Thinking+Tools

THINKING TOOLS AND TEACHING/LEARNING ACTIVITIES  || Brainstorm || And SCAMPER alternatives (substitute, combine, adapt, magnify/minimise, put to other uses, eliminate, rearrange)  || Vocab Grids (before and after, or know, don’t know, interesting or unusual words) || Skilful decision making organiser(options-> consequences/reasons/values) || KWL (Know/Want to know/Learned) or (Know/Wonder/Learned) || Four square chart (4Quads) (Summary chart, finding key words/ideas, definition square, etc) || Mind map ||^  ||^   ||^   ||^   ||^   || Web diagram  ||^   ||^   ||^   ||^   ||^   || Causes and consequences chart || PMI or PNQ (positive/ negative/questions) || Speech, play and skit writing || Points of view/speeches/ discussion/panel || Chart for determining parts-whole relationship || Five senses (recall, detail, analysis, BS for writing) || Oral reports and interviews || Six thinking hats (De Bono) || Paragraph structure SEX-Y || Compare and contrast chart || Pen-pal (letter, email, online discussions) || Cartoon and document analysis || Posters, message posters || Group/individual projects or research || Fact/opinion differentiation || Making film/movie/power point/OHT || Creating and analysing rap, song, poem || role-play, re-enactment || Shield (personal, character, etc) || Radio programme and podcast || Body outline || Scaffolded essay  || Three Level Guide || Flow diagram || Venn diagram || 3 Way Venn diagram || Seminars || Rally table or rally || Hot-seating and role play || Word games || Character web || T chart || Question map || Bubble map || Double bubble || Making newspapers || Essays || Bus Stop activity || Post Box activity || Timelines || Classification || Comparative charts || Puzzles || Charts, graphs, diagrams || Story telling/retelling || Model making || Photo essays/stories || Diary and journal making || Group discussion || Cartoons || Think/Pair/Share || Debates || Reading || Interview || 3:2:1:RIQ || Y chart || Advertisements || Goal setting || || ||