Parents in Touch - Summer

Thinking skills

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Have you read any of the comments below on your child's school report?

“Knows tables but must concentrate on how to use them”
“Needs more help with problem solving”
“Knows basic four rules but must work more quickly”
Problem solving. These puzzles will help to improve Problem solving and thought processes

Reasoning 5 all sorts

“Needs to increase confidence in his own abilities”
“Still needs to be more self confident”
“Work more quickly and with confidence”
These puzzles will help to increase confidence and hence concentration


Colours crossword	Concentrate and read 2	Crossword 3	Use every letter	Around the world

“needs to improve reading skills”
“must extend vocabulary”
“improve spelling and presentation”
High frequency words which should be covered for your child’s age group


Word search for Reception	Word search key stage 1	Word search for key stage 1	Word search Years 3 & 4	Word search Years 4 & 5

“must be able to relate one piece of information to another”
“be aware of all the implications to the question”
“Be able to solve a problem in more than one way”
Spatial awareness or reasoning powers


Children’s quiz	Have fun with cups	Exactly two	Pennies on a grid	Three moves and Pennies

“Approach problems from a different angle”
“Needs to think around a problem”
“Must extend range of thought and thinking processes”
“Must develop more extended thought processes”
“Must develop the ability to predict results”
Lateral thinking


Bottle and Trains	Socks and True or false	Think differently	Jake; Rope ladder and Sundial	Dog; Shop; Sweets and Letters

“Apply logic to help solve problems or tasks”
“Be systematic and logical in approaching work”
“Show the logic in arriving at their answer”
“Think slowly and with care to arrive at the correct answer”
Logic