LOGIC AND CRITICAL THINKING
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Quick Pick Activities for Critical Thinking. This new product from Edupress takes the Quick Flip Questions for Critical Thinking one step further by giving teachers practical help in letting students work independently to learn how to think on all six levels identified in  Bloom's Taxonomy. It comes in a box with a plastic lid and offers ideas that bridge the gap between classroom lessons and meeting assessment standards. The widely varied activities help children build their ability to recall, comprehend, analyze, synthesize, evaluate, and extend responses.

What will you find in the box?

    120 Activity Cards that contain multi-sensory activities geared to Bloom's Taxonomy. They are color-coded for easy filing   with icons that identify the activity type. There is ample space for note-taking on the back of each card.
    An Informative User's Guide
   A Reproducible Assessment Checklist
   Guide to Understanding Bloom's Taxonomy
   Color-Coded Dividers for Easy Filing

Available on Three Levels: Order by title and catalogue number. $15.29-D each.

    BTH-2106 Activities for Critical Thinking Level 1 for ages 5-7, Grades K-2
     BTH-2344 Activities for Critical Thinking Level 2 for ages 7-9, Grades 2-4
    BTH-2345  Activities for Critical Thinking Level 3 for ages 9-11, Grades 4-6

If you order the Activity Packs above, you will need to select air shipping rates,since these can't go media mail.

Quick Flip Questions for Critical Thinking: With just a flip of the page you will have key words and questions that cause students to think on all six levels of thinking in the cognitive domain, as defined in Bloom's Taxonomy. Great for leading discussions and preparing tests. Can be a life-saver for substitute teachers. Cat # BTH-150, price is only . These qualify for Title 1 funds. Order on line here.

New Quick Flip Questions for the Revised Bloom's Taxonomy from Lorin W. Anderson and David R. Krathwohl's A Taxonomy For Learning, Teaching, and Assessing, Abridged Edition. You have loved the original Quick Flip Questions for Critical Thinking, but you have also been requesting this updated version. But here's a secret between us. There is nothing new in this updated version. The words for the heading have been changed, but "Creating" has the same material as "Synthesis" had in the original version, and everything else that appears different is just in a different order.  This handy resource helps one improve thinking skills at any age with the flip of a page. This indispensable tool helps teachers write lesson plans, master Bloom's Taxonomy, and develop higher levels of thinking. It will help students develop questioning and analysis skills. It will help parents improve child / parent communication and enhance their verbal skills. The levels of the cognitive domain of learning has been divided by the authors into these levels: Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Analyzing, Evaluating, and Creating. BTH-3618.

Now translated into Spanish: Repaso rápido de preguntas para pensamientos críticos. See description above.  BTH-3003. $3.59-D.

Quick Flip Activities for Multiple Intelligences: By just flipping a page you will find help in recognizing a child's unique talents and in planning activities to develop them. Classroom teachers will get help in writing lesson plans, becoming aware of the learning styles of their students, and developing a well-rounded curriculum where all students may experience success. Suggests activities for Intrapersonal Intelligence, Interpersonal Intelligence, Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence, Musical Intelligence, Logical-Mathematical Intelligence, and Linguistic Intelligence. All the flip charts are the same size 5"x6."
Cat. #BTH-151, . These qualify for Title 1 funds.

Analogies for the 21st Century by Bonnie Risby. This book provides a great way for teachers to combine the teaching of vocabulary and thinking skills. It begins by explaining what analogies are and the techniques for solving them. Students learn to replace guessing with systematic ways to find the most logical solutions to these verbal puzzles. These puzzles will also help students to prepare for standardized tests that use similar analogies. 33 pages, including answers. For grades 4-6. Cat#BTH-164. $8.06-D Cover art may not be the same as this, since it changes frequently.

 Analogy Roundup  by Bonnie Risby. For grades 4-7. Teaches vocabulary development, attribute recognition, and thinking strategies. This book will help review material learned in Thinking Through Analogies and Analogies for the 21st Century. As in the previous books, students are introduced to a type of analogy and given practice in recognizing and solving it. The vocabulary reflects current events and culture. 32 pages, including answers. Reproducible. BTH-525. $8.06.

