Words For Thought | Critical & Creative Thinking

SMART RESOURCE | Inquiry Based Learning promotes independence and motivates students. This is a comprehensive resource with sheets outlining - Inquiry Learning goals and Success Criteria - The process steps with supporting questions - notetaking and note making - skimming and scanning explanation sheet - student inquiry tracking planner - student reflection sheet to be completed at the end of the inquiry. The resource supports the class Inquiry Learning ensuring the students are independent in the process.

SMART RESOURCE | The IBL posters outline the stages of the research process – Big Idea, (Prior Knowledge, Organise - Ideas, Questions, Words) Find, Use, Record, Present, Evaluate and Reflect. The posters have colourful fun illustrations incorporating graphic organiser templates. The resource is produced in colour, ideal for a teacher modelling book or wall display and in black and white, suitable for student’s books. These pages can be reduced in size to accommodate each book.

SMART RESOURCE | A set of six thinking top hats with thinking key words. Suitable for young students.

SMART RESOURCE | The set of sixteen successful habits give skills to support solve problem-based learning and inquiry-based learning. They provide students with skills to improve their thinking processes and strategies, promoting efficient and effective thinking. The resource includes ‘child-speak’ labels with matching definition cards. Great for thinking skills focus, games and classroom display.