4 C's Lesson

The Four C's of 21st Century Skills

The following skills are often considered the most critical for success for K-12 students today.

Students can use creativity to find unique solutions to common problems.​

​Creativity

The goal here is for students to learn how to question claims and sources and to seek truth.​

​Critical Thinking

​What are the 4 C's?

Communication skills will help students to effectively interact with others.​

​Communication

Working with others will help students create things even better than they could on their own.

Collaboration​

What are the 4 C's?

Multiple Choice

What are the 4 C's?

• Creativity

  Cannibalism

  Chimera

  Chasm

• Critical Awareness

  Collaborate

  Core Ideas

  Chemicals

• Chris Rock

  Chris Pratt

  Chris Hemsworth

  Christopher Judge

• Critical Thinking

  Creativity

  Collaboration

  Communication

Critical Thinking

​Examples of using critical thinking​

• ​solving puzzles

• using skepticism when reviewing information

• learn how to find truth

• learn to distinguish good sources from bad ones

• work through problems​

Multiple Choice

Which of the following skills does critical thinking help students with?

• building a team

• buying a newspaper

• solving puzzles

• solving crimes

​Creativity

Creativity is more than writing stories and drawing pictures; here are other things that require creative thinking.

• organizing

• motivating

• finding solutions

• learning how to fail and succeed​

Multiple Choice

Creativity is only used for writing stories, making art, and music.

• true

• false

​Collaboration

Working with others is necessary for school and work.​

• Learn to work with others

• build teamwork skills

• learn to listen to different ideas

• learn to speak up with your own ideas.​

Multiple Choice

Which of the following jobs require collaboration skills

• Barista

• Teacher

• Author who lives in an isolated cabin in the woods

• All of the above

Communication​

​Communication skills are more than just speaking and listening to other people. They are also about...

• vocal tone and body language

• learning when to conclude a thought or expand

• how to speak to an audience

• learn to make positive impressions

Multiple Choice

Communication skills aren't as important as the other skills.

• True

• False

​In Conclusion

Critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and communication are all necessary skills that can be taught with any subject and will prepare students for higher education and the workplace.

Multiple Choice

Critical thinking, Creativity, Collaboration, and Communication skills are all necessary for school, the workplace, and life in general.

• true

• false