynette’s products!
Mollie R. –
My students found the task cards to be engaging and a really good way to learn in a fun way.
Mollie R. –
My students found the task cards to be engaging and a really good way to learn in a fun way.
Jennifer M. –
I use thinking puzzle slides like this at the beginning of each Zoom class to get my gifted young students thinking. Sometimes I have them put their answer in the chat so that they don’t see other answers first. Other times I take volunteers. Either way, students then explain their answer choice. It gets kids thinking creatively and logically and expands vocabulary, helping those who didn’t think of the answer as well. Thank you!
Jennifer M. –
I use thinking puzzle slides like this at the beginning of each Zoom class to get my gifted young students thinking. Sometimes I have them put their answer in the chat so that they don’t see other answers first. Other times I take volunteers. Either way, students then explain their answer choice. It gets kids thinking creatively and logically and expands vocabulary, helping those who didn’t think of the answer as well. Thank you!