divergent thinking

Suction Cups and Thinking Required in Game Akin

You got to think fast to play (and win) the game, Akin from Funnybone Toys! See if you can spot cards with qualities and objects that are RELATED (akin) to each other and make sets. If you’re like us and love playing family games, this is a fantastic new addition for families with kids ages 8 […]

Riddle Poems

Kids love reading and writing riddle poems. Riddles often give wonderful sensory details and describe something a child knows about. Plus, they encourage critical thinking and engagement in poetry. Riddle Poems Riddles are usually written in poem form. Consider this riddle poem: It can be cracked, It can be made, It can be told, it […]

Teaching Individuals with a Workshop Instructional Model

Let’s continue education month here on Imagination Soup by looking at best practices for encouraging divergent thinking in children with reading and writing workshop. Linear thinking, or convergent thinking, is about learning facts, follow instructions, and solving problems with one right answer. Divergent thinking is generating unique solutions and seeing various possibilities in response to questions and problems. To […]

The Difference Between Convergent and Divergent Thinking

Kids need to be creative. To understand how creativity works in the brain, we must first understand the difference between convergent and divergent thinking. Then, we must address the lack of divergent thinking in education. Divergent and Convergent Thinking Convergent (Stickman) Thinking Linear Convergent Thinking Worksheet-Heavy Early Academic Push Skill & Drill Right Answers So many schools […]

Household Object Challenges

Guest post by Cathy Sheafor, mother, teacher, and blogger at Think!, a blog that inspires children of all ages to think outside of the box, evolved from my desire to create new challenges. Household Object Challenges Research shows that we learn best by doing. Author Daniel Pink in his book, A Whole New Mind, argues […]