Thinking Skills

"The important thing is not to stop questioning."

Albert Einstein

Metacognition

What is metacognition? by Edutopia

Habits of Mind Animations: Thinking & Communicating with Clarity & Precision

Thinking about thinking

This is called metacognition!

edutopia-stw-replicatingPBL-21stCAcad-reflection-questions.pdf

40 reflection questions to scaffold student thinking by Edutopia.


7 important questions to ask yourself:

1. what should I do first?

2. Can I explain what I have learned?

3. Is anything confusing to me?

4. Should I ask for extra help?

5. Why did I get this answer wrong?

6. Can I apply this in different contexts?

7. How can I do better next time?

CREATIVE THINKING

Creating your own board game

Create a digital story

How to make your own trading cards game by hand

Design a poster in CANVA

How to make a chatterbox

Snakes and Ladders template 2.docx

Snakes and ladders game



A game using design thinking behaviours




CRITICAL THINKING

Using Primary and Secondary resources

(OSLIS Elementary Videos)

Using newspapers and online articles

Newsela

It's free to read Newsela. Join and get unlimited access to read every article at every reading level.

Time for Kids USA

News for Kids

BTN (Behind The News) Australia

Developing a Research Question

by

Steely Library NKU



5 ways to spot fake news (Commonsense Media)

Be a critical thinker!