Every morning when the children come into school we set them a Start of the Day Activity. This SODA helps the children to settle down and gives them a chance to discuss with their friends the day ahead while taking part in a productive activity. I have compiled a booklet of activities that the teacher can give the children for the SODA activity based on Ryan’s 20 Thinker’s Keys which you can download and use if you wish.
Thinkers Keys are twenty thinking strategies designed to encourage divergent thinking. Each ‘key’ encourages students to challenge and develop their thinking and thereby extend their learning.
Hope that you find this useful. If you do please let me know how you get on.
EDIT (18/9/06): Finally for those with the Smartbook software Vicki Turner has kindly updated my Thinkers Keys booklet to save on photocopying. You can download the Smartbook file directly here.





