Next stop in our CREATE Stations....T is for THINKING LAB!

 We have had an exciting start to the month of May with the hatching of our chicks! Now we are continuing on with our CREATE Stations. What does CREATE stand for? It is the framework for our library stations. Students visit one of the stations below once a week and rotate to the next station the following week. Throughout the year, they will visit each station 3-4 times. Our stations are a fun way to cover the standards, keep students engaged, and complete different challenges. 

C - Computer (3-5) or Construction (K-2)
R - Robots 
E - Engineering
A - Art 
T - Thinking Lab 
E - Explore

The letter 'T' can stand for a couple of different activities in the library. T in our create acronym can stand for tablet, technology, Thinking Lab...there are several possibilities. 
We have used this station for both our tablets and our strategy games. Click on the letter T to view our inventory of Thinking Lab games, and the books with which we pair them: 

We have done our Thinking Lab several different ways. A great way is to have your class complete the same game while students work in pairs and see which pair of students can complete the most challenges. Another way is to have the Thinking Lab strategy games set up in stations where each small group completes a different strategy game. 

In our library, the Thinking Lab takes place at our GREEN table. In the past, we have rotated the games throughout the months we used them. These games are a great way to end the school year because it keeps the students' minds engaged and THINKING right up until the end!