The+Thinking+Room

 In room 3 we have been exploring how our brains work and what that means to our thinking and learning.

If you click on the links below you will be able to find out what "thinking" means to JJ and Sam.

They are sure to get you thinking!!!!!!!



** Below are the ideas of Lani and Alex ** ** (from the fabulous year 6 part of our class). ** ** Brain Thinking and Learning ** Our Notes so far:
 * //*Are you //****// thinking //****// when you’re //****// learning? //**
 * //*Are you //****// learning //****// when you’re //****// thinking? //**

for //****// them //****//( //****// or not!)!!!! //**
 * //* //****// Thinking //****//aloud. //**
 * //* //****// Asking questions, //****// and finding //****// answers


 * //* //****// Successful thinking //****// can carry on from //****// learning. //**
 * //<span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 115%; color: rgb(112, 48, 160)">*A //****// learning //****//<span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 115%; color: rgb(112, 48, 160)">brain is //****// thinking! //**
 * //<span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 115%; color: rgb(112, 48, 160)">* //****// Finding<span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160)"> and solving problems. //**


 * //<span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 115%; color: rgb(112, 48, 160)">*Respond //****// to your<span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160)"> thinking !!!<span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160)"> //**
 * // BUT //**
 * //<span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 115%; color: rgb(112, 48, 160)">* //****// Think //****//<span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 115%; color: rgb(112, 48, 160)">before you //****// act. //**

**//<span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 115%; color: rgb(112, 48, 160)">GREAT brains //****// work <span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160)">hard!?!?! //**
 * //<span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 115%; color: rgb(112, 48, 160)">TO BE //****// STRONG<span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160)"> like this one!<span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160)"> //**<span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 115%; color: rgb(112, 48, 160)"> <span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 115%; color: rgb(112, 48, 160)">  <span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 115%; color: rgb(112, 48, 160)">   <span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 115%; color: rgb(75, 172, 198)">

<span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 115%; color: rgb(75, 172, 198)"> **// # //****//<span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 115%; color: rgb(0, 176, 80)"> Thoughts //****// # //****//<span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 115%; color: rgb(0, 176, 80)"> Learning //** //** = By Alex, Tark and Lani. =
 * What is learning? ||
 * // # //****//<span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 115%; color: rgb(0, 176, 80)"> Ticking Brains //****// # //****//<span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 115%; color: rgb(0, 176, 80)"> Memory //**
 * // # //****//<span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 115%; color: rgb(0, 176, 80)"> Participating //****// # //****//<span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 115%; color: rgb(0, 176, 80)"> Team Work //**
 * // # //****//<span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 115%; color: rgb(0, 176, 80)"> Values/Beliefs //****// # //****//<span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 115%; color: rgb(0, 176, 80)"> Knowledge

THINKING UPDATE 5.9.2008  Lately we have been discovering and exploring more about our ways of thinking. We have been figuring out how to // critically reflect // on our thinking journeys and we’ve had many ‘light-bulb’ moments.

v To help us understand this we have been…….. BRAIN-RETRAINING**!!!** -Muddling up the information that our brains receive so that we can more clearly follow how our brains function-to think and learn. We changed the information our eyes send to our brain by having to see our hand drawing only through a mirror reflection. We then had to trace the outline of a star. Sounds simple??? Try it and be ready for a surprise (and a chuckle). In class we have a Thinking Level Line; v Mrs Wyllie asks us, “At what level of thinking did you participate in that task with?” And we then put a named sticky on the relevant place on the line. BUT then we need to be able to justify our why we put our name in that place with an explanation of the specific thinking skills we used. So….. WE know OUR brains are learning brains!!! SO, what about yours?!?!?!?!?!? Give it a go and see………. v How do you learn and think? v What are you doing to learn? v Are you still learning when you’re using experienced knowledge? By Alex, Turk and Lani.