Key information

Cognitive acceleration materials for primary schools
Here we provide full references for the materials for teachers and pupils which promote cognitive acceleration in primary schools (and some for early secondary which may be mined for more able Year 5s and 6s). They are listed in order of the age group for which they are intended,
starting with Reception (4- to 5-year olds). See also Chapter 5 for a more comprehensive description of each publication. Many can be ordered through the publishers’ websites:

Let’s Think! Early Years by Anne Robertson (published by nferNelson, 2006). Teacher’s Guide to 15 activities suitable for Reception class (ISBN 978-07087-1494-2). Also a pack of materials for pupils.

Let’s Think! by Philip Adey, Anne Robertson and Grady Venville (published by nferNelson, 2002).
Teacher’s Guide to 30 activities for Year 1 children (ISBN 978-07087-1256-6). Also a kit of materials such as sticks of different lengths, story cards, boxes to put in order, animal cards to sort, and much more.

Let’s Think through Maths! 5&6 by Michael Shayer, Mundher Adhami, Anne Robertson and Stuart Twiss (published by nferNelson, 2004). Teacher’s Guide to 10 activities for Year 1
(ISBN 978-07087-0375-5). Also a pack of materials for pupils.

Let’s Think through Maths! 6-9 by Mundher Adhami, Michael Shayer and Stuart Twiss (published by nferNelson, 2005). Teacher’s Guide to 19 activities for Year 2
(ISBN 978-07087-1507-9). Also a pack of materials for pupils.

Let’s Think through Science! 7&8 by Philip Adey, Frances Nagy, Anne Robertson, Natasha Serret and Pam Wadsworth (published by nferNelson, 2003). Teacher’s Guide to 17 activities for Year 3 (ISBN 978-07087-0374-8). Also a pack of materials for pupils.

Let’s Think through Science! 8&9 by Anne Robertson and Philip Adey (published by nferNelson, 2004). Teacher’s Guide to 20 activities (ISBN 978-07087-1439-3).

Let’s Think through Literacy! by Ken Gouge and Carolyn Yates (published by GL Assessment,
2008). Teacher’s Guide to 10 activities suitable for Years 4 to 6 (ISBN 978-07087-1783-7).

Primary CAME Thinking Maths by Mundher Adhami, David Johnson and Michael Shayer (published by BEAM, 2003). Teacher’s Guide to 24 activities for Years 5 and 6
(ISBN 978-19031-4229-5).

“nfer-Nelson Publishing Company Ltd changed its name on 31 December 2007 to GL Assessment Ltd.
Thinking Science by Philip Adey, Michael Shayer and Carolyn Yates (3rd edition published by Nelson Thornes, 2001). 30 activities designed for Year 7 and 8. Print file and CDROM, also ‘Professional Edition’ which includes material for teacher professional development
(ISBN 978-07487-6231-6).

Thinking Maths: Cognitive Acceleration in Mathematics Education by Mundher Adhami, David Johnson and Michael Shayer (published by Heinemann, revised edition 2007). Set of 30 activities for Years 7 and 8 (ISBN 978-04355-3390-8).
Think Ahead! Series, for Years 7 and 8, all edited by Ken Gouge and Carolyn Yates (published by nfer-Nelson, 2006):
• Drama by Stephen Alty and Lorna Pout (ISBN 978-07087-1504-8).
• Visual Arts by Nigel Leighton and Anne-Marie Quinn (ISBN 978-07087-1505-5).
• Music by William Evans, Jane Petrie and Harry McLoughlin (ISBN 978-07087-1506-2).

Website
This website gives information about all cognitive acceleration programmes with links to related websites, and also the names of tutors who can help you with professional development for cognitive acceleration:
www.kcl.ac.uk/schools/sspp/education/research/projects/cognitive.html

DVDs
BBC Wales has produced an excellent pair of DVDs all about teaching thinking:
Anelu at Ragoriaeth/Aiming for Excellence: Datblgyu Meddwl ar Draws Cwriwlwm/ Developing Thinking Across the Curriculum. Published by BBC Cymru/Wales for Estyn (Her Majesty’s Inspectorate for Education and Training in Wales 2007).