The+Thinker+Keys+across+the+Curriculum+Areas

=__ How can we use Ryan's Thinker Keys in all areas of the Curriculum? __= = = Ryan's thinker keys can be used to develop thinking across all curriculum areas. The keys encourage students to think creatively and think in many different ways than what they are used to. This enhances learning across the curriculum as it encourages children to think metacognitively about their learning.

Here are some examples of how to use the keys for different curriculum areas:

All Curriculum areas:
 * use as an early finishers activity
 * use as a free time activity
 * use as a formative and summative assessment tool
 * use to assess students understanding throughout a unit
 * assess understanding of topical work e.g. tell me a question where the answer would be "dinosaurs"

English/Literacy:
 * follow up reading activity
 * rotational reading activities
 * oral language peer activity where students each get a card and have to tell their partner their ideas about it e.g. tell your partner about how you would clean up a local creek using a packet of balloons

Maths/Numeracy:
 * use the keys to create a test to use as a pre-test and a post-test to assess the children's understanding before and after a unit
 * rotational maths activities
 * whole class activity relating to the topic e.g. create an a-z word list as a class about angles, volume, measurement etc.

Science:
 * create activities using the keys, based around the relevant topic e.g. Planet Earth and Beyond - List the disadvantages of a space shuttle, then work out an improvement for each of the disadvantages

Social Sciences:
 * create activities using the keys, based around the relevant topic e.g. What if there was no rubbish system in Invercargill?
 * great for use in inquiry where children are encourage to find the answers to their questions rather than being told the answers

Physical Education:
 * create activities using the keys, based around the relevant topic e.g. Design an improved rugby ball.

The Arts:
 * create activities using the keys, based around the relevant topic e.g. Design a new type of paint brush

Technology: > from now:
 * create activities using the keys, based around the relevant topic e.g. Predict the power source of the family car in 20 years
 * 1. A combination of electric/petrol/nuclear fusion,with the driver determining the choice before the start of the journey.
 * 2. Superstrength rubber bands which are wound up with a vintage car crank mechanism.
 * 3. Satellite electromagnetic directional devices, drawing a car along a course which has been predetermined by the vehicle’s onboardcomputer.