Thinking Skills Books

New and Published Books

1. Encouraging Learning

   How you can help children learn

   By James Nottingham

   ‘I recommend this book to anyone wishing to help children learn. In it you will find some lovely ideas for improving the way we encourage, support and praise all young people.’ Professor Carol Dweck, author of Mindset, Stanford University, USA ‘James has developed a rare skill for blending...

   Published May 19th 2013 by Routledge
2. Creativity for a New Curriculum: 5-11

   Edited by Lynn D Newton

   Creativity for a New Curriculum: 5-11 provides an account of what creativity really means in the context of children’s learning in the primary school, and describes in practical terms what teachers can do to foster it. At a time of curriculum development and change, it focuses on the opportunity to...

   Published June 5th 2012 by Routledge
3. Using Comic Art to Improve Speaking, Reading and Writing

   By Steve Bowkett

   Using Comic Art to Improve Speaking, Reading and Writing uses children’s interest in pictures, comics and graphic novels as a way of developing their creative writing abilities, reading skills and oracy. The book’s underpinning strategy is the use of comic art images as a visual analogue to help...

   Published December 15th 2011 by Routledge
4. Talking Points: Discussion Activities in the Primary Classroom

   By Lyn Dawes

   Talking Points: Discussion Activities in the Primary Classroom encourages and supports classroom discussion on a range of topics, enabling children to develop the important life-skill of effective group communication. Children who can explain their own ideas and take account of the points of view...

   Published October 27th 2011 by Routledge
5. Philosophy for Young Children

   A Practical Guide

   By Berys Gaut, Morag Gaut

   With this book, any teacher can start teaching philosophy to children today! Co-written by a professor of philosophy and a practising primary school teacher, Philosophy for Young Children is a concise, practical guide for teachers. It contains detailed session plans for 36 philosophical enquiries -...

   Published August 16th 2011 by Routledge
6. Smart Thinking

   A Programme for Developing Thinking Skills in 7 to 12 Year Olds

   By Jeni Wilson, Lesley Wing Jan

   Smart Thinking helps primary school teachers to develop their pupil's capacities to become deep thinkers and independent learners. Supporting the creation of a thoughtful classroom that provides opportunities for pupil's negotiation, goal setting and decision making, this book...

   Published January 12th 2009 by David Fulton Publishers
7. Learning for Themselves

   Pathways for Thinking and Independent Learning in the Primary Classroom

   By Kath Murdoch, Jeni Wilson

   In a world of rapidly changing knowledge which requires new and transferable skills, classrooms are increasingly being viewed as places where pupils learn how to learn. In order to help pupils develop new skills, teachers must encourage them to work independently and manage...

   Published January 8th 2009 by David Fulton Publishers
8. Countdown to Creative Writing

   Step by Step Approach to Writing Techniques for 7-12 Years

   By Stephen Bowkett

   Series: Countdown

   Developing children's writing abilities boosts their confidence, creates enjoyment and relevance in the task and cultivates a range of decision-making and problem-solving skills that can then be applied across the curriculum. The Countdown series provides all the support you need in helping...

   Published October 23rd 2008 by David Fulton Publishers
9. Tricky Thinking Problems

   Advanced Activities in Applied Thinking Skills for Ages 6-11

   By John Langrehr, Jan Langrehr

   Classroom questions have traditionally focussed on testing the recall, understanding and application of content and methods. Research suggests that pupils require activities that encourage them to think flexibly about possibilities and to make independent judgements about information. Tricky...

   Published May 15th 2008 by Routledge
10. Learn to Think

    Basic Exercises in the Core Thinking Skills for Ages 6-11

    By John Langrehr

    Classroom questions have traditionally focussed on testing the recall, understanding and application of content and methods. Research suggests that pupils require activities that encourage them to think flexibly about possibilities and to make independent judgements about information. Learn to...

    Published May 14th 2008 by Routledge