| A | B |
| persisting | not giving up; continuing to try |
| managing impulsivity | controlling your behavior; thinking before speaking |
| listening with understanding and empathy | listening to others; thinking about what is said; feeling for others |
| thinking flexibly | thinking of more than 1 answer; adding details |
| thinking about thinking (metacognition) | thinking about what you have done; thinking about the steps you took to get an answer |
| striving for accuracy | checking over your work for errors; editting |
| questioning and posing problems | asking about something you don't know |
| applying past knowledge to new situations | remembering back to an experience and not making the same mistake |
| thinking and communicating with clarity and precision | sharing ideas with exact terms; being clear in your ideas that you share |
| gathering data through all senses | observing with all 5 senses (seeing, smelling, hearing, touching, tasting) |
| creating, imagining, innovating | building or coming up with a new idea |
| responding with wonderment or awe | wow! cool! prodigous! |
| taking responsible risks | trying something new that won't harm or hurt anyone |
| finding humor | laughing about learning, events, characters |
| thinking interdependently | thinking about how events and/or people are related |
| remaining open to continuous learning | trying new things; being willing to listen to others and learn new ideas |