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Including 27 stories, this work helps you to develop the following skills: information processing, reasoning, enquiry, creativity, evaluation and metacognition.
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72 of 72 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
What a treat! Fantastic, thought provoking, creative stories that can be used in SO many different ways! Children loved them......my neice and nephew, my class and at whole school level (including the adults!). I had children from different classes doing additional tasks in their own time to bring to me (endings for the stories....creative art) as the stories had stimulated them so much during the whole school session! Fantastic just for reading....or can be adapted to far far more including role-play, circle time, creative and analytical discussion, writing tasks etc. Follow up activities/suggestions REALLY useful - photocopiable templates, thinking skills identified and explained fully, suggestions on ways to develop thinking in the classroom - tools and techniques. The book is 'easy on the eye' making it very user friendly. Fantastic value for money. One of the best books I've bought!
49 of 49 people found the following review helpful
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The title claims that these stories wake up your mind. They certainly do. Some with a gentle whisper, others with the impact of a gas explosion. And once your mind has been aroused from its dormancy, the 'big questions' will keep it awake - just like your neighbour's car alarm (and yes..they have gone away for the weekend!). My Year 6 students are still discussing 'The Best Question' one month after being introduced to it.
If you are a teacher who likes to see children actively engaged in their learning this book is for you. Whether an experienced or novice classroom practitioner, it clearly explains concepts and contains a wealth of suggested development activities linked to each story. Moreover, the types of activities can be adapted to engage children in diverse curriculum areas.
Howeve, it maybe best to buy a spare copy. Once your colleagues start borrowing it...you know what i'm saying?!
Finally, if Mike Fleetham was a type of fruit I think he'd be a mango..or a Mercedes-Benz. Why? Read the book and come up with your own answers!!
If you are a teacher who likes to see children actively engaged in their learning this book is for you. Whether an experienced or novice classroom practitioner, it clearly explains concepts and contains a wealth of suggested development activities linked to each story. Moreover, the types of activities can be adapted to engage children in diverse curriculum areas.
Howeve, it maybe best to buy a spare copy. Once your colleagues start borrowing it...you know what i'm saying?!
Finally, if Mike Fleetham was a type of fruit I think he'd be a mango..or a Mercedes-Benz. Why? Read the book and come up with your own answers!!
49 of 49 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Ready to challenge all learners? A must for anyone who wants to develop children's thinking skills. These witty, fable-like stories flow easily and are entertaining. They are fantastic for speaking and listening, guided reading/writing, PSHCE or other cross-curricular links. Each story is engaging, lending itself to numerous endings. The concept of Thinking Stories will be new to most children so it can be hard initially,oh yesssss, all that thinking for yourself! Even as an adult, I found myself challenged. Great then, that a simple teacher's guide with handy 'ending' prompts will provide a stimulus if you're really stuck. Before you know it, the children will be responding with improved ideas and their imagination will be starting to grow. Suddenly stories and reading are fun again! The 'Buy This' button is only a click away....
Most Recent Customer Reviews
engaging stories
This book is full of short stories with no ending. So the children are asked to create their own endings and analyse the stories. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Baku
fantastic book
As a head of thinking skills in a secondary schools I ordered this knowing it was for primary. However, it has given me some fantastic ideas for adapting it for KS3 work. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Darren
A must buy for all Primary school teachers!
Use this book all the time in school as one off 'thinking' lessons. Took a while for the kids to get used to the fact the stories had no ending, but after they got over that, they... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Emma1788
Fantastic brain exercise
Thinking Stories is just what was missing from my schools days - I would have loved them! Adults and children alike will be captivated by the pondering and wondering each short... Read more
Published on 16 Mar 2008 by Daisy Chain
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