Evan-Moor Skill Sharpeners Critical Thinking, Kindergarten Workbook, Problem Solving Skills, Activities, Higher-Order, Open-Ended Questions and Challenges, Science, Math, Social Studies, Language Arts

ISBN: 1629383481

Author: Evan-Moor Educational Publishers

Condition: New

Foster your kindergartners critical thinking skills and see confidence soar with this engaging full-color workbook!Children are naturally inquisitive from infancy, yet creative and problem-solving skills need to be nurtured as children grow. Like reading and math skills, critical thinking skills require practice.Skill Sharpeners: Critical Thinking is the ultimate problem-solving kindergarten activity book, providing over 100 creative critical thinking cross-curriculum exercises. All the activities center on popular kindergarten curriculum themes like animals, transportation, plants and places.MSkill Sharpeners: Critical Thinking gets kindergarteners problem solving outside the box in math, science, social studies and language arts. The variety of fun and creative activities in this series will challenge your child to use higher-order thinking skills based on Blooms Taxonomy.Every page provides a new and interesting activity that will help your child:- Think outside the box and use higher-order thinking skills through open-ended questions and challenges- Tap into his or her creativity with art projects and hands-on activities- Become a better learner by practicing critical thinking skills in cross-curricular activities (based on science, math, social studies, and language arts content)The 100+ activities are organized around these kindergarten themes:- Animals: Cats and Dogs; Insects- Transportation: Bikes, Trikes, and Wagons; Cars, Trucks, and Buses- Plants: Flowers; Trees- Places: Oceans and Deserts; Mountains and PlainsKindergarten activities include tracing, counting, dot-to-dot, and drawings that involve critical thinking skills such as:- Analyze- Solve- Identify- Differentiate- Create, and more!Plus, each page lists the critical thinking skill(s) so that you know what your child is practicing.Includes answer key.Every Skill Sharpeners workbook now includes a free downloadable Teaching Guide! The Skill Sharpeners: Critical Thinking Teaching Guides include:- How to Use directions for teaching critical thinking skills- Sample pacing guide to complete lessons and activities- Teaching suggestions for learning to problem solve- Extension activities that include journals, behavioral verbs, and additional discussion topics

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