Engage your grade 1 students in thinking skills practice with Critical and Creative Thinking Activities! 140+ pages of fun, imaginative activities motivate students as they practice thinking in multiple ways about a variety of curriculum and theme-based topics.
"We must empower students to become creative thinkers, critical thinkers, and problem solvers—people who are continually learning and who can apply their new knowledge to complex, novel, open-ended challenges." - Educational Leadership, Summer 2008, Volume 65
Engage your grade 1 students in thinking skills practice with Critical and Creative Thinking Activities! 140+ pages of fun, imaginative activities motivate students as they practice thinking in multiple ways about a variety of curriculum and theme-based topics.
46 theme-based units make it easy to find activities that fit your core curriculum:
• Through the Year:
Autumn, Winter, Spring, Summer, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Valentine's Day, 100th Day of School
• Animals:
Cats and Dogs, Elephants, Lions, Giraffes, Kangaroos, Bears, Snakes, Butterflies, Ants, Fish
• Places:
At the Store, At the Playground, At the Beach, On the Farm, In My Room
• Fairy Tale Fun:
Goldilocks and the Three Bears, The Three Billy Goats Gruff, The Three Little Pigs, The Gingerbread Man, Hansel and Gretel
• Things That Move:
Cars, Trucks, Buses, Boats, All Aboard!, Planes, Bikes
• In My World:
Apples, Trees, Water, Crayons, Vegetables, Shirts, Hats, Ice Cream, Shapes, Shoes and Socks, My Family
This resource contains teacher support pages, reproducible student pages, and an answer key.