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