Primary Education Thinking Skills (PETS)

  • K-3rd Grade

    A program that teaches students higher level thinking skills using "lessons in analysis, synthesis, and evaluation".

    Convergent Thinking

    Dudley the Detective - Deductive Logic

    Look for clues and facts to find the one and only answer

    Sybil the Scientist - Analytic Thinking

    Study all parts of something

    Sort and classisy information

    Divergent Thinking

    Isabel the Inventor - Inventive Thinking

    Brainstorms lots and lots of ideas

    Not just one correct answer

    Yolanda the Yarnspinner - Creative Thinking

    Use imagination to create stories using interesting words

    Visual/Spacial Thinking

    Max the Magician

    Mental manipulation of shapes

    Looks for patterns to find reasonable answers

    Evaluative Thinking

    Jordan the Judge

    Considers facts and opinions to find the best answer