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9 Introduction to SODA & Thinkers Keys – Key #1 Picture key

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16 Key #2 - Alternative Work out 3 ways to brush your teeth without a toothbrush.

17 Work out 3 ways to eat porridge without a spoon.

18 Work out three ways to paint a chair without a paintbrush.

19 Work out 3 ways to mow the lawn without a mower.

20 Work out 3 ways to make toast without a toaster.

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Ms F away in Rotorua @ conference

Teacher Only Days

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 2 - Key #3 – Alphabet Key A-Z Toys

3 A-Z Girls Names

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A-Z Boys names

5 A-Z words to do with school

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A-Z types of animals

9 Key # 4 – What if: What if all dogs turned into mice?

10 What if there were no schools?

11 What if friends only lasted a week?

12 What if all insects became extinct?

13 What if chocolate chip cookies were healthy for you?

16 Key # 5 – Interpretation: John is standing in the middle of the field – what could be happening?

17 Explain why a clown is standing in the middle of the hall.

18 Explain why your next-door neighbour is sweeping their roof.

19 Explain why the sea has turned orange.

20 Tell why a man is walking backwards and forwards in your living room.

23 - Interpretation Key Explain why a mouse might run towards a cat

24 - Alternative Key Work out 3 ways to take a photograph without a camera.

25 - What if key What if dinosaurs were still alive today?

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27 - Alphabet Key A-Z undersea creatures

30 - Interpretation Key Give 3 reasons why the beach is closed.

31 - Alternative Key Work out 3 ways to rake leaves without a rake.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 1 - What if key

What if nobody smiled?

2 Picture Key

3 - Alphabet key A-Z – types of transport

6 - Interpretation Key Explain why you are not alowed to read today.

7 - Alternative Key Work out 3 ways to clean a dirty dog without water.

8 - What if key What if you could only eat sweets once a year?

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27 - Revise the 5 keys from T1 Picture Key

28 - Alternative key Work out how to make a car stop at an intersection without traffic lights.

29 - Alphabet key A-Z Types of animals

30 - What if key What if 8 year olds had to go to work?

School Holidays

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 1 - Interpretation key

McDonalds stopped selling hamburgers.

4 Key #6 – Different Uses Name 10 ways you could use a piece of string.

5 Come up with 10 uses for an old shoe.

6 Find 10 uses for magic wands.

7 Find 10 uses for old newspapers.

8 Find 10 uses for plastic red noses.

11 Key #7 – Inventions Design a machine for watering pot plants in a space station.

12 Design a sandcastle.

13 Design a garden for Team B that grows vegetables.

14 Redesign the chocolate chip cookie.

15 Design a machine to clean Santa’s sleigh.

18 - Key #8 - Brainstorm How many ways can you keep dry in the rain?

19 How many ways can you catch a fish?

20 How many ways can you pump up a tyre?

21 How many ways can you trap a rat?

22 How many ways can you make new friends?

25 - Key #9 - Prediction Predict what your computer will look like in 100 years.

26 What will the family car look like in 100 years?

27 Predict what books will be like in 50 years.

28 Predict what kind of clothes we will wear in 100 years time.

29 How will people communicate in 100 years time?

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2 - Key #10 – Disadvantages Key: The tallest person in the world.

3 What would be the disadvantages of having four seasons everyday?

4 What would be disadvantages of using an umbrella?

5 What are the disadvantages of a fishing rod?

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9 – Alternative Key Work out how to move a small boat through water without motor or oars.

10 – Different Uses Key 10 uses for an old tyre

11 – What if key What if the sun disappeared?

12 – Interpretation Key Why can you see a moving, blinking light travelling through the sky?

15 – Different Uses Key 10 different uses for an empty drink bottle?

16 – Inventions key Redesign the playstation (or xbox).

17 – Brainstorm key Think of as many ways as you can to cross a river.

18 – Prediction key What will ships look like in 100 years time?

19 – Disadvantages key Windscreen wipers

22 – Picture key

23 – Alternative key Work out how to peel a carrot without a peeler.

24 – Different uses key 10 different uses for a wrecked car.

25 – What if key What if everyone had 10 brothers and sisters?

26 – Interpretation key Millions of carrots falling from the sky.

29 – Different Uses Key 10 uses for an old gumboot.

30 – Inventions key Design a magic carpet that you can use to ride to school on.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 1 – Brainstorm key

How to get rid of space junk?

2 – Prediction key What will space rockets look like in 50 years?

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20 Revise Picture Keys from T1 & 2 Picture key

21 – Alternative Key Work out how to power a radio without electricity or batteries.

22 – Different Uses Key An old guitar.

23 – What if Key What if there were no more chocolate chip cookies left in the world?

