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Lesson 6 of 20 ยท Creativity & Ideas

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Think Like an Artist

What You'll Learn

๐ŸŒˆ Let's Think & Play! Touch your head โ€” that's where your brain lives! ๐Ÿง  Today's adventure: visual creative thinking! Here's what we'll do: ๐Ÿ–๏ธ LOOK at the fun activity below ๐Ÿค” THINK about what you see ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ TALK about your ideas with someone โœ๏ธ TRY the challenge โ€” there are no wrong answers! Remember: Thinking is like a muscle. Every time you try, your brain gets STRONGER! ๐Ÿ’ช Let's go! โฌ‡๏ธ

Key Concept: Visual creative thinking

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Think About This

โœ๏ธ Invent a NEW animal! Draw it. What does it eat? Where does it sleep? Does it make a sound? What sound?

Thinking Steps

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๐Ÿ‘€ Discover!

Look at the activity. What's interesting? What stands out?

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๐Ÿค” Wonder!

Ask yourself: WHY is it like that? What do I think?

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โœ‹ Try It!

Pick your answer or try the challenge. Be brave!

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โญ Share!

Tell a friend or grown-up what you figured out!

Key Points

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Master visual creative thinking

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Apply creativity & ideas in real situations

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Build habits of creativity & ideas

Key Vocabulary

Idea

A thought about something you could do or make

Invent

To think up something that didn't exist before

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Why This Matters in Real Life

When you play pretend, draw pictures, or build with blocks, your imagination is working! That's creativity! ๐ŸŒˆ

Talk About It

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

  • 1Can you teach a stuffed animal about visual creative thinking? They're a great audience! ๐Ÿงธ
  • 2What was tricky? What was easy? Show with your thumbs โ€” up ๐Ÿ‘ or down ๐Ÿ‘Ž!
  • 3Draw your favorite thing from today's lesson and put it on the fridge! ๐ŸŽจ

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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What if you could fly?