Divergent Thinking for Advanced Learners, Grades 3–5

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Divergent Thinking for Advanced Learners, Grades 3–5 will develop students’ specific creative thinking skills. Divergent thinking is a skill which helps students approach problems with a flexible and open mind. Working through the lessons and handouts in this book, students will learn to examine problems from multiple perspectives and fluently generate varied solutions. This curriculum provides cohesive, scaffolded lessons to teach each targeted area of competency, followed by authentic application activities for students to then apply their newly developed skill set. This book can be used as a stand-alone gifted curriculum or as part of an integrated curriculum. Each lesson ties in both reading and metacognitive skills, making it easy for teachers to incorporate into a variety of contexts. Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction to Divergent Thinking Materials Introduction: Frame of the Discipline Primary Source: Artwork Analysis Thinking Skills Avatar Bibliography Chapter 1 Sub-Skill 1: Generating Ideas Generating Ideas Lesson 1: Avoiding Judgment Generating Ideas Lesson 2: Developing Fluency Generating Ideas Authentic Application Activity: Force-Fitting Ideas Together Generating Ideas Concluding Activities Bibliography Chapter 2 Sub-Skill 2: Changing Perspectives Changing Perspectives Lesson 1: Looking at Different Visual Perspectives Changing Perspectives Lesson 2: Understanding Others’ Points of View Changing Perspectives Authentic Application Activity: Circle of Viewpoints Changing Perspectives Concluding Activities Bibliography Chapter 3 Sub-Skill 3: Elaborating Elaborating Lesson 1: Visual Elaboration Elaborating Lesson 2: Elaborating in Writing Elaborating Authentic Application Activity: Using Elaboration in Opinion Writing Elaborating Concluding Activities Bibliography Chapter 4 Sub-Skill 4: Innovating Innovating Lesson 1: Discovering New Uses Innovate Lesson 2: Innovating with Existing Ideas Innovating Authentic Application Activity: Creating a Purposeful Innovation Innovating Concluding Activity Bibliography Chapter 5 Sub-Skill 5: Giving Ideas Purpose Giving Ideas Purpose Lesson 1: Setting an Intentional Purpose Giving Ideas Purpose Lesson 2: Creating a Plan of Action Giving Ideas Purpose Authentic Application Activity: Creative Problem-Solving Giving Ideas Purpose Concluding Activities Bibliography Appendix A: Assessments Appendix B: Extensions