Six Thinking Hats

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The SIX THINKING HATS help students to explore a topic from six different perspectives - some of which they may not have considered. Using the hats demonstrates to students that thinking is a skill to be learned and improved upon with practice.

The six hats, developed by Edward de Bono, are as follows:

The Hats	Thinking	Description
Red Hat	Feelings	How do you feel about this?
Yellow Hat	Strengths	What is good or positive about this? What are the benefits of this?
Black Hat	Weaknesses	What are the possible problems, difficulties or weaknesses?
Green Hat	New Ideas	What is possible from this? What can this lead to?
White Hat	Information	What are the facts about this?
Blue Hat	Thinking	What thinking is needed to understand or explore this topic further?

Download the Six Thinking Hats to display in your classroom (each hat A4 size)

Created by Leonie McIlvenny (Curriculum Officer - Library & Information Services)

Acknowledgements: Robyn Cranley (Australind PS), Malena Cahill (South Bunbury PS)

& Taryn Battista (CIO - Bunbury DEO)

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