https://padlet.com/ingridsilovich/hzkhnc4s8vlrr7sn en-us 2023-01-31 15:26:22 UTC 2023-02-01 10:23:44 UTC hello@padlet.com ingridsilovich https://padlet.com/ingridsilovich/hzkhnc4s8vlrr7sn/wish/2463253781 A recent science lesson on balanced and unbalanced forces,  asked students to explore the results of an experiment that involved an egg.   I did not want to take the chance of a dozen eggs in the hands of 3rd graders, especially in my classroom.  Students began to generating ideas for alternatives to using an egg:
"We could use an empty egg."
"We could use a hard-boiled egg."
"What about the wooden ball from the block set?!"
"What about using a golf ball?"
We decided on the golf ball.]]> 2023-01-31 16:05:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ingridsilovich/hzkhnc4s8vlrr7sn/wish/2463253781 ingridsilovich https://padlet.com/ingridsilovich/hzkhnc4s8vlrr7sn/wish/2463276622 This scenario demonstrated the dimensions of creative behaviors such as:
 Divergent Thinking
* Fluency in Thinking ( Students generated several possibilities)
*Originality of Thinking (Students had unique and unusual ideas)
Convergent Thinking
*Honing ideas to come up with ones that will "work" for a particular problem or situation, and putting a decision into action.

]]> 2023-01-31 16:19:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ingridsilovich/hzkhnc4s8vlrr7sn/wish/2463276622 ingridsilovich https://padlet.com/ingridsilovich/hzkhnc4s8vlrr7sn/wish/2463323769 I am a big advocate of reusing and repurposing items to do my part in decreasing the amount of waste on our Earth.
At a local farmers' market, I saw a women selling pieces of cloth and baggies in different sizes. The items were saturated with beeswax. The pieces of cloth and baggies replaced plastic wrap and plastic baggies. All they needed was a quick scrub with hot water and to hang dry before the next use.]]> 2023-01-31 16:45:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ingridsilovich/hzkhnc4s8vlrr7sn/wish/2463323769 ingridsilovich https://padlet.com/ingridsilovich/hzkhnc4s8vlrr7sn/wish/2463362113 This was another example of the dimensions of creative thinking both, Divergent and Convergent. First, the creator had to have generated many possible ideas as to a way to reduce the amount of waste. Prior to this, I'm sure the creator thought of several ideas to produce an actual product that would result in a solution. He or she also had to have made unique connections as far as the materials that could possibly be used (beeswax and cloth) and the functionality of each material, before making the best decision.]]> 2023-01-31 17:08:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ingridsilovich/hzkhnc4s8vlrr7sn/wish/2463362113 ingridsilovich https://padlet.com/ingridsilovich/hzkhnc4s8vlrr7sn/wish/2463368915 2023-01-31 17:13:12 UTC https://padlet.com/ingridsilovich/hzkhnc4s8vlrr7sn/wish/2463368915 ingridsilovich https://padlet.com/ingridsilovich/hzkhnc4s8vlrr7sn/wish/2463626506 2023-01-31 20:03:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ingridsilovich/hzkhnc4s8vlrr7sn/wish/2463626506 ingridsilovich https://padlet.com/ingridsilovich/hzkhnc4s8vlrr7sn/wish/2463658084 2023-01-31 20:31:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ingridsilovich/hzkhnc4s8vlrr7sn/wish/2463658084 ingridsilovich https://padlet.com/ingridsilovich/hzkhnc4s8vlrr7sn/wish/2463713981 During inside recess, students can choose from different activities. Some choices include building with wooden blocks, Legos, and Lincoln Logs. I prefer the building materials to not get combined, so I strategically place the bins around the room. Undenounced to me, the students decided to build a 3 dimensional city mixing the Legos, blocks and Lincoln Logs. The students explained that the Lincoln Logs represented the past, the wooden blocks represented the present and the Legos the future.]]> 2023-01-31 21:33:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ingridsilovich/hzkhnc4s8vlrr7sn/wish/2463713981 ingridsilovich https://padlet.com/ingridsilovich/hzkhnc4s8vlrr7sn/wish/2463802000 One pump from a hand sanitizer bottle or soap bottle is too much for the hands of a child, resulting in a lot of waste and drips on the floor. This was a problem I had for years.  I was always trying to explain to my students to take a "1/2 pump". Then Elias joined my class. Elias moved to Maryland from Louisiana.  When he noticed my soap and hand sanitizer bottles he said, "Mrs. Silovich, why don't you have rubber bands  on these bottles?"  I asked Elias what he meant. He responded, "Well, that's what my teachers in Louisiana did so the squirts aren't so big."