Attribute Block Activities: provide easy-to-use cards to introduce logical thinking skills to young learners. Students use attribute blocks to complete the patterns on the 32 full-color task cards. These two titles are available

    Analogies, for grades K-3. Cat. #BTH-152. $8.96-D
    Sequences, for grades K-2. Cat. #BTH-154. $8.96-D

Beginning Links to Logic by Sara Inskeep and Bonnie Krueger. Lorenz, 2009. This reproducible book for grades 1-2 addresses national standards in mathematics and language arts. It includes 40 logic activities spread between deductive reasoning, math-based puzzles, Venn diagrams, analogies, and following directions. Answers are included at the back. This is a great way to introduce your primary students to critical thinking activities. BTH-5557. $8.06-D

Brain Food: 100+ Games That Make Kids Think by Paul Fleisher. Prufrock Press, 2009. For grades 4-12. These classroom-tested mental exercises are easy to use and most only require a paper and pencil. Copies may only be made of student game boards and other activity pages as instructed by author in the book. Games  from many countries provide tools to encourage higher-order thinking skills, unique approaches to creative problem solving, easy ways to promote cooperative learning, and skill builders for the visual-spatial, logical-mathematical, verbal-linguistic, and personal intelligences. They include word games, math games, logic games, memory games, and more. 200 pages. BTH-5331. $22.46-D

Brainy Acts by Sara Inskeep and Bonnie Krueger. Lorenz, 2009. This reproducible book for grades 3-4 addresses national standards in mathematics and language arts. It includes activities in deductive reasoning, math-based games, Venn diagrams, analogies, and following directions. Answers are included at the back.  BTH-5555. $8.06-D

Clues to Comprehension with interactive CD-ROM. Using a motivating riddle format, this series presents lessons that help students use visual and text clues; formulate and revise hypotheses; draw conclusions and use critical thinking; process information by creating and interpreting graphic organizers; and respond to writing prompts. Each lesson gives practice in using strategic approaches to item formats frequently encountered on standardized language tests. The CD-ROM presents the riddle charts in full-color in an interactive manner and also includes a printable PDF of the book. 144 pages plus CD-ROM. Available at three grade levels:
      

        Clues to Comprehension, Grades 1-2: BTH-876. $17.99-D
        Clues to Comprehension, Grades 3-4: BTH-877. $17.99-D
                                                    Clues to Comprehension, Grades 5-6: BTH-878. $17.99-D
 

  CPS for Kids: A Resource for Teaching Creative Problem Solving to Children by Bob Eberle and Bob Stanish. Prufrock Press, 1996.  This book will teach your students an exciting and powerful problem-solving method from start to finish. Each step in the process, from finding problems, to finding solutions, is outlined in detail and includes accompanying activities on reproducible pages. The method taught with this book can eliminate the tendency to approach problems in a haphazard manner and, consequently, prevents surprises and/or disappointment with the solution. Designed for students in grades 2–8, these activities are challenging and interesting. 89 pages. BTH-4534. $13.46-D

Crime Scene Detective: Using Science and Critical Thinking to Solve Crimes by Karen Schulz. A Dandy Lion publication. 80 pages. Reproducible for classroom use. Your students will get excited about finding out who started the fire in their school library in this crime simulation designed to teach critical thinking skills. It also includes background information on forensics, and an exploration of careers in forensic science and law enforcement. To crack the case, students will examine evidence left at the scene, interview suspects, and use thinking skills to connect the clues and eliminate suspects. Students will feel like real investigators. Instructions are given to write your own crime scene simulation if you'd rather use something other than the one already provided here.  BTH-3. $11.96-D

Crime Scene Detective: Arson: Using Science and Critical Thinking to Solve Crimes by Karen Schulz. Prufrock Press, 2007. A fire breaks out in the school library, and somebody on campus is to blame, but who? Your students become detectives as they interview suspects, analyze evidence, and participate in real-life forensic labs as part of the mock crime scene investigation in this book. Teachers will find everything they need to set up a crime scene in their school, including six new suspect and witness storylines, guides to displaying evidence and setting up forensic labs, and lessons for teachers explaining the basics behind forensic science. There are also handy forms for students to record information, tips for garnering schoolwide participation, and detailed instructions for setting up accurate crime scenes. After following clues and solving the crime, your students will beg for more challenging and exciting forensic science activities. 96 pages. BTH-4535. $11.66-D

