Thinking+Skills

Thinking Skills in Room Five.
This year we are completing some of the Thinkers' 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 our healthy lifestyle thematic work we can use the alphabet key in the following ways:

Think of different fruits and vegetables starting with all the letters of the alphabet. You can add different fruits and vegetables onto the list. Can you think of some really interesting ones?

A - avocado, apple, apricot B - banana, beetroot, blueberry C - cabbage, carrot, cauliflower D - date E - eggplant F - fejoia G - grapefruit, gooseberry H - honey berry I - iceberg lettuce J - jackfruit K - kiwi fruit L - lemon, lychees M - mango N - nectarine O - orange P - peach, passionfruit Q- quince R - raspberry S - spinach T - tomato U - ugli fruit V - vanilla W - watermelon X - xigua - an edible fruit similar to watermelon Y - yam Z - zucchini

Name different sports beginning with all the letters of the alphabet. Again, who can think of really interesting sports?

A - athletics B - basketball, baseball, ballet, bunjy jumping C - cricket, cycling D - dodgeball, darts, diving E - extreme sports F - frisbee throwing G - gymnastics H - hockey I - ice skating J - jump jam K - kite surfing, karate L - M - mountain biking N - netball O - orienteering P - pilates Q - Quiddich (played by Harry Potter) R - rugby S - skiing, surfing, soccer, softball, swimming T - trampoline, tai chi, U - underwater tag V - volleyball W - wind surfing, water skiing, X - Y - yoga Z - zumba

Relating to our Term 3 topic we can use the alphabet key to extend our thinking.

Write down as many different natural resources that the Earth provides. A- air, agate, animals B- bananas C- crystals, coal D- diamonds, dirt, E- emerald F- fossil fuels, fish G- gold, granite, H- hydro electricity, Hair-ropes I-ice J- jade K- L- lakes, lpg lava M- metal, minerals, mud, N- nickel, O- ocean resources, oil, opal, P- plants, poo Q- quartz R- rain, rivers, rocks, ruby S- soil, silver, sun T- trees U- urea V- vital water, vegetables, volcano, W- wood, wind X- Y- Z- zinc

Relating to our Term 4 Topic think of different native New Zeland birds, animals and insects beginning with all the different letters if tge alphabet. You will need to be extremely creative for q, u, v, x and z. Make sure they are native and not introduced to NZ. A-albatrose B-bellbird, brown teal, blue duck C-cantabury mudfish D- E-Eel F-fantail G-grey teal, grey duck H- I- J- Jellyfish K- Kiwi, kea, kaka, kakapo, kakariki L- long fined eel M- mudfish, morepork N- New Zealand pigeon O- octopus P- Pukeko, paradise shellduck Q- R-red crown parrot S- snail T- Takahe, tuatara U- V- W- weka, white faced heron X- Y- Z-