Showing posts with label thinking skills. Show all posts
Showing posts with label thinking skills. Show all posts

Monday, February 21, 2011

Habits of Mind

Today we also explored Habits of Mind. There are 16 of these and they help us to organise our thinking and learning. We will be learning about the Habits and how they can help us to become effective learners. Look out for more information here on the blog. There are also links for you to check out on the sidebar of the blog.
We can't wait to share our thinking with you!
In the meantime, you may find this information helpful in understanding what your wonderful children are learning about.


A Thought-Provoking Day!

Today Rm 8 were challenged to show their skills as questioners, thinkers and researchers.
They looked at the clues on the Wallwisher and had to identify ways to find out where their epals school is. I did not make this easy for them! I was so impressed with how they went about searching for the answers. The skill level was outstanding and it was also incredibly exciting to hear the discussions and debates.
We also talked about what great learners do - they don't always do all the talking, they are fantastically skilled at listening too.
Below is the link to our new epals' school. We are so excited about communicating with them and can't wait to come up with ideas for our collaborations. This is a great way to make learning relevant and real.
I will also be helping Room 7 set up their epals. I can't wait!! See you soon Room 7.