What if?

Over the term we have been thinking about all sorts of things that may or may not be possible with the sentence starter what if? The children read the what if question and then discuss ideas with their thinking buddy. They then take post-it notes and record their ideas and post on the whiteboard. We would then share the ideas. Over the term it has evolved and the children suggested we use the thinking hats to organise the types of ideas we place on the board.

An interesting reading I came across was Why we teach thinking skills. Some very important points to consider.

I am pondering what is the best way to help my classroom of students understand that there are different types of thinking?