SoWashCo Young Scholars

January 2022

Happy January!

Over the next few months, we'll be exploring simple ways to help your Young Scholar grow and stretch their brains by learning more about the types of thinking used in Young Scholar lessons.

We'll be looking at characteristics as well as questions and resources to help guide and encourage your Young Scholar to use their brain in new ways.

So, whether you are familiar with these different thinking styles or just getting started, the activities and resources below are quick and easy at-home ideas to help your Young Scholar grow their thinking and build on their strengths.

Our January focus will be Divergent Thinking.


Characteristics of Divergent Thinking Divergent thinking often leads to new and original solutions to problems. Divergent thinking offers opportunities to practice flexibility and can often result in unusual, funny, and creative ideas.	Conversation Starters Try out these questions to get your Young Scholar thinking divergently about what they are reading.	Unusual Uses Game: At-Home Divergent Thinking Activity In the "Unusual Uses Game", players come up with unusual ideas about how to use an everyday object. Click HERE for more information about how to play. Click on the picture above for a little inspiration!

Characteristics of Divergent Thinking

Divergent thinking often leads to new and original solutions to problems. Divergent thinking offers opportunities to practice flexibility and can often result in unusual, funny, and creative ideas.

Conversation Starters

Try out these questions to get your Young Scholar thinking divergently about what they are reading.

Unusual Uses Game: At-Home Divergent Thinking Activity

In the "Unusual Uses Game", players come up with unusual ideas about how to use an everyday object.

Click HERE for more information about how to play. Click on the picture above for a little inspiration!


Windblown by Édouard Manceau In the book Windblown by Édouard Manceau, colorful and oddly shaped scraps of paper blow in the wind. One by one, they take shape, transforming into animals–each one with its own story to tell. Ask your Young Scholar what they would create with the scraps!	Going Places by Peter and Paul Reynolds In the book Going Places by Paul and Peter Reynolds, a go-cart contest inspires imagination to take flight and encourages the characters to think outside the box - literally.	Are We There Yet? by Dan Santat The book Are We There Yet? by Dan Santat explores how to turn moments of waiting into moments of creativity and play. With delightful illustrations and pages that need to be turned upside down, the book encourages the reader to use their imagination and think divergently.

Windblown by Édouard Manceau

In the book Windblown by Édouard Manceau, colorful and oddly shaped scraps of paper blow in the wind. One by one, they take shape, transforming into animals–each one with its own story to tell. Ask your Young Scholar what they would create with the scraps!

Going Places by Peter and Paul Reynolds

In the book Going Places by Paul and Peter Reynolds, a go-cart contest inspires imagination to take flight and encourages the characters to think outside the box - literally.

Are We There Yet? by Dan Santat

The book Are We There Yet? by Dan Santat explores how to turn moments of waiting into moments of creativity and play. With delightful illustrations and pages that need to be turned upside down, the book encourages the reader to use their imagination and think divergently.

Young Scholar Speaker Series

Join your fellow Young Scholar parents for our third in a series of four opportunities this year to learn from and interact with experts in the field of Talent Development.

Click the image below for more information. I hope to see you there!

About Me

Hello!

My name is Colleen Redmond, and I am honored to work as Coordinator for SoWashCo Young Scholars.

I'm a mom, a wife, small business owner, avid biker (the pedal kind), book enthusiast, and beekeeper.

I've been lucky enough to teach in South Washington County Schools for over twenty-five years and have had the incredible opportunity to be a part of the lives of so many students and families over the years.

Now, as part of Young Scholars, I have the honor of working with the amazing staff, students, and families throughout SoWashCo to implement and grow the Young Scholars program.

I am so very excited to work with and support you and your Young Scholar. I can't wait to see where the journey takes us!

Contact Information

Please don't hesitate to reach out with any questions, thoughts, or needs!

Colleen Redmond

651-425-6212

credmond@sowashco.org

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SoWashCo Young Scholars

Nurturing Potential, Sustaining Support

SoWashCo Young Scholars

Nurturing Potential, Sustaining Support

January 2022

This Month in Young Scholars

Building your Young Scholar's Divergent Thinking Skills

Characteristics of Divergent Thinking

Conversation Starters

Unusual Uses Game: At-Home Divergent Thinking Activity

Characteristics of Divergent Thinking

Conversation Starters

Unusual Uses Game: At-Home Divergent Thinking Activity

Books for Building Divergent Thinking

Windblown by Édouard Manceau

Going Places by Peter and Paul Reynolds

Are We There Yet? by Dan Santat

Windblown by Édouard Manceau

Going Places by Peter and Paul Reynolds

Are We There Yet? by Dan Santat

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Young Scholar Speaker Series

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