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  • Question Quest for Ages 8-14

    100 Practical Activities to Build Critical Thinking and Self-Esteem Through Questioning

    The ability to ask incisive questions is a powerful skill set that children can acquire and develop if the classroom and whole-school environments support it. This essential book offers a range of engaging and inclusive activities that promotes children’s questioning and feeds their natural sense of curiosity and wonder.Question Quest explores the various types of questions that can be asked in a ... Read more

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  • Understanding the World Through Narrative

    160+ Classroom Activities in Fiction, Mythology, Science, History, and the Media: StoryWise for 9–15 year-olds

    While many educational books focus on creative and critical thinking skills, this ground-breaking work is the first to deal specifically with the ability to understand, question and evaluate information presented, broadly speaking, in story form.Story or narrative is central to our understanding of and interaction with the world around us. We only have to think of the ‘mini stories’ encapsulated ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

  • Visualising Literacy and How to Teach It

    A Guide to Developing Thinking Skills, Vocabulary and Imagination for 9-12 Year Olds

    Technological advances and the way young people interact with them means children are thinking and processing information in an increasingly visual manner. Visualising Literacy and How to Teach It recognises that many, if not most, children are attracted to visual images and uses this as a basis for introducing and developing a range of thinking skills and strategies for learning. This practical ... Read more

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  • Developing Thinking Skills Through Creative Writing

    Story Steps for 9–12 Year Olds

    Developing Thinking Skills Through Creative Writing: Story Steps for 9-12 Year Olds is a practical and easy-to-use teacher resource helping children across a wide age and ability range to develop the skills necessary to write more effectively. Step-by-step instructions encourage children to tackle tasks of increasing difficulty while broadening their knowledge and experiences of fictional genres ... Read more

    $36.99 USD

  • Countdown to Non-Fiction Writing

    Step by Step Approach to Writing Techniques for 7-12 Years

    by Steve Bowkett ...
    Series series Countdown
    Developing children's writing abilities boosts their confidence, creates enjoyment and relevance in the task and cultivates a range of decision-making and problem-solving skills that can then be applied across the curriculum. The Countdown series provides all the support you need in helping children to improve their prose, poetry and non-fiction writing.Countdown to Non-Fiction Writing is a ... Read more

    $55.99 USD

  • Developing Self-Confidence in Young Writers

    by Steve Bowkett ...
    How many times as a teacher have you heard the cry 'But I don't know what to write'? This all too familiar fear of the blank page can be overcome by using the wealth of practical suggestions for helping children to feel more confident as they strive to master the complex combination of skills that make up the craft of writing. Steve Bowkett, an experienced author and writer, suggests a two-pronged ... Read more

    $20.59 USD

  • Jumpstart! Philosophy in the Classroom

    Games and Activities for Ages 7-14

    by Steve Bowkett ...
    Series series Jumpstart
    This collection of inspiring and simple-to-use activities will jumpstart students' understanding of philosophy, and is a treasure trove of ideas for building philosophical enquiry into the curriculum. It offers teachers a range of quick, easy and effective ways for developing children’s comprehension of and engagement with philosophy, and will help them ‘learn how to learn’.With a wealth of ... Read more

    $33.99 USD

  • Jumpstart! Thinking Skills and Problem Solving

    Games and activities for ages 7–14

    by Steve Bowkett ...
    Series series Jumpstart
    Jumpstart! Thinking Skills and Problem Solving presents a collection of simple to use, multi-sensory games and activities which will jumpstart students’ understanding of problem solving in action. If you are one of the thousands of teachers looking for a range of practical and fun ideas to engage pupils in effective proactive learning, then this is the perfect book for you.Specifically written to ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • A Creative Approach to Teaching Writing

    by Steve Bowkett ...
    Series series Get them Thinking like …
    Why should children learn to write fluently? What difference will it make to them and the opportunities available to them later on in life?The ability to communicate clearly, accurately and persuasively is a vital life skill. Deficiencies in motivation and thinking skills pervade the challenge of improving children's literacy levels.Get Them Thinking Like Writers! combines practical activities to ... Read more

    $25.69 USD

  • 100 Ideas for Primary Teachers: Developing Thinking Skills

    by Steve Bowkett ...
    Series series 100 Ideas for Teachers
    No matter what you teach, there is a 100 Ideas title for you!The 100 Ideas series offers teachers practical, easy-to-implement strategies and activities for the classroom. Each author is an expert in their field and is passionate about sharing best practice with their peers.Each title includes at least ten additional extra-creative Bonus Ideas that won't fail to inspire and engage all learners ... Read more

    $19.69 USD

  • Jumpstart! Creativity

    Games and Activities for Ages 7–14

    by Steve Bowkett ...
    Series series Jumpstart
    Jumpstart! Creativity contains over 70 games and activities that any primary teacher can use to quickly and easily boost students’ creative and critical thinking skills, allowing their thinking to flourish. Now in its second edition, the book contains fresh material that will help children to engage with the new National Curriculum.Applicable across a wide age and ability range, Jumpstart! ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • Jumpstart! Wellbeing

    Games and activities for ages 7-14

    Series series Jumpstart
    This collection of engaging and simple to use activities will help teachers to develop children’s mental and emotional wellbeing while also including the thinking skills necessary for learning.The authors show how developing such skills within the context of a wellbeing agenda aids children’s motivation, their ability to concentrate and their willingness to explore, investigate and question, ... Read more

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