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CCSS Level: 2-4Interest Level: 3-8Reading Level: 3-4This wonderful collection of 24 fables and tales (12 in each book) features activities sure to develop critical thinking skills and promote maximum comprehension. Illustrated stories are followed by a crossword puzzle plus questions b..

CCSS Level: 2-4*Interest Level: 3-8Reading Level: 3-4This wonderful collection of 12 fables features activities sure to develop critical thinking skills and promote maximum comprehension. Illustrated stories are followed by a crossword puzzle plus questions based on Bloom's Taxonomy an..

CCSS Level: K-12Interest Level: 2-6Reading Level: 3-4Comprehension skills will soar when you use the challenging and creative exercises featured in this 17-book series. You'll have over 450 reproducible, ready-to-go activities designed to make students smile as they practice key comp..

CCSS Level: 2-3*Interest Level: 2-6Reading Level: 3-4Teaching humor! It’s not at all absurd. In fact, absurdity is at the core of both critical cause-and-effect thinking and basic humor.Example: “We took our dog to training classes so he could learn to chase cars.” The reasoning..

CCSS Level: 1-4*Interest Level: 2-6Reading Level: 3-4Using analogies to teach problem-solving!Example: Yogurt is to Soft as Potato Chip is to _____.As students use clues to solve the puzzles, they must make comparisons, analyze attributes, find associations, use visual/verba..

CCSS Level: 2-5Interest Level: 2-6Reading Level: 3-4Promote thinking!Analysis is the ability to break a whole into its component parts and understand how each functions as part of the whole. The ability to reason logically is a major skill at this step of the critical thinking pr..

CCSS Level: 2-5Interest Level: 2-6Reading Level: 3-4Applying information. “Application” is the use of information that is recalled and understood. When students use acquired facts and skills in a new situation, they are practicing the transfer of solutions from one problem to another.T..

CCSS Level: 1-3*Interest Level: 2-6Reading Level: 3-4Using object classification activities to exercising important thinking skills!Example: The category is Food. Think of an object in this category that begins with each letter of the alphabet.As students create categories u..

CCSS Level: 2-5Interest Level: 2-6Reading Level: 3-4Putting knowledge to work.Comprehension implies the understanding of information and the ability to see basic relationships. The 26 lessons in this unit provide plenty of practice in areas that emphasize comprehension.Studen..

CCSS Level: 2-5Interest Level: 2-6Reading Level: 3-4Teach problem solving! The 24 lessons in this unit are designed to help students turn abstract problems into graphic, semi-concrete formats. This ability is an important step in the development of effective problem-solving techniques...

CCSS Level: 2-5Interest Level: 2-6Reading Level: 3-4“Evaluation” is the most abstract and complex level of critical thinking. To evaluate or make judgments, students must accept a given criteria as the standard before being able to come to an accurate conclusion.The 25 lessons in..

CCSS Level: 2-5Interest Level: 2-6Reading Level: 3-4The 23 lessons in this unit are designed to provide a variety of sources from which students extract factual information. The practical yet interesting formats encourage students to analyze signs, product packaging, advertisements, di..