Reflective Thinking Stage 1 © Thinking to Success 2014

It is improved with practise. Reflective Thinking Learning is a skill. It is improved with practise. Learning is a skill which everyone can practice and get better at eg. learning to walk, talk, write essays, add up. When learning new skills like lay-ups in basketball you practise them over and over, getting better the more you practise. Similarly, the brain likes to get exercised and used. The more it is used the better it performs. You have to do the practise but it needn’t be too hard.

Auditory Visual Kinaesthetic Adapt to preferred Thinking Styles: Reflective Thinking Adapt to preferred Thinking Styles: Auditory Visual Kinaesthetic Learning is a skill which everyone can practice and get better at eg. learning to walk, talk, write essays, add up. When learning new skills like lay-ups in basketball you practise them over and over, getting better the more you practise. Similarly, the brain likes to get exercised and used. The more it is used the better it performs. You have to do the practise but it needn’t be too hard.

Auditory Visual Kinaesthetic Adapt to preferred Thinking Styles: Reflective Thinking Adapt to preferred Thinking Styles: Auditory Visual Kinaesthetic Learning is a skill which everyone can practice and get better at eg. learning to walk, talk, write essays, add up. When learning new skills like lay-ups in basketball you practise them over and over, getting better the more you practise. Similarly, the brain likes to get exercised and used. The more it is used the better it performs. You have to do the practise but it needn’t be too hard.

Auditory Visual Kinaesthetic Adapt to preferred Thinking Styles: Reflective Thinking Adapt to preferred Thinking Styles: Auditory Visual Kinaesthetic Learning is a skill which everyone can practice and get better at eg. learning to walk, talk, write essays, add up. When learning new skills like lay-ups in basketball you practise them over and over, getting better the more you practise. Similarly, the brain likes to get exercised and used. The more it is used the better it performs. You have to do the practise but it needn’t be too hard.

Auditory Visual Kinaesthetic Adapt to preferred Thinking Styles: Reflective Thinking Adapt to preferred Thinking Styles: Auditory Visual Kinaesthetic Learning is a skill which everyone can practice and get better at eg. learning to walk, talk, write essays, add up. When learning new skills like lay-ups in basketball you practise them over and over, getting better the more you practise. Similarly, the brain likes to get exercised and used. The more it is used the better it performs. You have to do the practise but it needn’t be too hard.

Good at classroom activities – understand, use working memory Reflective Thinking Why? Good at classroom activities – understand, use working memory Problems remembering things done in previous lessons Reflective thinking - helps short term memory Further work in class - helps long term memory Learning is a skill which everyone can practice and get better at eg. learning to walk, talk, write essays, add up. When learning new skills like lay-ups in basketball you practise them over and over, getting better the more you practise. Similarly, the brain likes to get exercised and used. The more it is used the better it performs. You have to do the practise but it needn’t be too hard.

Memory: Working Short term Long term Reflective Thinking Memory: Working Short term Long term Learning is a skill which everyone can practice and get better at eg. learning to walk, talk, write essays, add up. When learning new skills like lay-ups in basketball you practise them over and over, getting better the more you practise. Similarly, the brain likes to get exercised and used. The more it is used the better it performs. You have to do the practise but it needn’t be too hard.

Blooms Taxonomy Reflective Thinking Learning is a skill which everyone can practice and get better at eg. learning to walk, talk, write essays, add up. When learning new skills like lay-ups in basketball you practise them over and over, getting better the more you practise. Similarly, the brain likes to get exercised and used. The more it is used the better it performs. You have to do the practise but it needn’t be too hard.

Summary of the key words from each lesson Reflective Thinking What? Simple procedure Quick Summary of the key words from each lesson Learning is a skill which everyone can practice and get better at eg. learning to walk, talk, write essays, add up. When learning new skills like lay-ups in basketball you practise them over and over, getting better the more you practise. Similarly, the brain likes to get exercised and used. The more it is used the better it performs. You have to do the practise but it needn’t be too hard.

