Name: __________________________
Date: __________________________
🔹 Concrete Thinking
Concrete thinking is based on how we hear, see, and experience life around us.
It focuses on real things, step-by-step processes, and logical thinking.
Activity:
- 3 × 2 = _______
- Add 5 = _______
🔹 Abstract Thinking
Abstract thinking deals with big ideas, metaphors, and concepts.
It includes jokes, sarcasm, and phrases like:
👉 “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.”
It helps with:
- Coping skills
- Therapy
- Understanding emotions
Example: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy can help with
Anxiety and
Depression
Activity:
What does this mean?
“Don’t put all your eggs in one basket”
Write one coping skill you can use:
🔹 Analytical Thinking
Breaks problems into smaller steps and studies facts carefully.
Problem Solving Example:
A student has 10 apples and gives away 4.
How many are left?
Answer: _______
🔹 Critical Thinking
Critical thinking means:
- Asking questions
- Looking at information carefully
- Using facts and research
- Problem solving
- Being curious
- Taking interest in a topic
- Searching for the truth
- Not taking everything at face value
- “Seeing is believing” (checking evidence)
It helps you understand the difference between fact and opinion.
Examples:
- The sun is yellow → Fact
- It feels too hot today → Opinion
Activity:
Is this a fact or opinion?
- Ice is cold → __________________
- Pizza is the best food → __________________
Question:
Why is it important not to believe everything straight away?
🔹 Holistic Thinking
Looks at the big picture and how things connect together.
Helps with understanding systems and long-term thinking.
Activity:
How can these be connected?
- School
- Home
- Emotions
🔹 Convergent Thinking
Focuses on finding the one correct answer using logic and accuracy.
Activity:
Circle the correct answer:
5 × 5 =
10 15 25 30
🔹 Reflection
Which type of thinking do you use the most?
Which type do you find hardest?
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