"Aha!" ]]> 2023-01-31 23:44:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ingridsilovich/hzkhnc4s8vlrr7sn/wish/2463802000 ingridsilovich https://padlet.com/ingridsilovich/hzkhnc4s8vlrr7sn/wish/2463817138 This example of creativity required such divergent thinking as "Flexibility in Thinking". The creative mind who owns this idea had to view a rubber band as something other than a tool to reinforce or organize and then make new connections to the other many uses for such a tool. Too, this creative idea included convergent thinking such as "Evaluation of the Problem". The problem was recognized and then evaluated. With logic an idea was generated to solve the particular drippy problem.]]> 2023-02-01 00:06:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ingridsilovich/hzkhnc4s8vlrr7sn/wish/2463817138 ingridsilovich https://padlet.com/ingridsilovich/hzkhnc4s8vlrr7sn/wish/2463824051 These students demonstrated the creative behaviors of exploration, originality and flexibility in thinking, which are all dimensions of Divergent thinking. These co-creative students also demonstrated Convergent thinking by elaborating/expanding ideas and adding detail.]]> 2023-02-01 00:15:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ingridsilovich/hzkhnc4s8vlrr7sn/wish/2463824051 ingridsilovich https://padlet.com/ingridsilovich/hzkhnc4s8vlrr7sn/wish/2464341430 As educators we spend an enormous amount of time creating materials for instruction, so we take great steps to preserve them. For example, in 3rd grade we use a lot of different types of spinners to play math fact games. All of these spinners I have copied, cut, laminated, and cut again, so I like to keep them in good condition. The spinners I'm referring to require a pencil and a paperclip. The pencil secures the paperclip onto the spinner as it spins and finally lands on a spot. Well, for years my spinners didn't last as long as I had wanted, because the pencils would poke holes in them and leave dirt lead marks. So, I came up with a solution, I collected every empty mechanical pencil I could find, and replaced them with the typical lead pencil. Now, when students use my spinners, there are no hole punctures or dirty lead marks. ]]> 2023-02-01 10:12:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ingridsilovich/hzkhnc4s8vlrr7sn/wish/2464341430 ingridsilovich https://padlet.com/ingridsilovich/hzkhnc4s8vlrr7sn/wish/2464342737 2023-02-01 10:14:15 UTC https://padlet.com/ingridsilovich/hzkhnc4s8vlrr7sn/wish/2464342737 ingridsilovich https://padlet.com/ingridsilovich/hzkhnc4s8vlrr7sn/wish/2464350808 This was an example of creativity. I used Divergent thinking to generate different possibilities to solve my problem, and then through Convergent thinking I decided on the best possibility that would work as a solution. I also had to be be flexible and original ( Divergent thinking) as to how a mechanical pencil could be used differently than intended.]]> 2023-02-01 10:21:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ingridsilovich/hzkhnc4s8vlrr7sn/wish/2464350808 ingridsilovich https://padlet.com/ingridsilovich/hzkhnc4s8vlrr7sn/wish/2464353045 2023-02-01 10:23:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ingridsilovich/hzkhnc4s8vlrr7sn/wish/2464353045