Term 1

Week

Super 6 Strategy

Blooms /Garner Units

Thinkers Keys

1-3

Predicting

Term 1

4-6

Monitoring

K

Me

7-9

Questioning

1

Health Eat for Life

Chocolate chip cookie thinkers key-Disadvantages

10

Revision

2

Toys

The smallest Bilby and the Easter tale thinkers Key

Term 2

Week

Term 2

1-3

Making Connections

K

Fun and Games

4-6

Visualising

1

People who help us

7-9

Summarising

2

Once upon a time

10

Revision

Term 3

Week

Term 3

1-3

Predicting

K

Seasons

4-6

Monitoring

1

Travel ?

7-9

Questioning

2

Water/ Lester and Clyde

10

Revision

Term 4

Week

Term 4

1-3

Making Connections

K

Christmas thinkers key the Alphabet

4-6

Visualising

1

Communication/ Mass Media

7-9

Summarising

2

Lets have a party/ Christmas

10

Revision

Glenbrook School Critical Thinking K-2 / Super Six, Blooms, Gardners, Thinkers Keys / K-2

Make connections

What do you know about this already?

How does this connect to you?

Has this happened to you or someone you know?

Have you heard about this in the news?

Whats your opinion about this?

Predict

Why do you think this has happened?

What do you think will happen next?

What will this be about [headings, pictures]?

Questions

What questions are you asking yourself as you read?

Is this biased? Expert? Persuasive?

Which ideas are most important?

Which ideas are IMPLIED? Clues?

What key words strike you from each paragraph? Highlight them OR write them in the margin

How do you rate/evaluate these ideas? Logical? Appealing? Criteria?

Monitor unknown words

For this word, which strategy will you use?

Sound it out

Visually chunk it

Guess it

Read onwards a bit

Read backwards a bit

Ignore the word and keep reading

Pick up the general vibe from the rest of the text

Use a dictionary, ask a friend

Relax - its okay build these skills

Summarise

What has this been about? Use the title, subheadings, first paragraph, topic sentences and last paragraph to find the main ideas.

Say what was this was about in one or two sentences.

Give the main ideas and a couple of examples.

Visualise

What pictures do you build in your mind, as you are reading this?

Draw what this has been about.

Draw a set of icons and labels to summarise what this has been about.

If you create a personal summary, you will remember this later on.

Super 6 Discussions: Teacher questions

Chocolate Chip Cookie Thinkers Keys

What if?

What if Chocolate Chip Cookies were healthy for you?

Reverse Listing

Name 10 places where you couldnt eat a Chocolate Chip Cookie. Give reasons

Disadvantages

List the disadvantages of a Chocolate Chip Cookie and think of ways to eliminate or correcting them.

The Combination Key

List the attributes of a Chocolate Chip Cookie and a baseball cap, then combine the attributes into a single object.

The BAR Key

Make a Chocolate Chip Cookie BIGGER, ADD something to it, REPLACE something on it.

The Alphabet Key

Alphabet Cookies, cakes, sweets and chocolates- YUM!!

The Variations Key

How many ways can you eat a Chocolate Chip Cookie?

The Picture Key

How can you relate the picture below to a Chocolate Chip Cookie?

The Different Uses Key

Find 10 uses for an empty family sized Chocolate Chip Cookie packet or wrapping.

The Ridiculous Key

We should be paid in Chocolate Chip Cookies instead of wages. Argue for this idea.

The Commonality Key

Find common points between a Chocolate Chip Cookie and a computer.

The Question Key

Write five questions that give the answer: Chocolate Chip Cookie.

The Brainstorming Key

Brainstorm a list of possible solutions: There is no more chocolate in the world.

The Inventions Key

Invent a machine that makes and packages Chocolate Chip Cookies. Include all the steps in this process.

The Construction Key

Use the materials provided to build a structure to protect the Chocolate Chip Cookies from the Cookie Monster!!

The Forced Relationships Key

You need to catch a lion with a Chocolate Chip Cookie, a rubber band and a piece of rope. Explain how using pictures and words.

The Alternative Key

Work out three ways to make a Chocolate Chip Cookie without the Chocolate Chips.

The Interpretation Key

Explain this: A Chocolate Chip Cookie is rolling down the hill.