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Prairie Elementary School-Home of the Prairie Pandas!
Newsletter
Issue No. 1 | Date of publication
May 1st, 2024
Emma Gerard
TCH 520
Edward Cox
Engaging in critical thinking and problem-solving skills through brain based learning content- A parental edition
Critical Thinking in Early Childhood education.
What is Critical Thinking?
If we need to define critical thinking, it would be the ability to process information and not having to form a biased opinion. (2021, Keever)
. Teachers use the scaffolding method to help young minds grasp a subject better, by offering words that students are familiar with. Descriptive, manipulatives, and modeling,
all help with building critical thinking skills. Higher-order questioning can function in a
sense that students are able to test their knowledge and understanding of a concept.
Problem-Solving skills in Early Childhood Education:
What are problem-solving skills?
When we think of critical thinking skills, we think of the logical sense of how our brain thinks. With problem-solving skills, we rely on critical thinking to solve problems. In early childhood, children learn to process emotions through critical thinking. Ways that we can help children build solid problem solving skills is by asking questions, encouraging play, model problem solving, storytelling, and most of all, discuss the problem in simple terms. Metacognition and the role of experiential and
problem/project based learning
What is Metacognition? To put it simply, metacognition is thinking about one’s thinking. Basically how we think about our thinking.
What is the role of metacognition in critical thinking? Or in Problem-Solving?
If metacognition is thinking of one’s thinking, using it to help solve problems comes into play. Metacognition can help children recognize not only their thinking on
said problem, but to analyze how their thinking can resolve the problem or hinder the resolution. We can offer to ask questions, to dig into their critical thinking skills, which will in turn, open up their problem solving skills.
Experiential and problem/project based learning can help children enhance their critical and problem solving skills. It relies on independence, and for children to explore different solutions through hands-on experience. It also promotes engagement among children through creativity and imagination. We want to encourage children to explore different areas of interests and to work through problems that may arise in real life situations.
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Bloom’s Taxonomy : How to apply the levels to
learning
According to Bloom’s taxonomy, there are different levels that each are descriptive of how our brain processes information. For young minds, the different levels are not attained or formed, until teaching and instilling methods that involve critical thinking and problem solving, are taught. Knowing how to think, not what to think, involves creating independent thinkers. As teachers, we set goals based on Bloom’s Taxonomy to achieve the highest form of critical thinking for our students
There are six levels in Bloom’s Taxonomy: -Understanding, Analyzing, Creating, Evaluating, Applying, Remembering.
Can parents use Bloom’s Taxonomy to help their child build their critical thinking skills?
Absolutely! For each level, samples of ideas on how to approach each level can be found at: https://lc.gcumedia.com/are337/blooms-
taxonomy/v2.1/
In order to apply these levels of learning in the classroom, the teacher should foster an understanding that each individual child has a unique way of learning. Lessons should be tailored to student’s different learning styles. These levels are then applied when learning new concepts.
Parent Resources & Strategies
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To help parents, I have found five strategies and resources to help your child develop healthy critical thinking and problem solving skills. Some of these strategies involve fun ways to connect as a family but to also put those skills to the test!
Strategies to include with your child:
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Encourage questioning
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Provide opportunities for independent thinking.
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Embrace diverse perspectives
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Encourage reflection
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Model critical thinking
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Teach problem-solving
Web-based Resources: Critical Thinking Skills
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https://www.teachthought.com/critical-
thinking/parents-support/
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https://reboot-foundation.org/parent-
guide/parent-guide-general-introduction/
Web-based Resources: Problem-Solving Skills
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https://thinkkids.org/Parents/
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https://raisingchildren.net.au/grown-
ups/looking-after-yourself/
communication-conflict/problem-solving-
for-parents
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https://www.pbs.org/parents/creative-
problem-solving
References
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Jensen, E., & McConchie, L. (2020). Brain-Based learning
(3rd ed.). SAGE Publications.
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Bloom’s Taxonomy https://lc.gcumedia.com/are337/bloo
ms-taxonomy/v2.1/
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Janet Metcalfe, & Arthur P. Shimamura. (1994). Metacognition : Knowing About Knowing
. A Bradford Book.
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Suryana, D., Yulia, R., & Safrizal. (2021). Model of Questioning Skill Teacher for Developing Critical Thinking Skill in Early Childhood Education in West Sumatra, Indonesia. Educational Sciences: Theory & Practice
, 21
(2), 101–114. https://doi-org.lopes.idm.oclc.org/10.12738/jestp.
20212.007
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