Creative Thinking Activities

Higher Order Thinking Skills are encouraged in these 10 creative activities. They can be used for gifted, team building, enrichment, independent challenges, and early finishers.

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Finish the Picture: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

These artistic impressions are perfect for early finishers, all levels of enrichment, and gifted students. They are encouraged to think outside the box to create artistic creations incorporating Four Seasons graphics.

These can be used for:

★ Student/Gifted Portfolios

★ Hidden Pictures

★ Hall Display

EACH Seasonal set Includes:

★ 15 graphics, each with 2 versions (120 drawing prompts in total)

★ 1 Writing Prompt with 2 versions

Creative Writing: Where in the World Task Cards:

Students will use clues and deductive reasoning in this engaging creative thinking activity! Students will identify one location that is best represented with the clues, through deductive reasoning. A constructed response requires students to explain their thinking. Students will choose one card to develop a creative story with the author's purpose to persuade, inform, or entertain.

These can be used for:

★ Whole Group Warm-Up

★ Small Group Discussion

★ Independent Writing Activity

Included in this Resource:

★ Student Directions

★ 20 4 to a Page Writing Prompt Clue Cards

★ 20 FULL PAGE Writing Prompt Clue Cards

★ Answer Sheet (fill in a box)

★ Answer Sheet- Write About It (constructed response)

★ SAMPLE ANSWERS (2 possibilities for each card)

Create-a-Toy:

Students will use various blocks to create a prototype for a toy company. They will create an advertisement- print, video, or demonstration, for the toy competition.

This Resource Includes:

♦ Direction Card

♦ Design-a-Toy Planning Page: This guides students through the planning process

♦ Design-a-Toy Advertising Guide: This guides students through the ad process

♦ Design-a-Toy Report: Students will write about their product

♦ Writing Template

♦ Design-a-Toy Showcase: Voting Slips and Certificates

SCAMPER:

This strategy increases higher order thinking. It can be used on its own, or incorporated into curriculum units. It can be used as a brain break for 20 minutes, or over the course of several days.

Students choose an object- either tangible or a photograph- and they think creatively to change the original idea into something new! You can differentiate the activity by having students complete a specified number of components of SCAMPER.

This Resources Includes:

♦ S.C.A.M.P.E.R. Classroom Posters

♦ Blank Brainstorming Organizer

♦ Tennis Ball and Light Bulb Organizer with Question Prompts

♦ Earth Day Reusable Materials Organizer

These Activities Are Sold Individually:

⭐ Design-a-Toy with Blocks {Creative Thinking}

⭐ SCAMPER {Creative Thinking}

⭐ Finish the Picture- Spring Theme {Creative Thinking}

⭐ Finish the Picture- Summer Theme {Creative Thinking}

⭐ Finish the Picture- Fall Theme {Creative Thinking}

⭐ Finish the Picture- Winter Theme {Creative Thinking}

⭐ Finish the Picture- All SEASONS Bundle

⭐ Where in the World: Writing Task Cards

⭐ Pattern Block Monsters: Counting Coin Task Cards

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