Creative and critical thinking: challenging children’s ideas and understanding

Course outline

This course examines one of the EYFS key characteristics of early learning. It considers the differences between creative and critical thinking and explores what provokes children to think in these different ways. Through the use of DVD material it will enable practitioners to consider the impact of resources, the environment and their interactions on children’s thinking, reasoning and understanding.

Issues Addressed

• Creative and Critical thinking – what are the differences between them?
• How do children demonstrate creative and critical thinking?
• What provokes children’s thinking?
• Having their own ideas/Making links/Choosing ways to do things
• Planting an idea rather than interrogating with questions
• Interactions that support creative and critical thinking

The Trainer

You can view Julie Fisher's biography on her dedicated Associates page.

This is part of our Characteristics of Effective Learning series - with The Power of Play and Active Learning - book all three today!

Speaker/s: 

Julie Fisher

Time: 9.30 am – 3.30pm - refreshments and registration from 9am