Year 3 – Critical Thinking (Revamped)

1. Pause Before You React
Learning to stop, take a breath, and think before responding.

2. Fact, Guess, or Belief?
Understanding whether something is something we know, something we think, or something we are guessing.

3. Check Before You Assume
Learning to ask questions and find out what really happened instead of making quick assumptions.

4. Could There Be Another Explanation?
Exploring different reasons why something might have happened.

5. See It from Their Side
Understanding that another person may see the same situation differently.

6. Before You Judge, Find Out
Learning to gather information before deciding whether something is right or wrong.

7. What Made Me Think That?
Reflecting on where our thoughts, opinions, and decisions come from.

8. Evidence or Just an Opinion?
Learning to identify whether an idea is supported by facts or is simply someone’s opinion.

9. My First Thought Isn’t Always Right
Understanding that our first reaction can sometimes be incomplete or incorrect.

10. Stop – Think – Choose
Using a simple three-step process to make thoughtful choices and handle conflicts.

11. Can Two People Both Be Right?
Understanding that people can have different perspectives, experiences, and opinions.

12. What Am I Missing?
Learning to look for information, details, or viewpoints we may have overlooked.

13. Look Deeper
Going beyond the obvious answer to explore causes, consequences, and possible outcomes.

14. I Can Change My Mind
Understanding that changing our thinking when we discover new evidence is a strength, not a weakness.

15. Belief, Bias, or Truth?
Exploring how our experiences, feelings, preferences, and influences can affect the way we understand situations.

16. Ask “Why?” Again
Learning to ask deeper questions instead of accepting the first answer.

17. What Would Happen If…?
Using imagination and reasoning to predict different outcomes and consequences.

18. Think Like a Detective
Collecting clues, checking information, asking questions, and using evidence before reaching a conclusion.

19. Fact-Checking Friends and Media
Learning that information from friends, social media, videos, or other sources may not always be accurate.

20. Small Clues, Big Picture
Learning how individual details can help us understand a bigger situation.

21. Choose the Best Reason
Comparing different reasons and deciding which one is strongest and most logical.

22. What Would You Do?
Thinking through different choices, consequences, and solutions before making a decision.

23. Change the Question, Change the Answer
Understanding how asking a question in a different way can help us discover new possibilities.

24. Think It Through
Practising how to connect ideas, consider consequences, and make thoughtful decisions.