  Crime Scene Detective: Theft: Using Science and Critical Thinking to Solve Crimes by Karen Schulz. Prufrock Press, 2008. An expensive digital camera has been stolen from the school’s media center and somebody on campus is to blame, but who? Students will become detectives as they analyze evidence and participate in real-life forensic labs as part of the mock crime scene investigation in this book. Students will interview suspects, follow the clues, and analyze lab reports. Liek the other two best-selling books in this series,
this book includes everything teachers need to set up a crime scene at school, including six new suspect and witness storylines, guides to displaying evidence and setting up forensic labs, and lessons for teachers that explain the basics behind forensic science. 102 pages. BTH-4536. $13.46-D

Critical and Creative Thinking Activities Series by Evan-Moor Publications, 2009. This series

The following books are available in this series:

    Critical and Creative Thinking Activities Grade 1 by Rachel Lynette. Evan-Moor, 2009.
This title has the following themes:

       Critical and Creative Thinking Activities Grade 2 by Rachel Lynette. Evan-Moor, 2009.
This title has the following themes:
            Through the Year: Back to School!, Rainy Weather, It's Snowing!, Sunshiny Days, Sick Day, Substitute Teacher, Boo!, Groundhog Day, Baskets and
                    Bunnies, Mother's Day
                Animals: Feathered Friends, Bugs, Bats, Turtles, Penguins, Mice, Squirrels, Alligators, Dinosaurs, Under the Sea
                Places: In the Kitchen, At the Library, At the Zoo, On a Walk, At the Dinner Table
                Time to Eat: Drink Up! Cookies, Breakfast, Spaghetti Already! Peanuts and Popcorn
                My Body: My Hair, My Eyes, My Teeth, My Hands, My Feet
                In My World: Friends, Balls, Windows and Doors, Tool Time, Our World, Balloons, Wheels, String, Forks and Spoons, Music, Sticks and Stones
                        BTH-5325. $17.99

Critical and Creative Thinking Activities Grade 3 by Rachel Lynette. Evan-Moor, 2009.
This title has the following themes:
            Through the Year: Spectacular September, October Chills, Feasting in November, December Celebrations, January is #1, February Fun,  Marvelous

Critical and Creative Thinking Activities Grade 4 by Rachel Lynette. Evan-Moor, 2009.
This title has the following themes:   
              Places:  My Room, My School, The Supermarket, At the Dinner Table, Eating Out, In the Car, On a Walk, At the Library, At the Beach, On a Field Trip
               Nature in Action: 6-Legged Crawlies, Big Birds, Wild Cats, Ssssnakes, Dolphins and Whales, Trees, Mountains, Caught in a Storm
               People: Fictional Characters, Friends, Family Tree, Who's in Charge?
               Fantasy: Superheroes, Elves and Fairies, Dragons, Kings and Queens, Magic, Mythical Creatures
               Things I Use: My Bike, My Pencil, My Hands, The Dictionary, Locks and Keys, Manners, Hats and Caps
               In My World: Presents, Chores, Our Earth, Garbage, Colorific! Cats and Dogs, Lost and Found, Up, Up, and Away! Help! Sticky Stuff, Rules
                                BTH-5327. $17.99
                

Critical and Creative Thinking Activities Grade 5 by Rachel Lynette. Evan-Moor, 2009.
This title has the following themes:   
              Places:  in the Woods, In a Cave, In the Desert, In the Water, At the Ice-Cream Store, in the Kitchen, At a Party, At a Carnival, At a Museum, At a Garage

Puzzle it! Logic Puzzles and Tricks: 50 Challenging Riddles, Brain Teasers, and Logic Problems by Dr. Moshe Levy. Incentive Publications, 2007. This book contains 50 challenging logic puzzles that require the use of basic skills to solve. Working these puzzles will sharpen critical thinking and problem solving skills and motivate reluctant learners. Students will need to practice analysis and deduction, ask questions and consider multiple answers, develop and try out strategies, visualize possibilities, apply information in a new way, and refine spatial awareness skills. Student pages are reproducible for one classroom. Answers are provided. For Middle School grades and up. 64 pages. BTH-4026. $8.99-D

