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"Thinking Flexibly" Paper Doll

“Thinking Flexibly”

Active Learning

Grade: K

“THINKING FLEXIBLY” PAPER DOLL

This paper doll will show students that thinking flexibly means being open to new ideas,

even if that means changing your mind about what to wear!

Materials Needed:

Steps to Success:

• Paper doll template, “Clothing Changes” page

1. Hand out the paper doll template and “Clothing

Changes” page to each student.

• Crayons, markers, or colored pencils

2. Then, allow students to decorate the paper doll.

• Scissors

They can draw themselves or someone else if they

like.

3. Next, direct students to the blank clothing

changes. Instruct them to color in the clothing

Preparation:

changes to create many different outfits for the paper

• Make copies of the paper doll template and

doll.

“Clothing Changes” page (one of each per student).

4. Circulate and help students cut out the paper doll

• Discuss what it means to think flexibly.

and the clothing changes.

• Tell students that this paper doll will help them see

5. Now students can think flexibly by switching out

what it is like to change your mind (and your clothes)

the different outfits they designed on their paper

by thinking flexibly.

dolls.

6. Encourage students to create more outfits at home

to show that they can think even more flexibly!

HABITS OF MIND

THE INSTITUTE FOR

Extension lessons produced in collaboration with

hom004 • Grade K • v06

"Thinking Flexibly" Paper Doll