Year 2 Critical thinking: Spring 2 worksheet

“Two Sides to a Story” is free to print, with no account. It is the first sheet in the Year 2 critical thinking unit “Critical thinking: Spring 2”, for children aged 6 to 7, and takes about 20 minutes.

Print it on A4. The child's pages come first; the answers, and what each wrong answer tells you, are on the grown-up page that follows. Weeks 19 to 24 of the year, 6 sheets in the unit.

Free sample · answers on the last page

Two Sides to a Story

Name: ____________ · Date: ____________
Year 2 · Critical thinking · about 20 minutes
Answers are on the grown-up page

Today I can understand why two people can disagree, and explain the other side.

A Look back3 min

1.
How many more children chose Dog than Fish?
2.
How many sides does this shape have?
3.
Which day has the fewest ticks? Circle it.
MonTueWedThu

B Watch me, then you4 min

Ravi and Mia must choose a break game. Ravi wants races. Mia wants catch. Why might they disagree?

Watch me

Ravi loves running, so he wants races.

Mia has played catch at home, so she wants catch.

Their different experiences make them disagree.

Now you

1.
Jo wants to build with bricks. Lena wants to draw. Write one reason Lena might pick drawing.

C Your turn6 min

Read what each child wants. Then pick the reason that comes from their own likes.

1.
Ava loves tag. Which reason shows why she wants tag?
She has played tag every break at her old school.She is always right.Her friend said so.
2.
Ben wants skipping. Which reason comes from his own experience?
He skipped every day in Year 1.He wants to be annoying.He never plays any games.
3.
Priya thinks races are best. Which reason fits someone who loves running?
She runs fast and enjoys racing her cousin.She hates all games.She wants the break to be shorter.
4.
Noah wants catch. Lily wants tag. Which sentence tries to see Lily's side?
Lily is fast at sports, and that matters to her.Lily is wrong because catch is better.Lily should just stop asking.

Say it out loud: How did each good reason come from what that child likes or has done?

D Spot the mistake3 min

Kit says: “Mo and Ali disagree about the game, so one of them must be naughty.”

1.
Is Kit right? Circle the best answer.
Yes, disagreeing always means someone is naughty.No, people can disagree because they like other things.

E Think deeper4 min

1.
Think of a game you like. Write one reason a friend might pick a different game.

How did it feel?

I can do it Nearly Not yet

For the grown-up

Two Sides to a Story · 2 minutes to read

Answers, and what a wrong one tells you

A

1. 4

2. 6

3. Wed

B

1. Look for: A reason based on Lena's own likes or experience, such as she draws at home or enjoys drawing.

C

1. She has played tag every break at her old school.

2. He skipped every day in Year 1.

3. She runs fast and enjoys racing her cousin.

4. Lily is fast at sports, and that matters to her.

D

1. No, people can disagree because they like other things. your child thinks disagreeing means someone is bad. Ask: could Mo just like one game and Ali like the other? Talk about likes and experiences.

E

1. Look for: A reason based on the friend's own likes or experience, not just that the friend is wrong.

Words to use

Say“What is the other person's reason? Could you explain it back to them?”

Instead of“Tell them they are wrong and that their idea is silly.”

After the sheet

At home, take turns choosing a snack, like toast or fruit. Each of you gives a reason from your own likes, then swap sides.

Tick what your child got right in StudyDen. Anything missed comes back in a later Look back box, so there's no need to redo the sheet.

The rest of this unit

5 more sheets come with a StudyDen plan, in teaching order:

I Think, Because, So(with a plan)
What Caused the Change?(with a plan)
Drawing a Thinking Map(with a plan)
Finding a counter-example(with a plan)
Breaking the Rule(with a plan)

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