per class

Let's Have Fun With Riddles and Brain Teasers!

Completed by 27 learners

Ages 8-13

Live One-Time Class

In this one time class, we will have fun with riddles and brain busters while improving critical thinking skills.

Melanie Thomas

Average rating:

5.0

Number of reviews:

(21 reviews)

Live video meetings

Meets once

3-12 learners per class

30 min

About Learning Overview Teacher Reviews

What's included

1 live meeting

30 mins in-class hours

Class Experience

Hello! Using brain teasers and riddles, this class will give each student a chance to use critical thinking skills. Improving these skills (identifying the problem, drawing a conclusion, and figuring out what information is actually needed to solve the problem) are vital for students to have a more fruitful life. Many riddles and brain teasers seem like they have an obvious answer, but they don't.  My plan is to have a fun, interactive class and give all the students a chance to solve these mental puzzles. The students do not need previous experience or knowledge.

Learning Goals

Students will improve their critical thinking skills with brain teasers and riddles.

Other Details

Parental Guidance

None

Supply List

No materials needed, but I will be looking for good manners so everyone can participate.

External Resources

Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

Sources

None

Meet the teacher

Melanie Thomas

Joined February, 2021

5.0

21reviews

Profile

Teacher expertise and credentials

Hi,
My name is Melanie Thomas, and I am very much looking forward to working with your child! As I think about the classes I want to teach, I am leaning toward creating classes about different types of poems, natural skin care for teenagers (this one will be so much fun!!), having a math multiplication fact class that will improve your child's math skills, as well as several other ideas that are brewing away inside my brain. Do you have any suggestions for me? Be sure and keep an eye out for my classes, and I'll bet you or your child will see a class they can't resist taking!

I am a Arkansas certified teacher. My professional background includes teaching elementary students in a brick and mortar building, tutoring several age levels as a teacher with Sylvan Learning Center and Club Z In-Home Tutoring, as well as being a much requested substitute teacher in elementary and middle school classrooms. I also have an English as a Second Language endorsement to my teaching certificate, and a Masters in Adult Education. 

My desire is to impress upon students that everyone is smart, but they are smart in different ways. I believe in working with students so that they are comfortable. This will allow them to work hard to achieve their goals, reaching for the stars!

A fun fact about me.....I have been a background actor in four movies! That was so much fun!