Early years and primary years ATL categories

The following table provides a summary of the Early Years/Primary Approaches to Learning skill categories and skill clusters.

Then we will look at each category separately in detail where suggested resources and implementation ideas are provided.

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Categories	Clusters
Thinking skills	Critical-thinking skills Creative-thinking skills Transfer skills Reflection/metacognitive skills
Research skills	Information-literacy skills Media-literacy skills Ethical use of media/information (Primary only)
Communication skills	Exchanging-information skills Literacy skills ICT skills (Primary only)
Social skills	Developing positive interpersonal relationships and collaboration skills Developing social-emotional intelligence
Self-management skills	Organization skills States of mind

Even if you are new to PYP and using the Approaches to Learning, it is likely that you are already incorporating these types of skills in your teaching. Use the appropriate checklist based on your experience to help you evaluate this.

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ATL Checklist (Experienced with ATLs).pdf

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ATL Checklist (New to ATLs).pdf

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