Quotation Quizzlers: Puzzling Your Way through Famous Quotations by Philip A. Steinbacher. A Dandy Lion publication. 64 pages. This reproducible book offer students challenging opportunities to meet famous people through their own words. But first they have to use their deductive reasoning and word analysis skills to decipher the quotes. Correctly placing the letters which are grouped at the bottom of the puzzle into the spaces provided at the top will produce the quotation. But solving these puzzles requires critical thinking, word analysis, flexible thinking, and the ability to see both the small pieces of the puzzle and the way they fit together to form the whole solution.  Besides the fifty puzzles, students will find short biographical sketches of each famous person quoted. Even teachers will  be challenged by these. Workbook size. BTH-2. $10.76-D

Solving Logic Mysteries by Rebecca Stark. Educational Impressions, 2003. In this book, students will read about situations, consider a list of clues, and use a matrix grid to eliminate possibilities and arrive at conclusions. In the process they will develop important deductive reasoning and critical thinking skills, as well as memory and listening skills. This will also help develop vocabulary and reading comprehension. The logic mysteries are divided into two levels of difficulty and may be done independently, in pairs, and in small groups. The book includes detailed explanations of solutions and a template so that students can create their own mysteries. 96 pages. For grades 3-6. BTH-1601. $13.46-D

Solving Logic Problems Book 1: Basics by Jim McAlpine, Betty Weincek, Sue Jeweler, and Marion Finkbinder. Educational Impressions, 2008. This book introduces students in grades 5-7 to logic and shows them how to apply logic strategies to a variety of problem-solving activities that require deductive, inductive, convergent, and divergent thinking. You will find grid puzzles, pattern problems, syllogisms, and other differentiated activities in numerical, verbal, and visual-spatial logic. There is also a section with extension activities for additional experience. You should start with this book no matter what the grade level unless students are already familiar with logic strategies. 92 pages. BTH-4681. $13.46-D

Solving Logic Problems Book 2: Advanced by Jim McAlpine, Betty Weincek, Sue Jeweler, and Marion Finkbinder. Educational Impressions, 2008. This book introduces students in grades 6-8 to logic and shows them how to apply logic strategies to a variety of problem-solving activities that require deductive, inductive, convergent, and divergent thinking. You will find grid puzzles, pattern problems, syllogisms, and other differentiated activities in numerical, verbal, and visual-spatial logic. There is also a section with extension activities for additional experience. You should start with Book 1 no matter what the grade level unless students are already familiar with logic strategies. 92 pages. BTH-4682. $13.46-D

The Thinking Skills Series, by Evan-Moor, presents lessons to strengthen critical, logical, and creative thinking skills. Each of its 44 lessons have step-by-step teacher directions, a chart that poses a thinking challenge, and a reproducible practice page. Each book also has a CD-ROM where students can interact with the full-color charts by entering brainstorming responses, dragging and dropping objects into a Venn diagram, and solving matrix puzzles on the computer screen. The CD also includes a printable PDF of the book. 144 pages in each book plus the CD-ROM. Available for grades 1-2 (BTH-917), 3-4 (BTH-918), and grades 5-6 (BTH-919)). Books are $17.99-D each.

Thinking Stories by Jackie Scott. A bilingual series from Dandy Lion Publications.  These English-Spanish stories combine literature and thinking in a unique bilingual instructional format. Each book contains four original stories in both Spanish and English. They are followed by activities which relate to the problems presented in the stories and which require using various thinking techniques to solve. All three books in the series are for grades K-3. It does not appear that the books need to be used in any particular order.  More details contents for each book follow: This series is out of print and quantities are limited to stock on hand. Check availability by clicking titles links.

