Dr. Stephanie Hicks

5 Picture Books That Encourage Creativity in Kindergarten Paired with fun activities, these picture books help build skills like fluency, flexibility, elaboration, and originality.

“The beauty of picture books is that they present problems in context,” @stepnhicks.bsky.social says.

“...With the right scaffolding, students can examine that problem, explore it from different angles, and generate ideas of their own.” 📗

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5 Picture Books That Encourage Creativity in Kindergarten Paired with fun activities, these picture books help build skills like fluency, flexibility, elaboration, and originality.

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Reducing Math Negativity Teachers can facilitate positive learning experiences to help students develop favorable perceptions about their math skills.

With help in building positive emotional connections to math, your students will go from captives of math negativity to captains of their math minds. @edutopia.org

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Affirming language in mathematics is a must. For students not typically viewed as talented in math, it dispels stereotypes about who is and isn’t talented in math. Kids internalize everything and using affirming language in the classroom at an early age can be a game changer for a lot of students.

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❤️ ToK & the challenge it brings to my thinking. Learning new concepts & ideas is always good exercise for the brain. I've some amazing students who are engaged & think about the concepts & are able to reflect on their learning
⭐Metacognition
⭐Reflection
⭐Theory of Knowledge
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I love how this activity requires students to explain their thinking and not regurgitate facts.

Building number sense & critical thinking!

🔢Estimation 180: www.estimation180.com
🟡Splat!: www.stevewyborney.com?p=8936
🧩SolveMe Puzzles: solveme.edc.org
🔍Visual Patterns: www.visualpatterns.org
➗Would You Rather Math: www.wouldyourathermath.com

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Great resources for gifted resource teachers or classroom teachers teaching gifted students in the general ed setting. #EduSky #gifted #education #toddstanely www.thegiftedguy.com/gifted-toolbox

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As a teacher of talented and gifted students, I feel like planning and locating resources to teach my littlest humans is the hardest. This resource from Gifted Roads is perfect! giftedroads.com/resources #gifted #giftedresources #talentdevelopment

Project Based Learning is a powerful tool. It fosters problem solving and creativity, which are equally important in Pre-K! #pbl #prek

Empowering Pre-K Students Through Project-Based Learning Young students can build agency and independence when given the opportunity to make decisions throughout the PBL process.

Even the youngest students can build agency and independence when given the opportunity to make decisions throughout the PBL process! 👏

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