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Medium: Why Every Kindergarten and First Grade School Day Should Begin With...

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This article was written to validate and be a voice for like-minded educators and families who want their children to have more time during the school day for inquiry and imaginative play. This article includes a list of articles, blogs,...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Neuroscience of Imagination

For Students 9th - 10th
How does your brain produce an image of something you've never seen? Andrey Vyshedskiy details the neuroscience of imagination. [4:49]
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Texas Child Care Quarterly: Promoting Imagination in Preschool Classrooms

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Imagination is one of the most important ingredients of a creative mind. Because imagination is at its peak in early childhood, educators can continually cultivate it among preschoolers. By allowing children to experiment with life...
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Odyssey of the Mind: Up to Speed

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students "learn about vehicles, velocity, angles, and energy," as they participate in a variety of creative and hands-on activities, like building adjustable ramps, researching modes of transportation, and predicting "what transportation...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: F Le Dido and the Foundation of Carthage

For Teachers 9th - 10th
According to ancient legend, Dido made a deal with a local ruler to obtain as much land as she could cover with an oxhide. Dido interpreted "cover" in an imaginative way and the land she obtained became the site of the important ancient...