    Thinking Stories Book 1 includes these stories: The Moving Company (attribute recognition and classification); Who's Been Jumping on the Bed (math problem solving); the King's Towers (problem solving strategies), and Games Bunnies Play (deductive logic.) BTH-500. $9.86-D

    Thinking Stories Book 2 includes these stories: The Alien Animals (categorization); The Enchilada Machine (elaboration and sequencing); Gregorio's Disaster (categorization); and The Mystery Person ( inductive reasoning)BTH-501. $9.86-D

   Thinking Stories Book 3 includes these stories: The School for Bears (prolem solving, flexibility); Helga's Dilemma (deductive logic, organizing information); The Tooth Fairy Disaster (following directions, seeing relationships); The Anthology Machine (analogies, seeing relationships) BTH-502. $9.86

Thought Provokers and More Thought Provokers: Published by Key Curriculum Press. These challenge the critical thinking and math skills of high school students with intriguing puzzles. $8.46-D each.

Unlocking Analogies: The Right Combination to Unlock Critical Thinking edited by Marianne Tatom. Harcourt Achieve, 2008. The three books in this series build critical thinking skills, enhance vocabulary development, and help improve standardized test scores. They provide direct, explicit instruction and guided practice that will teach students the secrets of analyzing analogies. 48 pages in each book. Here are the available titles:

Unlocking Analogies Grades 2-3 teaches these types of analogies: Groups; Part to Whole; User to Object; Synonyms; Antonyms; Name and Description. BTH-3414. $7.19-D

Unlocking Analogies Grades 4-5 teaches these types of analogies: Example and Class; Part to Whole; Homophones; Synonyms; Antonyms; Item to Category. BTH-3415. $7.19-D

Unlocking Analogies Middle School teaches these types of analogies: Example and Class; Object and Function; Homophones; Synonyms and Antonyms; Doer and Action; and Location.
BTH-3416. $7.19-D

Word Bogglers: Visual Words and Idioms by Diane Draze. Each reproducible page has six word puzzles similar to the one on the cover. Students analyze the shape, location, arrangements of letters, etc in the boxes to come up with a word or phrase it represents. For example, the answer to the puzzle on the cover is "Banana Split." (And in the puzzle page, there is no picture of the answer given as a hint like the one on the cover. Difficulty level is for grades 3-6. These are fun and make nice fillers that improve thinking skills and vocabulary. 
BTH-180. $9.86-D

Working with Analogies: Making Connections Book 1 by Jim McAlpine, Betty Weincek, Sue Jeweler, and Marion Finkbinder. Educational Impressions, © 2004.  Understanding and decoding analogies is a skill that transfers to reading comprehension, critical thinking, and creativity. Analogies help students to think about the relationships betweens two words, pictures, or symbols. This book is divided into five sections: Part-to-Whole/Whole-to-Part; Synonyms and Antonyms; Purpose, Use, or Function; Cause and Effect; and Degree. The book uses both visual/symbolic and verbal analogies. Some exercises are open-ended, and students are challenged to create some analogies of their own. 
For grades 2-3. BTH-1581. $11.69-D

Working with Analogies: Making Connections Book 2 by Jim McAlpine, Betty Weincek, Sue Jeweler, and Marion Finkbinder. Educational Impressions, © 2004.  Understanding and decoding analogies is a skill that transfers to reading comprehension, critical thinking, and creativity. Analogies help students to think about the relationships betweens two words, pictures, or symbols. This book is divided into five sections: Part-to-Whole/Whole-to-Part; Synonyms and Antonyms; Purpose, Use, or Function; Cause and Effect;  Degree; Grammar; and Association. The book uses both visual/symbolic and verbal analogies. Some exercises are open-ended, and students are challenged to create some analogies of their own. 
For grades 4-6.BTH-1599. $11.69-D

Working with Analogies: Making Connections Book 3 by Jim McAlpine, Betty Weincek, Sue Jeweler, and Marion Finkbinder. Educational Impressions, © 2004.  Understanding and decoding analogies is a skill that transfers to reading comprehension, critical thinking, and creativity. Analogies help students to think about the relationships betweens two words, pictures, or symbols. This book is divided into five sections: Part-to-Whole/Whole-to-Part; Synonyms and Antonyms; Purpose, Use, or Function; Cause and Effect;  Degree; Grammar; and Association. The book uses both visual/symbolic and verbal analogies. Some exercises are open-ended, and students are challenged to create some analogies of their own. 
For grades 6-8. BTH-1600. $11.69-D

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