# You Have 60 Seconds | MindStretch Quick Think #5 Creativity & Flexible Thinking Activity | Years 3–8 **Price:** $1.45 AUD **Seller:** TeachBuySell Seller **Year Levels:** year4, year5, year6, year7 **Subjects:** humanitiesAndSocialSciences, designAndTechnologies, english ## Description (seller-submitted) YOU HAVE 60 SECONDS MindStretch Quick Think | Creativity & Flexible Thinking Activity | Years 3-8/Grades 3–8 You have 60 seconds. What can you come up with? But don't stop when the timer runs out. You Have 60 Seconds is a fast-paced thinking challenge that uses time pressure to get ideas moving — then pushes students to shift, transform and rethink those ideas. Designed for 5–15 minutes , this no-prep activity is perfect when you want to inject energy and creativity into your classroom without turning it into a full lesson. The Thinking Challenge Students begin with a simple object. They have 60 seconds to generate as many different possibilities as they can. But the goal isn't simply to make a long list. Students are challenged to keep their thinking moving and make each idea different from the one before it. Then the thinking changes. Students Will: generate ideas quickly move beyond their first obvious ideas shift their perspective transform an existing idea identify challenges and adapt an idea explore possibilities under changing rules break away from conventional thinking The 60 seconds is only the beginning. What’s Included? Teacher Guide 60-Second Thinking Challenge Shift Your Perspective activity Stretch Your Idea challenge Break the Rule challenge Optional Thinking Canvas Quick. Energetic. No Prep. 📄 Print-Ready PDF + 🖥️ Google Slides Use it for: creativity warm-ups thinking breaks enrichment gifted/high-potential learners fast finishers classroom discussion flexible thinking small-group activities quick transitions between lessons Students can generate ideas through discussion, writing, sketches, diagrams or other formats . Part of the MindStretch Quick Think Series Keep the thinking going with: What If...? • The Impossible Choice • Odd One Out • Rank It! • Mystery Situation Each Quick Think has a different thinking structure, giving students a variety of ways to practise deeper thinking. Collect the series and keep a bank of short thinking challenges r… [truncated] --- View on TeachBuySell: https://teachbuysell.com.au/l/ec4d47c2-8f71-4715-9055-883dca1f5042 Marketplace: https://teachbuysell.com.au