Divergent Thinking for Advanced Learners, Grades 3-5

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.

Emily Hollett and Anna Cassalia are award-winning gifted educators and instructional differentiation coaches with Williamson County Schools, Tennessee.

Introduction to Divergent Thinking Sub-Skill 1: Generating Ideas Sub-Skill 2: Changing Perspectives Sub-Skill 3: Elaborating Sub-Skill 4: Innovating Sub-Skill 5: Giving Ideas Purpose Appendix A: Assessments Appendix B: Extensions