Being mindful about the skills we use

Today we looked at the skills you are not sure about, the ones that you don’t know the meaning to. You also looked at the skills you have used so far in the Exhibition and how they have helped you to do things.

Look closely at the below list and meanings. Which 3 skills will you:

• Use the most?

• Help you the most?

State why and how these skills will help you do the things that you need to do.

SOCIAL SKILLS

Accepting responsibility: Taking on a challenge and completing it on time

Respecting others: Being kind and friendly and listen to other people’s ideas

Cooperating: When working in a group, we have to work together, to have manners and share ideas

Resolving Conflict: Solving problems together, listening to others. To be fair to each other

Group decision-making: Communicate with others, and listen to other’s ideas

Adopting a variety of group roles: To behave well at all times, a leader in some cases, and a follower in others.
THINKING SKILLS

Acquisition of knowledge: Learning facts, ideas and being able to understand things

Comprehension: Learning something and understand what it means

Application: Using the knowledge that we already have

Analysis: Deconstructing knowledge or ideas

Synthesis: To join together to form one whole or something new by creating

Evaluation: Deciding how good it is (Assessing)

Dialectical thought: Thinking about others’ perspectives, point of view and understanding

Metacognition: Think about how you think and how you learn
COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Listening: Listening to directions. Listening to others. Listening to information

Speaking: Speaking clearly to different sized groups

Reading: Reading lots of different types of things for information and fun

Writing: Collecting information, taking notes and taking what you need

Viewing: Seeing things differently, looking at images and text. Making right choices at viewing things

Presenting: Communicating information and ideas through a variety of visual media. Using appropriate technology for an effective presentation and representation of understanding

Non-verbal communication: Recognizing the meaning of visual and body movement/language
RESEARCH SKILLS

Formulating questions: Making relevant questions that we can find out about

Observing: Being able to watch what is happening

Planning: Being able to find out necessary information. Organising the steps in order to do work

Collecting data: Finding and gathering all the information we need

Recording data: Taking notes, making charts to understand and remember our work

Organising data: To organize the data in place so we can read it and understand it easily

Interpreting data: Translating and making conclusions from organized data

Presenting research findings: Communicating and showing what you have been finding out
SELF MANAGEMENT SKILLS

Gross motor skills: Using big muscles and a lot of strength

Fine motor skills: Using small muscles and limited strength

Spatial awareness: Being aware of things around you

Organisation: Planning and doing things in order and on time

Time management: Managing time well

Safety: Being safe and caring for others well being

Healthy lifestyle: To be able to take care of yourself and having a balanced lifestyle

Codes of behaviour: To behave at the right time in the right place

Informed choices: Choosing good actions in the appropriate situations