365 Things To Make You Go Hmmm...: A Year's Worth Of Class Thinking

Description

This book gives teachers ways to provoke thought and start discussion - something schemes of work don't always allow time for. With a curriculum that is getting increasingly content-heavy, it's important for teachers to look to develop thinking skills where they can. 365 Things to make you go hmm - provides one opportunity a day (through questions / tasks) to develop skills like creative thinking, a sense of wonder, logic and decision-making. By getting pupils talking, classroom communities are built. Skills include: creative thinking mathematical thinking problem-solving critical thinking personal / inter-personal skills a sense of wonder / curiosity about the world For use by teachers from KS1 through to secondary teachers.

Author description

Paul Wrangles is a primary-trained teacher who taught at KS2 for nine years in Warwickshire and South Wales. Paul is now a freelance writer and illustrator and runs www.sparkyteaching.com to inspire classroom creativity, share lively ideas and encourage pupils that what counts often can't be counted.