Tag: Thinking Skills

  • DIY: Springtime Word List

    DIY: Springtime Word List

    Spring is a time for renewal and awakening and many wonderful things happens as nature becomes more active. Capture the words of spring in a list or challenge yourself to create an A-Z Word List that can be used to make: Your own: Word search, word scramble, crossword, and fill-in puzzles. A nature walk word…

  • Candy Cane Crunch

    Candy Cane Crunch

    Here is a fun twist on the game Knight Moves, played with a chess/checker board. It can be played on your phone, or printed out and laminated for long term use. You can right click to save the board. Instructions are listed below the board. If you are really good at the game, there won’t…

  • Table-Top Fun

    Table-Top Fun

    Many of the items we throw away everyday can be used to make fun learning activities. The following challenges are not only meant to be fun to play, they offer a simple lesson on how force works. The challenges offered below show how easy it is to connect math and science together, and how to…

  • Cup & Paper Clip Challenge

    Cup & Paper Clip Challenge

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  • Compound Word Creator

    Compound Word Creator

    Download the file below to have fun making 12 compound words with the words offered. Connect with FranW.com! Facebook Twitter Pinterest YouTube Channel Note: If this, or any other post on FranW.com, has inspired you in a positive way, or you have featured it in a blog post, please comment and link back to where…

  • Chess

    Chess

    Chess.com: Play a free game of Chess on line, keep up with what’s going on in the world of Chess, and get some valuable tips and lessons. The blog offers the history of Chess and how various cultures/countries played. Wikipedia: Chess – Information about the game, rules, set up, how to record moves, strategy and tactics, phases,…

  • Think Quick Challenge: ABC Version

    This Think Quick Challenge makes learning, and using, the alphabet much more fun and interesting. Plus it keeps you on your mental toes!You will need: A plain set of alphabet cards, tiles, dice, blocks, etc., and a container Letters can be written on index cards or printed from Activity Village.Optional: Timer, pencil, and paperPlace all…

  • Petals Around The Rose

    Petals Around The Rose

      Answer: 6 Supplies Needed: You will need 5-6 dice to play this game. What to do: Roll 5 or 6 dice and say the answer. The object of the game is to figure out what the puzzle’s pattern is. Here’s what you need to know: The name of this mathematical puzzle, ‘Petals Around The Rose’…