It Used to be Ordinary, Now It's Extraordinary!
This class is all about sparking creativity through communication. Students will practice using common items in creative ways. Students will build on their ability to think quickly and come up with unique ideas.
Kristin Ransom
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(105)
What's included
1 live meeting
45 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
Students will exercise their creative thinking and brainstorming strategies as they come up with nontraditional uses for common items. Mrs. Ransom will present an ordinary item (kleenex, cardboard box, toilet paper roll, etc.) for students to transform into a new item. Students will play a quick-thinking game where we "pass" an item and demonstrate its new use. We will read Not A Stick by Antoinette Portis. Students will brainstorm new pages for the story. Students will take the lead as they each have an opportunity to present an item from their home for peers to transform into something new. Students will be challenged to think past their first ideas and come up with creative new uses for common items. Students will communicate, exercise quick thinking, practice fluency of ideas, and celebrate their differences in this interactive class.
Learning Goals
Students will exercise their creative thinking and brainstorming strategies.
Other Details
Supply List
kleenex or paper towel toilet paper or paper towel roll pencil cup cardboard box one other common item from home
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined May, 2020
4.9
105reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Mrs. Ransom is a K-5 Gifted & Talented teacher in Texas. She has a passion for musical theater and sparking creativity in students.
She is currently the musical director at her school. Her students would tell you she has a song for everything.
Mrs. Ransom has been in education for 15 years. Prior to teaching G/T, she was a Literacy Specialist, a 2nd grade teacher, and a 1st grade teacher.
She encourages her students to think past their first ideas, to come up with unique, awe inspiring, ideas and solutions.
Students learn best through laughter and smiles. The best moments in teaching come when a student realizes they CAN!Reviews
Live One-Time Class
$12
per classMeets once
45 min
Completed by 28 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 7-12
3-12 learners per class
