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Happy thinking!
Lesson Plan: From Noise To Music
Collaborate to create a definition of music by comparing it to everyday sounds. Go on a treasure hunt for all kinds of sounds in the classroom. Explore the process by which we change noise into something creative and artistic, and appreciate that different types of music may appeal or not appeal to listeners.
Lesson Plan: Living The Good Life
Everyone wants to live “the good life”, but what does that mean, and how do we do this? Explore the many different meanings of “the good life” and communicate a plan for achieving it by creating a written manual, poster, instructional video, poem, or song.
Lesson Plan: Do As I Do
Think critically about what it means to lead by example, and make strategies for modelling good behaviour to other young thinkers.
Lesson Plan: A History Of Beauty
Great Thinker's Challenge:
Compare various notions of beauty by comparing different historical eras. Think critically about the difference between true beauty and passing fads, as well as the role originality plays in definitions of beauty. Begin to form a definition of the characteristics that make something beautiful.
Just For Fun: Extra Robot Goodies!
This bundle includes a card game, a word jumble, a word search, a matching activity, and a colouring page!