Skill Sharpeners Critical Thinking, Grade 5

Evan-Moor Corporation

• 01 januari 2017
• 9781629383538

Samenvatting:

Foster your fifth grader's 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.The variety of fun and creative activities in Skill Sharpeners: Critical Thinking 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 5th grade themes: - - Places: At Home; Around Town- - Nature: Forests and Deserts; Mountains and Caves- - About You: How You Feel; What You Do- - Resources: We Use Natural Resources; We Use Man-made ThingsGrade 5 activities include puzzles, word problems, riddles, and drawings that involve critical thinking skills such as: - - Analyze- - Solve- - Determine- - Categorize- - 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