ThinkTiles teach facts and thinking skills

The Patterns of Thinking Method is a revolutionary way to teach thinking skills from Preschool to PhD. ThinkBlocks harness the power of the Patterns of Thinking Method and put it in the palm of your hand.

Combined with ThinkTiles Guides, you can infuse thinking skills into your standards of learning. Are you looking for:

  • Activities that engage different types of learners and intelligences?
  • Lesson plans that create builders of knowledge rather than consumers?
  • Ways to infuse thinking skills into subject matter teaching?
  • A way to harness the power of advanced tactile learning in your classroom?

ThinkTiles Guides combine "tactile topical tiles" with step-by-step instructions that teach Preschool to 12 standards of learning while developing thinking skills. Now you can "teach to the test" and prepare them for the tests of life at the same time.

Want to see a sample ThinkTiles Guide? Click on any of the free items below to download it (Tiles not included).  These were developed in conjunction with the Office of Gifted and Talented Programs of Fairfax County Public Schools.  These 7 Guides are based on their Model Thinking Lessons.


Butterfly Analogies* Changes*
Changing a System*
 Starry Night* Through Another's Eyes*
What If*
What Belongs*

You may also want to purchase existing ThinkTiles Guides (tiles included). Click on any of the images below to learn more or buy.

Blank ThinkTiles (make your own!)* Sorting and Classifying*
The Five Senses*
Seasonal Changes* Needs &Wants* Building Community & Community Helpers*

Check back often. We will be releasing over 60 different Guides in the next few months ranging across disciplines.  Starting with PreK to 6th Grades, here are a few of the topics we'll be adding soon:

American
Traditions

Reduce, Reuse,
Recycle

Plant and Animal
Life Cycles

How Does Your
Garden Grow:
the Scientific
Method