Jumpstart! thinking skills and problem solving : games and activities for ages 7-14 /
Jumpstart! Thinking Skills and Problem Solving presents a collection of simple to use, multi-sensory games and activities which will jumpstart students' understanding of problem solving in action. If you are one of the thousands of teachers looking for a range of practical and fun ideas to enga...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Abingdon ; New York :
Routledge,
2015.
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| Series: | Jumpstart! (London, England)
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Table of Contents:
- 1 Jumpstart the problem-solving attitude; Blocks on thinking; The thinking ladder; 4Cs thinking; The first snatched thought; Letting your imagination run away with you; Really listening; The problem-solving process; Describing and defining; Mistakes are useful; The Merlin Game; Sowing the seed; Decision trees; Point of view; Mental zoom tool; The while game; What if; The power of open questions; The learning's in the detail; The circle game; How did it go?; Praise where it's due
- 2 Jumpstart thinking and problem solving in literacy; Writer as hero; 'I can't think of anything to write!'; Bare bones writing; Fixing problems; Visualise!; Sliding scale; Are you persuaded?; Metawriting; Assessing writing; 3 Jumpstart thinking and problem solving in science; Observation games; Spotting patterns; Categories of questions; Assumptions; Bias; Scientific language in advertising; Causes and correlations; Defining and classifying; Common sense; Infoscraps; How relevant?; Hypothesising and inferring; 4 Jumpstart thinking and problem solving in philosophy; How do you eat an elephant?
- The fortunately-unfortunately game; The if-then game; Playing with syllogisms; Big ideas; Crafting questions; The enquiry process; The right moves; Moral dilemmas; 5 Jumpstart thinking and problem solving in emotional resourcefulness; Core skills for emotional resourcefulness; 'As I think, so I am'
- Noticing metaphors; It never rains but it pours; What we think we know; Values; Positive purposes; Safe haven; What shape is that feeling?; The world inside; Anchors away!; Control room; Change the memory; Time traveller; Where do you stand?; Dear diary; Character stew; Gathering treasures
- The wise observer; Wisdom tales; Ready, aim, go; Here and now; Bibliography.