Thinking Creatively- Inside Your Classroom, Outside Your Box
Educators Catalog
Step 1: Independent Learning
The Simply Me Podcast:
Please listen to the following relevant story in the Simply Me Podcast:
Map Yourself - Interactive Activities:
Please answer the following forms to map yourself.
There is no right or wrong, everything is right!
Self-Reflection - Simply Me Writing About Myself:
Please fill in the following exercises in Simply Me Writing About Myself:
Be honest.
This is for your eyes only, and the paper suffers everything.
You are invited to copy the exercises into a handwritten Simply Me Journal that you can decorate and keep, or alternatively, print the pages out and keep them in a Simply Me Folder.
Simply Me Rules:
In this session, we will discuss the following rules:
- The Rule for Habits
- The Rule for Failures and Disappointments
- The Rule for Messing Up
- The Rule for Creative Thinking
You are invited to print out this rule and keep it in your Simply Me Journal, so that you always have it available to look at.
Step 2: Group Work
Creative Thinking, Brainstorming, and Developing a Range of Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Products and Activities:Dear Students,
Following what you have learned, please divide into groups, brainstorm together, and present in whatever way you see fit:
A role model of yours who applies creative thinking.
Who is the role model and what did he/she do?
Your presentation should be 5-10 minutes long, and can use:
an inspiring story, a video clip, a game, a PowerPoint presentation,
a song, a play, artwork, etc., whatever you can imagine, whatever you choose.
Step 3: Presenting the Products in the Classroom
After you have the session products,
you are invited to present them to the class and/or the school.
Good luck, and have fun!
Simply Me-The Teacher's Kit:
To read the Session Plan, containing games, activities, stories,
and insights on the topic, click here:
Flow Chart:
For your convenience, here is a printable flow chart of the Session Plan:
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