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Thinking Skills

Investigating decision making as an integral part of enquiry

Decision making is the focus of this week's Learning and Thinking Skills, as we continue our exploration of developing 'independent enquirers’

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An enquiry tool for evaluating information

How can you help students evaluate information effectively? Anne de A'Echevarria examines how as part of our in-depth focus on developing ‘independent enquirers’ – the first of the six areas of the QCA’s Personal, Learning and Thinking Skills framework

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Enquiry tools for organising and making sense of information

Now looking at the value of enquiry tools when organising and making sense of information, Anne de A'Echevarria continues to explore the process of developing ‘independent enquirers’ in Learning and Thinking Skills

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Enquiry tools for promoting emotional engagement and ownership

This e-bulletin focuses on thinking tools for promoting emotional engagement and ownership - again focusing on the first of the six areas of the QCA’s Personal, Learning and Thinking Skills framework, developing ‘independent enquirers’

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Developing independent enquirers: introducing enquiry

This Learning and Thinking Skills provides suggestions of how to introduce the idea of enquiry to young learners using practical ideas and classroom resources, as the first in our series taking an in-depth focus on developing ‘independent enquirers’ - the first of the six skill areas of the PLTS framework

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History storytelling activity: The atomic bomb

Storytelling activity for key stages 3 and 4: based on the events of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. This activity will help develop pupils' listening, memory and recording skills

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Enquiry skills activity: What is learning?

A teaching activity that will encourage pupils' enquiry, thinking and participation skills. Suitable for key stages 3 to 5.

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English activity for key stages 3 and 4: Interpreting the final chapter of The Lord of the Flies

Teaching English at key stage 3 to 4: using the final chapter of The Lord of the Flies as a basis, pupils are encouraged to think, interpret and evaluate the ending of this novel

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Geography lesson plan: Disposal of different kinds of waste

Ideal for those teaching geography in schools, this free downloadable resource is a card game that will encourage pupils to think and role-play on the issues of waste disposal

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Geography lesson plan: Improving a shanty town

For key stages 3 to 4, this free geography activity, available to download, helps teachers to improve students' skills in information processing, reasoning, enquiry, creativity and evaluation

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