24 – Interpretation key Mr Farrelly standing in the classroom with meat pie in one hand & boomerang in the other.

27 – Alphabet key A-Z – Holiday Activities

28 – Inventions key Invent a new kind of sandwich.

29 – Brainstorm Key How to encourage people to plant more trees.

30 – Prediction Key What will you look like in 10 years time?

31 – Disadvantages key Living in NZ

School Holidays

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 3 – Key #11 – Reverse List 10 bugs that aren’t insects.

4 List 10 things you can’t put in water.

5 List 10 things you can’t do with your feet.

6 List 10 things you wouldn’t find on a beach.

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List 10 things you can’t do when sitting down.

10 – Key #12 - Question Give 5 questions with the answer - Summer

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Give 5 questions with the answer – Blue.

12 Give 5 questions with the answer - Friend

13 Give 5 questions with the answer - Top

14 Give 5 questions with the answer - Midnight

17 – Key #13 – Ridiculous People should be banned from swimming at the beach.

18 Dogs can play tennis.

19 People get paid in chocolate chip biscuits.

20 Children should do homework in holidays.

21 Old people can go to primary school.

24 – Key #14 – Combination Combine a rubber band and a bag to make something new.

25 Combine flippers and a cell phone to make something new.

26 Combine a bus and a pen to make something new.

27 Combine a chocolate bar and running shoes.

28 Combine a dinosaur egg and a kite.

31 – Key #15 - BAR A Rowboat

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 1 - BAR

Your desk

2 - BAR This classroom

3 - BAR Your bike

4 - BAR A skateboard

7 – Picture key

8 – Alternative key Work out 3 ways to brush your hair without a brush or a comb.

9 – Different uses key Find 10 different uses for a fishing net.

10 – What if key What if we don’t need to wear shoes?

11 – Interpretation key Tell me why 5 people are standing in the field waving their arms above their head.

14 – Alphabet key A-Z – people you know

15 –Invention key Invent shoes that will carry you to school.

16 – Brainstorm key Think of as many ways as you can to use a pencil.

17 – Prediction key What would happen if everyone had red hair?

18 – Disadvantages key Being Harry Potter

21 – Reverse key 10 presents you wouldn’t want for your birthday.

22 – Question key Give 5 questions with the answer – Chocolate.

23 – Ridiculous key Teachers have magic powers.

24 – Combination key Chair and a spoon.

25 – BAR key Your lunchbox

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12 – Picture key

13 – Alternative Key Work out 3 ways to eat your dinner with no cutlery.

14 – Different Uses Key 10 different uses for a cycle helmet.

15 – What if Key What if nobody ever smiled?

16 – Interpretation key Tell me why 2 people are crying and hugging each other.

19 – Alphabet key A-Z things we can see in the sky

20 – Invention key Invent clothes that don’t need ironing.

21 – Brainstorm key Think of as many ways as you can to eat pizza.

22 – Prediction key Will dinosaurs be found on another planet?

23 – Disadvantages key A shovel

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Labour Day

27 – Question key Give 5 questions to the answer – t-shirt

28 – Ridiculous key Only teachers get holidays.

29 – Combination key Clock and a door

30 – BAR key Your letterbox

School Holidays

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 2 – Picture key 3 – Alternative key

Work out 3 ways to wash clothes without a washing machine.

4 – Different uses key 10 uses for a dinosaur bone.

5- What if key What if we had an extra day in each week?

6 – Interpretation key Why did your teacher come to school with a bag of jelly-beans.

9 – Alphabet key A-Z things that hang on walls

10 – Invention key Invent a machine that cleans the entire house.

11 – Brainstorm key Think of as many ways as you can to cool down

12 – Prediction key 10 most popular Christmas presents next year.

13 – Disadvantages key An envelope

16 – Reverse key List 10 things that can’t change shape.

17 – Question key Give 5 questions for the answer - Pie

18 – Ridiculous key All fruit disappeared from NZ.

19 – Combination key Newspaper and a tennis racquet.

20 – BAR key A computer console.

23 – Picture key

24 – Alternative key Work out 3 ways to dig a garden without a spade.

25 – Different uses key 10 uses for a plastic toy.

26 – What if key What if you were the principal?

27 – Interpretation key A mouse is chasing a cat in your bedroom.

30 – Alphabet key A-Z – things people enjoy.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

1 – Invention key Invent a machine that gets you dressed in the morning.

2 - Brainstorm key Think of as many ways as you can to encourage people to use public transport.

3 – Prediction key

4 – Disadvantages key A Santa Suit

7 – Reverse key List 10 things you couldn’t do on holiday

8 – Question key Give 5 questions with the answer – Fish!

9 – Ridiculous key

10 – Combination key

11 – BAR key The family car

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