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Skill Sharpeners: Critical Thinking - Grade 2
SKU
068217
ISBN
9781629383507
Grade 2
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Traditional
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Charlotte Mason
A methodology based on the work of a 19th century educator who maintained that children learn best from literature (Living Books), not textbooks.
Classical
A methodology based on the Latin Trivium (three stages of learning), including the grammar stage (memorization and facts), logic stage (critical thinking), and rhetoric stage (developing/defending ideas).
Unit Study
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Auditory
Learns through listening, talking out loud or reading out loud.
Visual
Learns through seeing, prefers written instructions and visual materials.
Kinesthetic/Tactile (Hands-On)
Learns through moving, doing and touching.
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Description
Publisher's Description of Skill Sharpeners: Critical Thinking - Grade 2
Foster your second grader's critical thinking skills and see confidence soar! 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.
The variety of fun and creative activities in this series will challenge your child to use higher-order thinking skills based on Bloom's 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 2ndgrade themes:
- Animals: Alligators and Turtles; Bats and Bugs
- My Body: Eyes, Teeth, and Hair; Hands and Feet
- Things: Things We Use; Things We Like
- Places: Oceans and Forests; Deserts
Grade 2 activities include puzzles, word problems, riddles, and drawings that involve critical thinking skills such as:
- Analyze
- Solve
- Justify
- Categorize
- Create, and more!
Plus, each page lists the critical thinking skill(s) so that you know what your child is practicing.
UseSkill Sharpeners: Critical Thinkingfor enrichment at home and help your child become a confident problem solver!
Includes answer key.
Category Description for Skill Sharpeners
Engage children in critical thinking through creative, analytical and evaluative tasks using this colorful series. Theme-centered activities including reading, art projects and hands-on activities where children solve, compare, infer, analyze, categorize, create, synthesize, etc. The Answer Key includes student page reductions. Nonreproducible. Approx. 144 pgs, pb. ~ Ruth
Details
| Product Format: | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Brand: | Evan-Moor |
| Grade: | 2 |
| ISBN: | 9781629383507 |
| EAN/UPC: | 023472032522 |
| Length in Inches: | 10.875 |
| Width in Inches: | 8.5 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.375 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 0.95 |
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