Overview

A volume offering ideas for classroom activities for children aged six and up. It is geared towards gifted and talented children, but other children should benefit from the activities too. The activities cover many types of creative and critical thinking skills that should enable all children to develop their cognitive processes. The work that the children produce should be extremely different because the activities allow room for creativity and open-ended answers. Some of the activities can be stretched out for days, or the Brainteaser section can be used for a quick warm-up to spark interest. The author seeks to encourage children to think on six levels: knowledge; comprehension; application; analysis; synthesis; and evaluation.

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Author:   Ashley McCabe-Mowat ,  Kirsty Wilson
Publisher:   Brilliant Publications
Imprint:   Brilliant Publications
Dimensions:   Width: 0.30cm , Height: 0.50cm , Length: 29.70cm
Weight:   0.207kg
ISBN:  

9781903853474

ISBN 10:   1903853478
Pages:   52
Publication Date:   15 May 2003
Recommended Age:   6+
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

Introduction. Bloom's Taxonomy; Cognitive and affective domains; How the activities relate to the domains; Guidelines for brainstorming; Ideas for brainstorming; I wonder. BRAINTEASERS: Do or die!; The magic words; Who could it be?; A die-r mistake!; Twins - or -; Trickster; A flying nuisance; Who is he?; Quilting memories; A dog's life; Wacky neighbours. MAIN ACTIVITIES: A carnival wish; The big top!; Sweet Shoppe; The secret clubhouse; Dinotrocious; Up, up and away!; Reach out and touch someone; Can you see the sea?; N is for narwhal; Breakout; Treat your taste to chocolate; Futurama; Cut-ups; Timmm - ber!; Again and again!; Traffic blues; Newspaper bonanza; Treasure hunt; Rain, rain, go away; Special edition; Sandwich-city; Where in the world?; The moon or bust!; Inside out!; The dilemma; Peek-a-boo; Survivor; It's a lemon. Answers; Further reading; Bibliography; Acknowledgements.

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Ashley McCabe Mowat is a Gifted Educator and Consultant. Ashley grew up in the southern states of America and was a student in the gifted programme from the age of 8. She received a BA in Early Childhood Education, a BA in Elementary Education and studied Psychology at Converse Women's College in South Carolina. Following university, Ashley continued her education at Converse, receiving a masters degree in Gifted Education. During this time, Ashley taught in an inner city school and completed a thesis on Underachieving Gifted Males. She also planned and implemented a curriculum for the top 100 gifted students in her area for the Athena Institute, a summer programme for gifted studients. Ashley moved to England, married, and now teaches at a school in Buckinghamshire. She has provided INSET training days for teaches in schools involved with the Excellence in Cities programme and works with the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) on their website. Ashley is available for INSET training days, and workshops for children.

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