Tools to Enhance Young Children's Thinking

During a neighborhood walk, preschool children from Ms. Silvia's class took pictures of buildings, businesses, and people. Back in the classroom, Ms. Silvia displayed their pictures on a large screen and used the "See/Think/Wonder" thinking routine to help the children think and talk...

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Published in:YC young children 2010-09, Vol.65 (5), p.26-31
Main Author: Salmon, Angela K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Art teachers
Buildings
Children
Children & youth
Childrens Art
Creative Thinking
Critical thinking
Curiosity
Engaging Learners Using Traditional and Innovative Tools
Gravity
Learning
Photography
Preschool Children
Reasoning
Tall buildings
Teacher Effectiveness
Teacher Role
Teachers
Teaching Methods
Thinking Skills
Towers
Wind
Yarns
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Summary:During a neighborhood walk, preschool children from Ms. Silvia's class took pictures of buildings, businesses, and people. Back in the classroom, Ms. Silvia displayed their pictures on a large screen and used the "See/Think/Wonder" thinking routine to help the children think and talk about their experiences on the walk. Thinking routines are short, goal-oriented, easy-to-learn, and child-centered classroom strategies that extend and deepen children's thinking. They can become part of the structure of everyday classroom life. When thinking is part of children's routine, they become alert to situations that call for thinking. As a result, they develop positive attitudes toward thinking and learning. Effective teachers are powerful mediators of children's thinking and learning. They design learning environments that stimulate children's curiosity. As this example illustrates, teachers can also engage children in thinking routines throughout the curriculum to provoke thinking and promote metacognitive activities.
ISSN:1538-6619
1941-2002