Creative and Critical Thinking Activities: Brain Food - HALLOWEEN!

Did you know that creativity is a skill that can be taught and learned, just like reading and math? Yes, for real!! :-) Through exposure, experience, and practice, creative thinking is a skill anyone can cultivate.

Not only is creative thinking FUN, but it is also important! Divergent thinking increases a student’s desire to learn and supports his/her intellectual development. When we encourage creative thinking, we promote student engagement, motivation, and love for learning.

Halloween Brain Food is an easy, engaging way to promote creative thinking in your classroom. The 20 activities are ready to print and go; no teacher prep required! Pages are also in black and white to save your ink.

Purposefully incorporating creative thinking activities into daily or weekly instruction can:

• Increase students’ interest and motivation

• Improve students’ attitudes towards school

• Nurture effective problem solving skills

• Encourage students to examine multiple perspectives and points of view

• Help students understand familiar things in new and deeper ways

• Promote questioning, curiosity, and innovation

• Foster risk-taking and iteration

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Brain Food Activities are great for:

• Centers and stations

• Anchor activities

• Partner/cooperative group assignments

• Enrichment for fast finishers

• Bell ringers/morning work

• Brain Breaks

• Independent Learning Contracts

You can also purchase “Brain Food: Halloween” at a 20% discountHERE as part of BRAIN FOOD BUNDLE #2!

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To learn more about other exciting Brain Food Resources, click on the links below!

• Brain Food – The Original!

• Brain Food – Back to School

• Brain Food – Winter Fun!

• Brain Food – Spring Time

• Brain Food – Summer Fun

(Please note that the Teacher Tips provided in each packet are the same; ALL of the activities are different.)

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If you and your students enjoy these activities, you may also like the following differentiated enrichment activities:

• NUMBER PUZZLES – Enrichment Activities (2nd-3rd)

• THINK! Math Enrichment Activities

• Mix and Match: Creative Writing Prompts for BIG kids

• Math Logic Puzzles – 3rd grade Enrichment

• Fraction Pattern Block Puzzles: Task Cards & Printables for Critical Thinking

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Please contact me if you have any questions; I’d love to hear from you!

Christy

© Christy Howe 2014. Materials are intended for personal use in one classroom only. For use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses.