Deep ThinkerMar 24 minA REaLLY? helpful techniqueAaaaaarrrrrrgh! I’ve done it again. A brilliant essay, full of salient points, fantastic quotes and a stunning conclusion. Then I reread...
Deep ThinkerMay 12, 20205 minCreative QWERTY® and a CompetitionHow to use QWERTY® creatively, including using it for inspiring an ice cream sundae competition and how it was judged.
Deep ThinkerMar 6, 20208 minYou gotta fill a form or two-oo...To help people structure their thinking when doing QWERTY®, we've devised some paper forms. They act like scaffolding while you think,...
Deep ThinkerNov 6, 20193 minQuirky QWERTY®Last week we took QWERTY® to the Big Family Weekend organised by Potential Plus UK in Peterborough.
Deep ThinkerAug 9, 20194 minLearning from LeonardoIf you want to talk about Observation, then Leonardo da Vinci is a pretty good place to start.
Anti MagAug 2, 20194 minA Brush with ObservationHow often have you spotted something that has been dropped? Without realising it, you're practising the 'Awareness' element of Observation.
Family ManAug 2, 20196 minWord WalksA favourite game of ours has always been 'The Minister's Cat' where you have to describe the cat in a variety of ways, working your way...
Family ManAug 1, 20196 minPassports and PortalsCombining Observation activities with other skills such as Memory, Thinking or simply letting loose your creative imagination.
Deep ThinkerJul 2, 20196 minGive it a WhiRL!Whatever we're thinking or planning, we can always up our game a little by adding other elements, looking at things from a different...
Family ManMay 22, 20195 minChoose and MuseWe've written before about ways to use your Observation skills as a stepping stone to creativity and visualisation. You'll find a...
Anti MagMay 22, 20198 minMaking a MarkWhether you've had a look at QWERTY® and want to see how it could work in practice, or your child has just been set a homework project...
Family ManMay 21, 20196 minWonder WalksThis blog is about a series of easy, fun activities you can do to hone Observation skills. Not only do they get you to make the most of...
Deep ThinkerMay 7, 20195 minX Marks the SpotSearch patterns help us find things. Choosing your pattern wisely will speed up the searching process and we discussed our basic six...
Deep ThinkerMay 7, 20198 minSearch PatternsOur daughter has lost her last pair of socks. They are somewhere on her bedroom floor. Can she see them? No. Barbie dolls, cuddly toys...
Family ManMay 2, 20198 minRainbow WalkYou want to develop your children's observation skills. What do you do? The Got-A-Head®? game will introduce them to new techniques and...
Family ManMay 2, 20195 minSuitcase in the WoodsExercise is good! We're always being told that we should get outside, get more exercise, fresh air etc. It's not always a child's idea...
Deep ThinkerMay 1, 20196 minReading for InformationAs we said in Reading Effectively, our aim is to help 8-to-14-year-olds to read as efficiently as they can so their school work is done...
Deep ThinkerMay 1, 20195 minReading EffectivelyLast summer, we had the great pleasure of setting up a table under a gazebo in our back garden and sat around it teaching techniques in...
Deep ThinkerApr 9, 20193 minKeep On Track"Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude." Zig Ziglar This is a very simple Forget-Me-Not, but a vital one. It is...
Deep ThinkerApr 8, 20194 minSix Honest Men"I have six honest serving men They taught me all I knew Their names are What, and Where and When; and Why and How and Who." Rudyard...