Critical Thinking with Fairy Tales

Develop and enrich evaluation, analysis, synthesis, deductive thinking, & problem solving skills in students using engaging, and interactive exercises  and  activities based on fairy tales.

Foster positive interactions, brainstorming, and collaboration among students

Develop elasticity of mind, as children delve into fairy tales understand the difference between good vs bad, and the importance of independent action &personal responsibility.

Cultivate multidimensional thinking and problem solving skills, such that students become capable of taking on the dragons in life not just with power & strength, but also with wit, gentleness, and understanding

Develop and enrich children’s multiple intelligences & creativity.

Students learn and practice many foundational thinking skills like – making associations, classifying, decision making, drawing analogies, deductive thinking, evaluation, inferring, predicting, perceptual thinking, problem solving, sequencing, symbolic thinking, and more as children immerse themselves in the world of fairytales & fantasy.

With childlike simplicity, fairy tales, demonstrate not just what to think, but how to think positively about life’s difficulties and barriers, and what it means to positively influence others.

Children engage in this novel critical thinking exercise with enthusiasm.
We provide many opportunities for students to discuss, & collaborate with peers in this highly interactive and engaging class. Students engage in individual and group based hands-on activities, worksheet based exercises, & play critical thinking games. We engage each child in activities that are appropriate to her age group, and skill level through differentiated learning exercises.

Most importantly students empower themselves, with many learnings and strategies from fairy tales to overcome their own internal unthinkable dragons like rigid thinking, uni dimensional and uninformed decision making & fear and become flexible, critical thinkers & problem solvers.

Our teachers are highly qualified, well trained, and experienced subject matter experts, with exceptional ability to interact with, and engage young students online

55 minutes per class once or twice a week, and an estimated 30 minutes to 1 hour per week outside of class for home work

5-15 minutes daily practice  homework. Homework is optional, students are encouraged to practice daily, post their work, and reach out to the instructor for clarifications.

Rough notebook or paper, pens/pencils, color pencils or crayons etc. Parents will be notified ahead of class when additional items are needed for a class activity

Reference material, and external resource information will be provided

Formative assessment based on student’s performance, and participation in class activities, exercises, and quizzes, will be provided towards the end of the session.