Thinking-+Term+4

__ Learning __ __ __ Question Walk Question-focused Research Internet __ __ Is __ __ Important? Why? Game
 * Thinking activities- Term 4 **
 * Week 1/2 **
 * Q ** uestioning  ** - When you use this [[image:http://cdncache2-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="10" link="#"]] muscle, you ||
 * are not afraid of not knowing
 * are curious about things and people
 * like to get below the surface of things and come up with your own conclusion
 * often wonder why
 * __ [[image:http://cdncache2-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png width="0; width: auto; height: 10" height="10" link="#"]] __ with ideas, asking //“How come?”// and //“What if?”//
 * Building Learning Power in action- ** pg.21

__ Learning activities __ Story Bags Spidergrams Puzzle Boards Language Links Chains of Thought
 * Week 3/4 **
 * M ** aking links  ** - When you use this learning muscle, you ||
 * look for connections between experiences or ideas
 * find pleasure in seeing how things fit together, make patterns
 * connect new ideas to how you think and feel already
 * look for analogies in your memory that will give you a handle on something complicated
 * Building Learning Power in action ** - pg.23

__ Learning activities __ Mental rehearsal Puzzling Starters Anchors Surprising Photos Guided Visualisation Mind Space
 * Week 5/6 **
 * I ** magining  ** - When you use this learning muscle, you ||
 * picture how things might look, sound, feel, be
 * let your mind explore and play with possibilities and ideas
 * build up stories around objects, facts, theories or other stimuli
 * rehearse things in your mind before doing them for real
 * Building Learning Power in action- ** pg.25

__ Learning activities __ Crime Scene Quarantine Latin Odd Man Out Sudoku Sequencing
 * Week 7/8 **
 * R ** easoning  ** - When you use this learning muscle, you ||
 * create logical arguments
 * spot flaws in other people’s arguments
 * deduce what might happen
 * look for evidence
 * Building Learning Power in action- ** pg.27

__ Learning activities __ Ideas Factories Class Café Scrapheap Challenge Local Research Be the learning kind 61-76 Be the community kind 97-114 Be kind to yourself 1-24
 * Week 9/10 **
 * C ** apitalising  ** - When you use this learning muscle, you ||
 * learn from many different sources- people, books, the Internet, music, the environment, experience …
 * make intelligent use of all kinds of things to aid learning
 * Building Learning Power in action- ** pg.29
 * (Always Trying: School Rule) Value education toolkit ** ages 10-12, **Value education toolkit** ages 8-10, **Value education toolkit** ages 6-8
 * (Respect the school: School Rule) Value education toolkit ** ages 10-12, **Value education toolkit** ages 8-10, **Value education toolkit** ages 6-8
 * (Respect property: School Rule) **
 * (Respect yourself: School Rule) Value education toolkit ** ages 10-12, **Value education toolkit** ages 8-10, **Value education toolkit** ages 6-8