My Brain My learning My knowledge My responsibility My control Reflective Thinking My Brain My learning My knowledge My responsibility My control Learning is a skill which everyone can practice and get better at eg. learning to walk, talk, write essays, add up. When learning new skills like lay-ups in basketball you practise them over and over, getting better the more you practise. Similarly, the brain likes to get exercised and used. The more it is used the better it performs. You have to do the practise but it needn’t be too hard.

Establish a routine for recording key words Reflective Thinking How? Establish a routine for recording key words Record in jotters, notebooks or homework planner every evening Learning is a skill which everyone can practice and get better at eg. learning to walk, talk, write essays, add up. When learning new skills like lay-ups in basketball you practise them over and over, getting better the more you practise. Similarly, the brain likes to get exercised and used. The more it is used the better it performs. You have to do the practise but it needn’t be too hard.

Routine Using Key Words Adding definitions Applying Reflective Thinking Programme roll out: Routine Using Key Words Adding definitions Applying Learning is a skill which everyone can practice and get better at eg. learning to walk, talk, write essays, add up. When learning new skills like lay-ups in basketball you practise them over and over, getting better the more you practise. Similarly, the brain likes to get exercised and used. The more it is used the better it performs. You have to do the practise but it needn’t be too hard.

Which are you already aware of? Reflective Thinking Help finding Key Words Which are you already aware of? Teacher uses them at start of next lesson or summing up at the end of the lesson Appear as headings in your notes/books Teacher writes them on the board Used a lot during the lesson Learning is a skill which everyone can practice and get better at eg. learning to walk, talk, write essays, add up. When learning new skills like lay-ups in basketball you practise them over and over, getting better the more you practise. Similarly, the brain likes to get exercised and used. The more it is used the better it performs. You have to do the practise but it needn’t be too hard.

Homework planner key words example: Reflective Thinking Homework planner key words example: Monday Homework and notes (Key words) 1. Dictionary words (english) 4. % (maths) 2. Homework planners (PSHE) 5. Stars (art) 3. Les animaux (French) 6. Safety rules (science) Learning is a skill which everyone can practice and get better at eg. learning to walk, talk, write essays, add up. When learning new skills like lay-ups in basketball you practise them over and over, getting better the more you practise. Similarly, the brain likes to get exercised and used. The more it is used the better it performs. You have to do the practise but it needn’t be too hard.

Jotter key words example Reflective Thinking Jotter key words example Geography Topic: Rivers 14/9/14 – river profiles 16/9/14 – long & cross profile 17/9/14 – vertical & lateral erosion Learning is a skill which everyone can practice and get better at eg. learning to walk, talk, write essays, add up. When learning new skills like lay-ups in basketball you practise them over and over, getting better the more you practise. Similarly, the brain likes to get exercised and used. The more it is used the better it performs. You have to do the practise but it needn’t be too hard.

Recording key words is a skill. Reflective Thinking Recording key words is a skill. It is improved with practise. Learning is a skill which everyone can practice and get better at eg. learning to walk, talk, write essays, add up. When learning new skills like lay-ups in basketball you practise them over and over, getting better the more you practise. Similarly, the brain likes to get exercised and used. The more it is used the better it performs. You have to do the practise but it needn’t be too hard.

Remember to record your KEY WORDS daily. Reflective Thinking Remember to record your KEY WORDS daily. Learning is a skill which everyone can practice and get better at eg. learning to walk, talk, write essays, add up. When learning new skills like lay-ups in basketball you practise them over and over, getting better the more you practise. Similarly, the brain likes to get exercised and used. The more it is used the better it performs. You have to do the practise but it needn’t be too hard.

Reflective Thinking Learning is a skill which everyone can practice and get better at eg. learning to walk, talk, write essays, add up. When learning new skills like lay-ups in basketball you practise them over and over, getting better the more you practise. Similarly, the brain likes to get exercised and used. The more it is used the better it performs. You have to do the practise but it needn’t be too hard.