Month: October 2020

Playing With a Full Deck! Higher-Level Thinking Skills With Playing Cards for K-2

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Grab a deck of playing cards and you have all you need to introduce dozens of fantastic higher-level activities that get kids thinking! Here are a few that complement The Primary Education Thinking Skills™ curriculum which addresses four main types of high-level thinking: convergent, divergent, visual-spatial, and evaluative thinking. You can find other PETS™-friendly activities … Read more

The Journey of a Question: Open-Ended Creative Research

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The other day I was thinking about the challenges of monitoring and assisting students virtually, especially as they complete independent studies. By any name (Genius Hour, 20% Time, Wonder Workshop), gifted and advanced students benefit in many ways when they are allowed to explore their own passions and interests, but they need guidance along the … Read more