Thinking Themes provides structured opportunities for students to:
• Engage in a variety of analytical, creative and critical-thinking activities.
• Choose an area of study which interests them from within a broad theme.
• Develop, practice, and improve their thinking skills.
• Develop research skills to become independent, life-long learners.
• Begin to form and develop their own opinions.
Like most practicing teachers we believe that there should be a broad range of
opportunities for students to develop and refine their thinking skills. This is what
Thinking Themes aims to do.
The activities have been designed using the structured opportunities that Bloom’s
Taxonomy of thinking levels provides. The use of the taxonomy provides a guide for
students as they move through activities that increase in complexity.
The two books in the Thinking Themes series contain seven popular themes:
Thinking Themes Book A: Journeys, Power, and Treasure and Thinking Themes Book B: Changes, Structures, Water, and Round and Round
The strength of these themes is that they allow a degree of flexibility in the way the ideas in
the resource series are delivered. Of course, this also depends on the experience, ability and
level of the children in the class. These themes are purposely very broad to cater for all levels
and abilities of students and their interests. Initially, some of the questions and activities
provided for each theme may seem daunting when read out of context and order. However,
once the process of thinking begins, the questions will become clear as they fall logically
into Bloom’s order of thinking.
Download the Table of Contents for Thinking Themes Book A here.
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