Collect common and unusual objects and keep them handy. Each day, take out an object. For example, take out a film container. Then pass the object around for each child to give a response. For example, the film container could be a pill holder, a biscuit cutter, a holder for lunch money, etc.
Children learn to see possibilities and look at common items in a new way.
Have students look for businesses with interesting names. Look for articles that talk about seasonal economic problems. Give the children a problem from science, history, the classroom etc. The settlers reached what is now Boston. This was not their intended destination.