Plan B Thinking

What You'll Learn

🧠 Smart thinkers always have a Plan B. If it rains and we can't go to the park, what's our backup? If the store doesn't have what we need, where else can we go? Understanding developing backup plans is one of the building blocks of strong thinking. Here's how to do it: 1. Look carefully at the problem. What do you see? 2. Think about what you already know. Does this remind you of something? 3. Try an answer! It's totally okay to be wrong — that's how we learn. 4. Check: did it work? If not, try something else! You're building your thinking muscles. The more you practice, the stronger they get!

Key Concept: Developing backup plans

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Think About This

🏠 You're helping at home and you use developing backup plans to solve a problem. What happened? How did you figure it out?

Thinking Steps

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👀 What Do I See?

Look at the problem about developing backup plans. What do you notice?

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🤔 What Do I Know?

What do you already know that could help? Have you seen something like this before?

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💡 What's My Idea?

Think of an answer. Can you think of a second one too?

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⭐ What Did I Learn?

Check your answer. Was it right? What did you figure out? Tell someone!

Key Points

Master developing backup plans

Apply planning & strategy in real situations

Build habits of planning & strategy

Key Vocabulary

First

What you do at the start

Goal

Something you want to achieve

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Why This Matters in Real Life

Grown-ups use planning strategy every day in their jobs. The practice you're doing now builds skills that last a lifetime!

Talk About It

Discuss these questions with a friend, parent, or classmate.

1Can you explain developing backup plans to a friend using your own words?
2What was the most interesting thing you learned today?
3Draw a picture of what you learned and show it to someone!

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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What is the main idea of developing backup plans?