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Says Who? and the Sieves of Socrates
When we came across the story of the three sieves of Socrates, we thought that could be a brilliant illustration of Says Who? in practice.

Deep Thinker
Dec 14, 20223 min read


A REaLLY? helpful technique
Aaaaaarrrrrrgh! I’ve done it again. A brilliant essay, full of salient points, fantastic quotes and a stunning conclusion. Then I reread...

Deep Thinker
Mar 2, 20224 min read


Creative QWERTY® and a Competition
How to use QWERTY® creatively, including using it for inspiring an ice cream sundae competition and how it was judged.

Deep Thinker
May 12, 20205 min read


You 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 Thinker
Mar 6, 20208 min read


Quirky QWERTY®
Last week we took QWERTY® to the Big Family Weekend organised by Potential Plus UK in Peterborough.

Deep Thinker
Nov 6, 20193 min read


Learning from Leonardo
If you want to talk about Observation, then Leonardo da Vinci is a pretty good place to start.

Deep Thinker
Aug 9, 20194 min read


A Brush with Observation
How often have you spotted something that has been dropped? Without realising it, you're practising the 'Awareness' element of Observation.

Anti Mag
Aug 2, 20194 min read


Word Walks
A 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 Man
Aug 2, 20196 min read


Passports and Portals
Combining Observation activities with other skills such as Memory, Thinking or simply letting loose your creative imagination.

Family Man
Aug 1, 20196 min read


Give 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...

Deep Thinker
Jul 2, 20196 min read


Choose and Muse
We've written before about ways to use your Observation skills as a stepping stone to creativity and visualisation. You'll find a...

Family Man
May 22, 20195 min read


Making a Mark
Whether 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...

Anti Mag
May 22, 20198 min read


Wonder Walks
This 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...

Family Man
May 21, 20196 min read


X Marks the Spot
Search patterns help us find things. Choosing your pattern wisely will speed up the searching process and we discussed our basic six...

Deep Thinker
May 7, 20195 min read


Search Patterns
Our daughter has lost her last pair of socks. They are somewhere on her bedroom floor. Can she see them? No. Barbie dolls, cuddly toys...

Deep Thinker
May 7, 20198 min read


Rainbow Walk
You 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 Man
May 2, 20198 min read


Suitcase in the Woods
Exercise 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...

Family Man
May 2, 20195 min read


Reading for Information
As 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 Thinker
May 1, 20196 min read


Reading Effectively
Last 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 Thinker
May 1, 20195 min read


Keep 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 Thinker
Apr 9, 20193 min read
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