10 Tips for Teaching Kids to Be Critical Thinkers. Put a new spin on bell ringers by asking a Question of the Day. Use a questioning stem (e.g., “Create a riddle that uses the mathematics term ‘multiply’ in one of the clues” or “Write a letter to a classmate recommending this book”) and put it on the board. Students can write answers in their critical-thinking journals.
Then have a class discussion at the end of the day. 3. Make a response box. Write a random critical-thinking question on the board, (e.g., “Is there a better way to work out this problem? 4. 5. Graded Assessment in Mathematics (GAIM) MyMaths - Bringing Maths Alive. Www.mathsrevision.com. GCSE Bitesize - Maths. KS3 Bitesize: Maths. Ms Cruci New Rickstones Academy.