EBOOK: Critical Thinking across the Curriculum: Developing Critical Thinking Skills, Literacy and Philosophy in the Primary Classroom

Annotation Learning how to be critical and think for one's self are key development steps in the education process. Developing critical thinking is vital for supporting children to become independent learners.This fun, practical book is very easy to use in the classroom and is designed to help children:Understand key critical thinking concepts.Develop critical thinking skills.Understand different types of reasoning and knowledge in all areas of the curriculum.Draw on their natural wonder and curiosity to engage in philosophical discussion.Develop reasoning skills in relation to moral dilemmas and the choices of every day life.The authors present original beautifully illustrated children's stories that take abstract ideas, philosophical questions and critical skills as their central themes. They make the unfamiliar and complex ideas concrete and easily understandable.Drawing on the stories and additional photocopiable resources, each chapter then offers a wealth of learning activities. These are designed to help you develop children's critical thinking and practice relevant tools such as asking good questions, giving good reasons or categorising material.The activities and resources include both subject specific and cross-curricular links and are differentiated for Key Stage 1 and 2. There are also extension activities for enthusiastic, gifted and talented children Read more... Content: pt. 1. Aspects of critical thinking -- pt. 2. Philosophical and moral reflection. Abstract: This exciting, practical book is an essential resource for developing literacy, philosophy and thinking skills in the primary classroom. Read more... Annotation Learning how to be critical and think for one's self are key development steps in the education process. Developing critical thinking is vital for supporting children to become independent learners. This fun, practical book is very easy to use in the classroom and is designed to help children: Understand key critical thinking concepts. Develop critical thinking skills. Understand different types of reasoning and knowledge in all areas of the curriculum. Draw on their natural wonder and curiosity to engage in philosophical discussion. Develop reasoning skills in relation to moral dilemmas and the choices of every day life. The authors present original beautifully illustrated children's stories that take abstract ideas, philosophical questions and critical skills as their central themes. They make the unfamiliar and complex ideas concrete and easily understandable. Drawing on the stories and additional photocopiable resources, each chapter then offers a wealth of learning activities. These are designed to help you develop children's critical thinking and practice relevant tools such as asking good questions, giving good reasons or categorising material. The activities and resources include both subject specific and cross-curricular links and are differentiated for Key Stage 1 and 2. There are also extension activities for enthusiastic, gifted and talented children This exciting, practical book is an essential resource for every busy primary teacher and very easy to use in the classroom. It provides advice, original themed stories, critical learning activities and beautifully illustrated photocopiable resources for helping children to: Develop critical thinking skills Understand reason and knowledge in all the areas of the curriculum Draw on their natural wonder and curiosity, to engage in philosophical discussion. The photocopiable learning activities are differentiated for Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2, plus there are extension activities for enthusiastic, gifted and talented children. This fun resource will help your students practice generic skills, interdisciplinary skills which necessarily draw on several kinds of knowledge and understanding, and subject centred skills covering all areas of the curriculum in additional to the cross curricular values domains. Philosophy involves particular kinds of critical thinking and is also introduced in this book. Original, beautifully illustrated stories illuminate the abstract material, to make concrete and readily understandable the unfamiliar and complex ideas. Developing critical thinking skills has never been easier. Pt. 1. Aspects Of Critical Thinking -- Part 2. Philosophical And Moral Reflection. Mal Leicester And Denise Taylor. Includes Bibliographical References. Mode Of Access: World Wide Web.