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 Thinking
QuestionsGuess Who? |
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| Story - Guess Who? These questions can be used throughout the text with whole class and small groups to encourage discussion and develop pupils' thinking. |
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| Thinking Process | What it means | Sample questions |
| Knowledge | To recall information reviewed. | What
time of day do bats sleep? How many legs do Termites have? How do snakes move? What does a Cassowary eat? What is the place where plants and animals live called? |
| Understanding | To show understanding of information by summarising or reinstating in own words |
Which is your favourite
animal? |
| Application | To use previously learned information in a new situation. | Where else can
bats live? How is the Cassowary different to other birds? Could these animals live in a cold habitat? |
| Analysis | To develop skills or inference and deduction. | Why does the
snake have patterns on it's scales? What helps new trees grow in the rainforest? Why do you think some animals like to live in the rainforest? |
| Synthesis/ speculation | To formulate new theory, argument or summary based on informed understanding. | What would you
choose to wear if you lived in a tropical rainforest? How do you feel about animals being endangered? Do you think we should help to look after the rainforest? Do you think people should slow down when they drive through the rainforest? |
| Evaluation | To judge the value of ideas or materials and articulate reasons. | What are the
advantages and disadvantages of being a cassowary? Would you like to be a Spectacled Flying Fox? Would you like to live in a rainforest? |
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The above framework has been adapted from "Open Questions to develop thinking across the Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1." Kent County Council. |
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