The Reverse The B.A.RThe Commonality

The Different Uses The Brainstorming The What If?

The Disadvantages The Interpretation The Alphabet

The Variations The Picture

The Prediction

The Ridiculous The Question Key The Alternatives

These notes prepared by Alison Lough, Chelsea Heights Primary School, Victoria, based on Tony Ryan’s Thinker’s Keys.

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A Dad Who Measures Up

By Davide Cali & Anna-Laura Cantone

Make a list of attributes a dad might look for if he was going to advertise for a son or daughter.

These notes prepared by Alison Lough, Chelsea Heights Primary School, Victoria, based on Tony Ryan’s Thinker’s Keys.

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The Reverse

The answer is “daddy”. Think of 5 questions which could have this answer.

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The Question

What if the girl never found a daddy she was happy with?

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WHAT IF?

How many words can you think of that mean ‘dad’?

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Variations

Make a picture of a dad using these shapes:

These notes prepared by Alison Lough, Chelsea Heights Primary School, Victoria, based on Tony Ryan’s Thinker’s Keys.

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PICTURE

Think of your own mum or dad, aunt or uncle

Make them BIGGER ADD something

REPLACE something

Draw a picture and label the ‘BAR’ parts.

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B.A.R

Think of 10 different uses for a dad!

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DIFFERENT USES

RIDICULOUS

All dads have to be taller than the rest of their family members. Prepare an argument to support this.

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ALPHABET

Using every letter from A – Z, list a characteristic or use an interesting word to describe your mum or dad.

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ALTERNATIVES

Come up with 3 different statements the girl could have used in her advertisement for a new dad.

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Imagine the little girl is crying. Give five possible explanations for this.

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INTERPRETATION

Imagine your new dad really is a movie star. What kind of adventures would he get into?

These notes prepared by Alison Lough, Chelsea Heights Primary School, Victoria, based on Tony Ryan’s Thinker’s Keys.

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BRAINSTORMING

List all the commonalities between your own dad or mum and the dad or mum in the book.

These notes prepared by Alison Lough, Chelsea Heights Primary School, Victoria, based on Tony Ryan’s Thinker’s Keys.

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COMMONALITY

List the disadvantages of having parents!

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DISADVANTAGES

Imagine that you don’t know how the story ends. Come up with 5 possible outcomes.

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PREDICTION