It’s

THINK OUTSIDE
THE BOX
THURSDAY!!

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It is not what you think!

Created by SELebrate YOU

My THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX THURSDAY is a
flexible thinking activity that is so fun and engaging!
Your kids will be begging to do it all the time!!

While thinking outside the box, kids gain so much from this
activity. They strengthen their flexible thinking skills,
imagine possibilities, learn to see and understand
different perspectives, appreciate the work of others, and
celebrate their uniqueness. All of the above foster a
child’s social emotional learning.

Look at all the ways you can use this Think Outside the
Box activity with your kids!

• You can do it during Morning Meeting

• You can do it as a bell ringer
• You can do it as a brain break.
• You can incorporate it into your Writer’s Workshop
• You can build off their creations with a language arts
lesson.
• You can use it as a mindfulness activity
• You can send it home and help families support social
emotional learning at home
 Directions for Intoducing
Think Outside the Box Thursday
into your classroom for the first time

To support social emotional learning, begin with a read

aloud. I used A Book of Mistakes by Corinna Luyken and
My Day Is Ruined by Bryan Smith
We discuss how the activity is going to help kids
strengthen their flexible thinking skills, in addition to
teaching them to understand different perspectives.
Place or project the activity page on the board. (Have
copies of the shape sheet ready to pass out)
Introduce the day’s shape
Give kids a minute or two to reflect on the shape
Pass out the shape sheets
Let the kids get lost in the activity!
Give them 5-10 minutes to complete
Collect their creations
You decide when and how you want to share everyone’s
work. They love this part just as much as the activity
itself! You can share it whole group, have each child
share, do a gallery walk or put the drawings in a free
write station
This bundle includes the following for each drawing:
~A THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX THURSDAY Instruction
sheet
~An It’s Time To THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX instruction
sheet
~Two student sheets to pick from. One with just the
drawing and one with a space for your kids to label their
drawing. You pick!

Drawings included:
-Cloud
-Bat
-Smile
-Star
-Snowman
-Arrow
-Tree
-Gingerbread Man
-Snowflake
-Heart
-Crown
-Butterfly
-Donut
-Umbrella
-Plus Sign
-Pineapple
-Four Leaf Clover
-Hat
 It’s
THINK OUTSIDE
THE BOX
THURSDAY!

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It is not a cloud.
 It’s
Time To
THINK OUTSIDE
THE BOX!

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It is not a cloud.
Complete the picture. It’s not a cloud. It’s a _____________________________
 It’s
THINK OUTSIDE
THE BOX
THURSDAY!

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It is not a bat.
 It’s
Time To
THINK OUTSIDE
THE BOX!

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It is not a bat.
Complete the picture. It’s not a bat. It’s a _______________________________
 It’s
THINK OUTSIDE
THE BOX
THURSDAY!

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It is not a smile.
 It’s
Time To
THINK OUTSIDE
THE BOX!

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It is not a smile.
Complete the picture. It’s not a smile. It’s a _____________________________
 It’s
THINK OUTSIDE
THE BOX
THURSDAY!

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It is not a star.
 It’s
Time To
THINK OUTSIDE
THE BOX!

Complete the picture below.

It is not a star.
Complete the picture. It’s not a star. It’s a ______________________________
 It’s
THINK OUTSIDE
THE BOX
THURSDAY!

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It is not a snowman.
 It’s Time To
THINK OUTSIDE
THE BOX!

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It is not a snowman.
Complete the picture. It’s not a snowman. It’s a _________________________
 It’s
THINK OUTSIDE
THE BOX
THURSDAY!

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It is not an arrow.
 It’s
Time To
THINK OUTSIDE
THE BOX!

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It is not an arrow.
Complete the picture. It’s not an arrow. It’s a ___________________________
 It’s
THINK OUTSIDE
THE BOX
THURSDAY!

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It is not a tree.
 It’s
Time To
THINK OUTSIDE
THE BOX!

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It is not a tree.
Complete the picture. It’s not a tree. It’s a ______________________________
 It’s
THINK OUTSIDE
THE BOX
THURSDAY!

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It is not a gingerbread man.
 It’s
Time To
THINK OUTSIDE
THE BOX!

Complete the picture below.

It’s not a gingerbread man.
Complete the picture. It’s not a gingerbread man. It’s a __________________
 It’s
THINK OUTSIDE
THE BOX
THURSDAY!

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It is not a snowflake.
 It’s
Time To
THINK OUTSIDE
THE BOX!

Complete the picture below.

It is not a snowflake.
Complete the picture. It’s not a snowflake. It’s a ________________________
 It’s
THINK OUTSIDE
THE BOX
THURSDAY!

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It is not a heart.
 It’s
Time To
THINK OUTSIDE
THE BOX!

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It is not a heart.
Complete the picture. It’s not a heart. It’s a _____________________________
 It’s
THINK OUTSIDE
THE BOX
THURSDAY!

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It is not a crown.
 It’s
Time To
THINK OUTSIDE
THE BOX!

Complete the picture below.

It is not a crown.
Complete the picture. It’s not a crown. It’s a _____________________________
 It’s
THINK
OUTSIDE THE BOX
THURSDAY!

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It is not a butterfly.
 It’s
Time To
THINK OUTSIDE
THE BOX!

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It is not a butterfly.
Complete the picture. It’s not a butterfly. It’s a __________________________
 It’s
THINK OUTSIDE
THE BOX
THURSDAY!

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It is not a donut.
 It’s
Time To
THINK OUTSIDE
THE BOX!

Complete the picture below.

It is not a donut!
Complete the picture. It’s not a donut. It’s a _____________________________
 It’s
THINK OUTSIDE
THE BOX
THURSDAY!

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It is not an umbrella.
 It’s
Time To
THINK OUTSIDE
THE BOX!

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It is not an umbrella.
Complete the picture. It’s not an umbrella. It’s a _________________________
 It’s
THINK OUTSIDE
THE BOX
THURSDAY!

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It is not a plus sign.
 It’s
Time To
THINK OUTSIDE
THE BOX!

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It is not a plus sign.
Complete the picture. It’s not a plus sign. It’s a __________________________
 It’s
THINK OUTSIDE
THE BOX
THURSDAY!

Complete the picture below.

It is not a pineapple.
 It’s
Time To
THINK OUTSIDE
THE BOX!

Complete the picture below.

It is not a pineapple.
Complete the picture. It’s not a pineapple. It’s a _________________________
 It’s
THINK OUTSIDE
THE BOX
THURSDAY!

Complete the picture below.

It is not a four leaf clover.
 It’s
Time To
THINK OUTSIDE
THE BOX!

Complete the picture below.

It is not a four leaf clover.
Complete the picture. It’s not a shamrock. It’s a _________________________
 It’s
THINK OUTSIDE
THE BOX
THURSDAY!

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It is not a hat.
 It’s
Time To
THINK OUTSIDE
THE BOX!

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It is not a hat.
Complete the picture. It’s not a hat. It’s a _______________________________
 Thank you so very much for
purchasing this product!

I hope your kids enjoy Think Outside the Box

Thursday for a very long time! There will be
more bundles to come!

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this resource!

Make this activity your own, and as

always, please continue to give original
credit to me and to share your creations
with SELebrate YOU. My kids and I love
seeing what everyone creates!

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