Author: Gabriel Wilensky

Encourage creativity when challenges arise. Children learn flexibility and resilience by trying new approaches when the first attempt doesn’t work.

Teach children to look for clues, test ideas, and try again. Clue-based reasoning strengthens persistence and careful observation.

Patterns help children understand math, language, and nature. Spotting patterns builds prediction, memory, and reasoning skills.

Help children approach challenges by dividing them into manageable pieces. This builds patience, logical thinking, and success over time.

Show children how parts connect within a whole. Systems thinking encourages clarity, planning, and thoughtful decision-making.