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Thinking sheet · Imagine and invent
The Magic Pencil
Everything this pencil draws comes to life. What would you draw first, and what could go wrong?
- Grades
- 1–5
- Time
- about 25 minutes
- Topic
- Imagine and invent
- Kids practice
- creative thinking, consequences, story ideas
What kids do
“You found a pencil that makes drawings real! What will you draw?”
- The first thing I’d draw
- Uh-oh! Something that went wrong
- How I’d fix it:
- Rules for using the pencil:
- Something I would never draw with it:
How to run it
- Read or tell a short magic-object story first.
- Push kids to think about problems, not just wishes.
- Turn the best ones into a class book.
Talk about it
- Would you share the pencil?
- What would happen if someone else found it?
- What would you draw to help someone?
Take it further
Draw the magic eraser that undoes things.
Pairs well with
Free for home and classroom use. Print as many copies as you need.
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