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WISDOM BEGINS IN WONDER! ~Socrates

"Greatness is not in where we stand, but in the direction we are moving."

~Oliver Wendell Holmes

The P.E.T.S. (Primary Education Thinking Skills) program is offered to all students in grades K – 3. Solve a convergent thinking mystery to find the one right answer! Brainstorm the many possibilities or ideas for a divergent thinking invention! And, don’t forget to use visual/spatial thinking to see and manipulate visual patterns that may help find solutions! Once the answers/ideas/solutions have been discovered use evaluative thinking to choose the best one! Don’t forget to base decisions on measurable criteria/facts, not opinions.

Try out your thinking skills by visiting one of the websites below!

 

Contact information:

 

Mrs. Gruzynski  ~ Differentiation Specialist

pgruzynski@sd13.org

 

DuJardin:

(630) 894-9200 Ext. 5236

Westfield:

(630) 529-6211 Ext. 5322

 

Mrs. Furst ~ Accelerated Teacher

jfurst@sd13.org

 

Erickson:

(630) 529-2223 Ext. 5421

 

Convergent Thinking:

Logic Problems with Elimination Grids

Logic Puzzle Game

Divergent Thinking:

Divergent Thinking ~ 5 Minutes or Less

Visual/Spatial Thinking:

Mensa for Kids: Visual Spatial Puzzle

Tangram Puzzle

Evaluative Thinking:

Visual Fish Tank

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