Create Classroom Community with Design Thinking Challenges

Looking for a way to build meaningful classroom community?  

Try incorporating design thinking challenges with your students. 

Design thinking helps students understand the creative process while identifying solutions to real world problems. 

Inspired by these two books...

Help your students to embrace innovation, failure, and a growth mindset by including design thinking challenges into your classroom, homeroom, or extra learning opportunities. 

One example of a design thinking challenge...

Materials: 

Collection of resources

- 5-10 solo cups per group

- Rubber bands 

Set up: 

Explain to students that their task is to stack the cups without using their hands. Teams will need to work together to build the tallest structure. *Pro Tip: Sign up at https://solveintime.com and receive questioning task cards to help students walk through the design thinking process.