SECOND AND THIRD GRADE
Thinking skills are always incorporated into the core curriculum. However, there are some strategies and metacognitive methods that can be directly taught to enhance student thought. Listed below are also some resources that specifically focus on thinking strategies. If you have any questions about any of these resources or have suggestions for additions, please send a MESSAGE.
RECOMMENDED MATERIALS / CURRICULUM
Primary Education Thinking Skills (PETS™) (see also newsletter archives and this page) NEW! PETS Virtual Curriculum
Six-Hat Thinking (blog post)
Lesson Plans: Center for Philosophy for Children
Chess Kid ~ online chess lessons and games
Thinker’s Toolbox (blog post)
Socratic Dialogue Guidelines – (see blog post ~ ideas for introducing student-led discussions)
LESSON and UNIT IDEAS
PETS™. Higher-Level Thinking Activities with Playing Cards (blog post)
P.E.T.S.-Friendly Activities – activities and lessons that complement the PETS program
Six-Hat Thinking and Cinderella (1-2 lessons)
S.C.A.M.P.E.R. – Introductory Lesson (FREE)
S.C.A.M.P.E.R. – Numbers and Math – (Kinder-2nd / mini-unit /TPT $4 –see blog post)
“THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX” ~ A LESSON (3rd and up)
The Fun Theory: A Lesson in Creative Thinking
Two Puzzles are Better than One: Customize Puzzles for Learning (blog post)
Hexagonal Thinking ~ blog post (Engage Their Minds)
Visual-Spatial and Lateral Thinking Activities and Puzzles
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