'Thought-provoking and entices the reader to take a discerning look at science.' Claire Garven, MA Senior Lecturer at the University of the West of England, Bristol, UK.[...]

Providing children with opportunities to talk about their learning enables teachers to hear what children are thinking. Talking with one another allows children to question, elaborate, and reflect on a range of ideas. This book provides teachers with strategies and resources to enable whole classes [...]

This practical book is based on the influential Thinking Together approach - a special method for developing speaking, listening and thinking skills. It is based on classroom research carried out in schools by the Open University, which has now been integrated into the National Primary Strategy.

This title presents a programme of activities for developing speaking, listening and thinking skills for children aged 8-11 (Second Edition). In today's full curriculum, there is only so much time teachers can devote to the development of language and reasoning skills. "Thinking Together" has been s[...]