"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 6+ 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:

• Places:
  In My Room, At the Dinner Table, Outer Space, In the Wilderness, Eating Out, At the Movies, At the Mall, U.S. Landmarks, On the Bus, Mythical Worlds
• Nature in Action:
  Rivers and Streams, Rough Weather, Sharks, Bats, Arachnids, Predators and Prey, So Cute!, Reptiles
• History and Beyond:
  Ancient Egypt, The Middle Ages, When in Rome, Pioneer Days, Into the Future
• Technology:
  The Internet, Cell Phones, From Here to There, Robots, Invention Convention
• Things I Use:
  Clocks and Calendars, My Clothes, Say Cheese!, Numbers, Glue and Tape, Video Games, Maps and Globes
• In My World:
  Tunes, Surprise!, Super Size It, Friends, Holidays, Planet Earth, Nighttime, My Birthday, Bells and Whistles, Now You're Cookin', Leaders and Followers