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Primary Education Thinking Skills 1 introduces the six characters, each with

a special thinking strategy, through a

variety of problem-solving activities.

Primary Education Thinking Skills 2 develops the thinking strategies further.

The characters blend their thinking skills

to work together to solve problems.

Primary Education Thinking Skills 3 provides more complex challenges for

expanding these problem-solving

strategies in the young learner.

Kindergarten Primary Education Thinking Skills introduces the thinking skills through activities

and questioning strategies aligned to a wide array of kindergarten-level trade books.

Pieces of Learning PETS™ Webinar Series 5

From a Pieces of Learning webinar, 2014

Silverman (2002) Upside-Down Brilliance:

The Visual-Spatial Learner

… imagery is the “single most significant

cultural influence” in modern times,

altering the path of our

development … The fusing of

photography and electro-

magnetism is proving to be of the

same magnitude as the discovery

of agriculture, writing, and print.

Leonard Shlain (1998)

The importance of

visual-spatial thinking ...

… is falling into place!

… this millenni

um belongs to

those who are

gifted in

imagery. It is

their genius

that created

the technolog

ical

era, and they

are the ones

who

will thrive in t

he 21st centu

ry

workplace.

… in adult life, it is visual-spatial

reasoning that leads to ...

scientific and technological

breakthroughs, innovative

forms of art, inventions, new

perspectives in every field,

and visionary leadership.

… the student body is changing all over

the world, and a new way of

knowing is emerging. The school

curriculum was appropriate for

the Age of Literacy. However,

the 21st century is the Age of

Information, and an entirely

different set of skills is necessary for adult

success … Creativity, facility with com-

puters, visualization skills, and the ability

to see and solve problems from many

different perspectives are becoming

more important ...

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