What a thinking-led lesson can include
The Thinking Framework gives teachers a shared vocabulary for the thinking a task may require. The platform proposes named actions and activities for teacher review.
Eight graphic organisers, chosen for the task: Fishbone for cause and effect, Diamond 9 for ranking, Flow-chart for sequencing. Each organiser comes as a downloadable PDF with the task pre-written.
Every activity connects to a named thinking skill: Extract, Categorise, Explain, Connect, Combine. Colour-coded tags make it simple to check you have a balanced lesson.
Key vocabulary identified for every topic: Technical terms, conceptual vocabulary, and linking words, all tailored to the topic and age group. Use them with Writer's Block for hands-on word work.
Oracy prompts woven into every lesson: Starter questions to open thinking, Tell-me-more prompts to push for depth, and Challenger prompts for justification and evaluation.
