Thinking+Skills

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This year we are completing some of the Thinker's Keys developed by Tony Ryan. They are a collection of 'keys' that encourage us to think in different ways.

One of the keys is the alphabet key. When you think using this key you need to think of words on a certain topic that begin with all the letters of the alphabet.

Relating to enterprise inquiry work we can use the alphabet key in the following ways:

Think of different things we spend our money on starting with all the letters of the alphabet. You can add items onto the list. Can you think of some really interesting ones?

A-apples, appliances, apricots B- bananas, books, beeswax C- clothes, cars, cameras, cup D- dog food, DVD player,dye(hair) E- eggs, England Plane Ticket F- food, flowers G-golf bag,goldring H- holidays, houses, hat I- ice cream, ipod, i-phone, i-pad J- jugs, jelly K- kettle, kite L- lemons, lemonade apples M- magazines, meat, muffins, MP3 player, mergiunes N- newspaper, noodles O- oranges, onions P- petrol, pets, phone Q- quilt, quince R- radio, ride S- sunscreen, shoes T- toys, TV, toilet U- umbrellas, unicycle V- vans, vase W- wood, wine X- x rays, x-men Y- yacht, yo yo Z- zoo admission fee, zig zag scissors

We are learning about technology and the way it has changed the way we live. Think of different technology starting with all the letters of the alphabet. Who can think of the most interesting ones? Can we fill up the whole alphabet?

A- Asthma Inhaler, air plane B- Book C- cooker, calculator, computer D- dish washer, DVD player, E- Electric blanket, F- Fridge, fan, G- GPS H- hair dryer, helicopter, heater I- Iron, iPad J- juicer K- kettle, L-light.bulb M- Mobile Phone, microwave N- newspaper O- Oven P- pie warmer, power Q- R- Radio, rockets S- Stethoscope, stereo, solar power T- television, U- V- Vacuum Cleaner W- washing machine, X- Xray Y- Z- Zip

During our Arts Inquiry we are learning about different art forms and artists and ways of expressing ourselves artistically. Think of different artists, art forms and ways of expressing yourself artistically, starting with all the letters of the alphabet. Write them down below. Can we fill up a whole alphabet?

Well done to Tayla who has completed her A-Z thinking.
A- acting, artists, art, B- Brushes, Val etc C- colours D-drama, decoration E- exercise F-flower arranging, Fiesta Latina G- guitar H- Hannah Montana I- ice sculpture J- Jazz, Jump Jam K- kiwi kids songs, L- Lady Gaga M- musical, music, mosaic, microphone N- nineties music O- oscars, P- plays, painting, Q- quilt making R- rythmn and blues S- sculpture,stage T- Taylor Swift, trumpet U- Ukele V- visual arts W- wearable arts X- Xylophone Y- Yoga Z- Zumba, zombie