Thinking · Alternatives thinking
15 min · pencil, colored pencils
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Three ways across the river
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Leo must cross a deep river with no bridge. He has a rope, a long log and a friend.
- Draw three really different ways he could cross. Tick the safest one.
Grown-up corner
Why it matters: When kids push past the first idea, they learn there is usually more than one way to solve a problem.
- Which way was hardest to think of?
- What makes one way better than another?
Extend it: Add a new rule (no rope!) and find a fourth way.
My brain felt: ☐ easy ☐ just right ☐ stretchy
One thing I learned: ________________________
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