One of the new products in the Social Thinking Curriculum is the “Thinkable & Unthinkable Double Deck.” It is suitable for 3rd- 5th grade children with social communication/ social learning challenges. This is a set consists of two card decks:
The Unthinkables: This deck includes 14 sneaky Unthinkable characters. There are several cards for each character so it is convenient to use with groups. Each character’s name and power is included on the card.
The Thinkables: This deck includes 52 playing cards; 3 of each Thinkable , 9 Superflex cards, and 1 information card. Each character’s name and superpower is included on the card.
This set is not meant to be used by it self. It is a supplement to the “Superflex Curriculum.” Once the students are familiar with the Superflex characters, these card decks are perfect to reinforce the concepts. The cards can be used to play games like “Go Fish!” “Memory,” “I Spy,” “Guess Who?” or simply use them with your student’s favorite game like you would any language or articulation picture card set. To add a little movement to the activity, I place Unthinkables cards face down on a Twister mat. We play Twister and the child opens a card he/she lands on and tells what Superflex strategy they would use to defeat the Unthinkable character.
I would recommend using this card deck if you work with children struggling with social communication challenges.. It’s however one tool for practicing the broader concepts introduced in the Superflex line of products: The Superflex Curriculum Book, related comic books, the Thinkables, Superflex’s five Power Pals, and the very cool Five-Step Power Plan. All of the above products including the Thinkable and Unthinkable Double Deck are available at www.socialthinking.com
