Case 6 of 20 · Planning & Strategy
Plan B Thinking
🔎 Case Brief #6
🏠 You're helping at home and you use developing backup plans to solve a problem.
🎯 Your mission
Spot the strongest argument.
⚡ The twist
Start from the goal and work backwards.
What you'll learn · 1 of 3
🧠 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.
What you'll learn · 2 of 3
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?
What you'll learn · 3 of 3
If not, try something else!
You're building your thinking muscles. The more you practice, the stronger they get!
Key idea: Developing backup plans
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?
How a thinker does it
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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!
Remember
- 1Master developing backup plans
- 2Apply planning & strategy in real situations
- 3Build habits of planning & strategy
Words to know
- First
- What you do at the start
- Goal
- Something you want to achieve
Solve the case · 1 of 3
Case 1
1 of 3What is the main idea of developing backup plans?
Solve the case · 2 of 3
Case 2
2 of 3How can you apply planning & strategy in daily life?
Solve the case · 3 of 3
Case 3
3 of 3Good critical thinkers always:
Nice work!
You got 0 of 3 right.
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🌍 Why this matters: 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
- Can you explain developing backup plans to a friend using your own words?
- What was the most interesting thing you learned today?
- Draw a picture of what you learned and show it to someone!
🏆 Try this week: Plan tomorrow in 3 steps tonight.
👨👩👧 At dinner: “If tomorrow goes perfectly, what happens?”
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Plan B Thinking
Spot the strongest argument.
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