# Critical Thinking Activities | Volume 3 | 40 Extension Thinking Task Cards| HPGE | Years 3-6 **Price:** $7.75 AUD **Seller:** TeachBuySell Seller **Year Levels:** year3, year4, year5, year6 **Subjects:** designAndTechnologies, humanitiesAndSocialSciences, english ## Description (seller-submitted) Ready to take your students’ thinking even further? MindStretch Thinking Activities – Volume 3 is designed to stretch and consolidate students’ critical and creative thinking through 40 high-impact, challenges that go beyond surface-level responses. Using the powerful Think → Evaluate → Create structure, students build the ability to explore ideas, justify reasoning, and design meaningful solutions across a wide range of real-world contexts. Why Teachers Love This Resource ✔ Builds deep, independent thinking ✔ Encourages student voice, reasoning, and discussion ✔ Works across all subject areas ✔ Easy to use — NO PREP required ✔ Flexible for whole class, small groups, or independent work ✔ Perfect for Stage 2 & Stage 3 What’s Included 40 engaging thinking challenges 120 scaffolded prompts (Think → Evaluate → Create) 40 extension challenges to stretch advanced thinkers Student Thinking Space pages (flexible response formats) Teacher guidance + implementation ideas Teacher & student assessment rubrics Curriculum alignment v9.0 Printable PDF + Google Slides™ digital version Types of Thinking Students Will Develop This resource targets a wide range of higher-order thinking skills: Hypothetical Thinking Creative Problem Solving Logical Reasoning Perspective Taking Comparing & Transforming Ideas Real-World Problem Solving Each task encourages students to: Explore multiple ideas Justify their thinking Create meaningful solutions How You Can Use This Resource Perfect for: Bell ringers / warm-ups Early finisher tasks Writing prompts Critical thinking lessons Class discussions & debates Inquiry learning Enrichment & extension Mini Genius Hour projects Use a single prompt for quick thinking… or the full Think → Evaluate → Create sequence for deeper learning. Built for Real Thinking (Not Just Right Answers) These tasks are open-ended by design , meaning: ✔ There is no single “correct” answer ✔ Students learn to justify and defend ideas ✔ Thinking becomes visible through writing,… [truncated] --- View on TeachBuySell: https://teachbuysell.com.au/l/6a76bd25-17c5-4a6f-bc1c-cc6be9426b7a Marketplace: https://teachbuysell.com.au