Jumpstart! Thinking Skills and Problem Solving : Games and Activities for Age...

Jumpstart! Thinking Skills and Problem Solving : Games and Activities for Ages 7-14, Paperback by Bowkett, Steve, ISBN 1138783315, ISBN-13 9781138783317, Brand New, Free shipping in the US

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 help teachers work within the guidelines of the new curriculum, activities in th will help pupils to explore and learn a wide range of problem solving and independent thinking skills in an atmosphere of fun, mutual support and tolerance.

Sections within th reflect key areas of the new curriculum and offer a treasure trove of ideas for building problem solving and thinking skills into daily provide tried and tested methods of helping children 'learn how to learn’.

Areas include:-

Building problem solving confidence

Thinking and problem solving in literacy

Thinking and Problem solving in science

Problem solving in philosophy

Emotional resourcefulness and life skills

Jumpstart! Thinking Skills and Problem Solving will celebrate the joy of critical and independent thinking and become a vital resource for all classroom teachers at Key Stage 2 and 3.