Silkysteps early years forum - planning ideas for play

These links explore the concept around open ended language, questions and phrases that help to sustain conversation and children's exploration as they develop their critical thinking, personal and social skills.

Resources from Canada's Global Digital Citizen.org

Download a copy of Playing to learn by Di Chivers

Thread with quote explaining the concept of sustained shared thinking

Sample pages from 2012 EYFS The Project Approach by Marianne Sargent and purchase the book on amazon.co.uk

Open questions require more than a yes/no type response eg.

what, where, who, why, when, how, tell me, describe, if,

in contrast to the response can, will, did, shall, do, are, would requires.

about open and closed questions on changingminds.org