This video about combining Bloom and Vygotsky is a helpful set of ideas of how to create thinking lessons. The need for concrete preparation and social construction cycles at various stages of a lesson are well described.
To target or not to target that is the question?

Good thinking lessons often create a tension over whether to state clear learning objectives or targets at the start of a lesson or not. Sometimes we want these to be co constructed as the learning progresses. To make the targets too explicit at the start might well reduce the thinking challenges. This video about combining Bloom and Vygotsky is a helpful set of ideas of how to create thinking lessons and address this tension. The need for concrete preparation and social construction cycles at various stages of a lesson are well described.