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Use To:

Randomizeconcepts andconnections Play Games

ThinkingStrategies Toolkit

No Wrong Answers

Useful Thinking Equipment

Dice - 2 different coloured sets 6 in each set

Playing Cards 2 different colours or size sets

Small Soft Balls x 2

Spinners

Highlighters a variety of colours

Post-its a variety of colours

Some REALLY Useful Websites

www.thinkingschool.co.uk/resources

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A Little Experiment

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Write the alphabet down the margin of thepage.

Compile a list of words from A - Z which have relevance to

a given topic or category. Fill in as many letters aspossible.

E.g. John Steinbecks Of Mice and MenThe last 2 Maths topics studiedOrchestral Music

Complete individually, in pairs or groups.

Do you have some the same and some different? Does

different mean wrong?

The group who have completed most in the fastest time toread out their list - have other students challenge if theythink a word doesnt fit, or is particularly weak.

Students/groups choose a Golden Idea one unique tothe group students to explain connection.What if you were only allowed to have one entry per letter whichone would you choose? Why?

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Alphabet Antics

Thinking Keys

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Which one of your responses do you think shows reallysecure knowledge?

Are there any letters you couldnt fill? Were thesecommon to the class? Why? Why not?

(A Z Key)

How many ways can youcontinue

the sequence?

Red, Cezanne, Meatballs5

Whats U Next?

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Pudding, Pontius Pilate, Parrot

Spiderman, Othello, Saladin

Tea, Coffee, Milk

(Forced Relationship, Commonality and

Prediction Keys)

Choose one word from your current area

of study go on the Oneword or another

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One Minute Muse

Magnetism and

Oneword.com

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word generator site for another, randomlyassigned word.

Write for one minute, making as manyconnections as you can.

(Forced Relationship & Commonality Keys)

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Six Degrees of

1

2 ---

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Choose a specific aspect of study and somethingseemingly unrelated use 6 steps to get from thefirst to the last idea justifying your connectionsand reasons.

(Forced Relationship & Commonality Keys)

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5 ---6

What Would MacGyver

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How would Henry VIII

Moses

Lady Macbeth

Solve / adapt / respond to

The suffragette movement?

Romeos suicide?

Global warming?9

Odd One OutWith no clear OOO

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Which one is the odd one outand why?

(Forced Relationship & Commonality Keys)

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Fur

Chimp

Ranso

Toothpas

I Am Like

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(Person, Object,Concept)

A Jellyfish

The Perfect TenseAn Oxbow Lake

An Equilateral Triangle

An inert Gas

Because

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Would You Rather

Be triangle,a circle or aparallelogra

m?

Why?

Jugglejavelin or

discus?

Why?

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Forward Thinking

Could you havea shape that haselements of all 3?

What would you

call it?

What could you

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Combine thefeatures of bothto create a newpiece of sportingequipment

(Combination, BAR & Alternative

Uses Key)

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(The Alternatives Key)

TheReverse

Key

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Imaginarium

How manyways can

you:

Shoot anetballwithoutlooking

Make a cakewithout amixing bowl

Paint apicturewithout apaintbrush

Other Thinking Keys

Places words such as cannot, neveretc. in sentences.

E.g. List things you would never see inHong Kong. Asks What if questions.

E.g. What if dogs could drive?

Develops creative, out of the

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The What If Key

The Question Key

The PictureKey

TheRidiculous

Key

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Suppose XYZ is the answer; listfive questions thatlead to thesame answer.

Practices alternative

Truth

Draw a simple image/diagram/symbolto represent XYZ

Activates both sides of the brain,validates different learnin st les.

Making the most ridiculous

suggestions because they mightjust work!

Stimulates creativity and making

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Other Thinking

SCAMPER

SubstituteCombineAdapt

ModifyPut to otherpurposes

EliminateRearrange/rever

8Ways Thinking

SoundsPeople

WordsEmotions

ActionsNature

How

Why

Who

What

When

Bums

on a

Bench

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Questioning

Activity 1

Forecast, with justifications, Rajs costsfor running the company next year.

What other factors might affect thebudget for next year?

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Activity 2

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What other things might Pedro need toconsider when planning the timings of

Design a schedule for Pedro, considering

any contingency plans he may need.

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Activity 3

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How could you help Emma decide whether sheshould accept or reject Gavins claim that itwill take them nearly 16 years of renting out

the flats to get back all the money they have

What questions could Gavin and Emma haveposed each other when making their