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
 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 $3.59-D. 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. $3.59-D
 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, $3.59-D. 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 
 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
 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
covers a broad range of critical- and
creative-thinking skills. Patterning, ordering,
classifying, and problem solving are just some of the skills students practice
while completing lessons based on engaging topics and themes. Activities provide
students with opportunities to approach topics in multiple ways and to cultivate
the mental dexterity that will benefit them in all areas of learning.
contains 140+ pages of fun, imaginative activities.
From brainteasers, syllogisms, and logic puzzles to mazes, Venn diagrams, and
secret codes, there's a wealth of motivating activities that students can't wait
to work on!
features theme-based lessons that easily integrate
into the curriculum. Lessons are based on
age-appropriate themes, such as seasons, weather, animals, special days,
literature, and everyday things that complement your classroom's language arts,
social studies, and science curricula.
is the perfect resource for free-time, enrichment,
and homework activities. Keep students actively
involved in learning by providing them with activities that are rich in
instructional value without taking up instruction time.
is correlated to state standards
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:
Through the Year: Autumn, Winter,
Spring, Summer, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Valentine's Day,
100th Day of School
Animals: Cats and Dogs, Elephants, Lions, Giraffes, Kangaroos, Bears,
Snakes, Butterflies, Ants, Fish
Places: At the Store, At the Playground, At the Beach, On the Farm, In My
Room
Fairy Tale Fun: Goldilocks and the Three Bears, The Three Billy Goats Gruff,
The Three Little Pigs, The Gingerbread Man, Hansel and Gretel
Things That Move: Cars, Trucks, and Buses; Boats; All Aboard!; Planes; Bikes
In My World: Apples, Trees, Water, Crayons, Vegetables, Shirts, Hats, Ice
Cream, Shapes, Shoes and Socks, My Family
BTH-5324. $17.99-D
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
March; April Surprises,
Hey, It's May! Jazzed About June
Animals: Monkeys, Spiders, Ribbit! Pets, Reptiles, Quack! Slugs and
Worms, Bzzzzzzzz, Lions, Tigers, and Bears, and Ocean Life
Places: Home Sweet Home, In Our Classroom, In the Woods, At a Party, In
the Garden
Time to Eat: Pizza Time, Lunchtime, Eat Your Veggies, All About Apples, I
Scream for Ice Cream
Things I Use: All Wet, What I Wear, Boxes,
Pockets, Bottles and Jars
In My World: Cartoons, Listen! On the Screen, Lost and Found, Giggles,
Nighttime, My Birthday, Homework, Books, Cents Sense
BTH-5326. $17.99
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
Sale
Nature in Action: Ocean Life, Rain, Rain, Sunshine, Snow Day, Earthquakes
and Volcanoes, Giant Squid, Bears, Dinosaurs
Time to Eat: Time for Dessert! Pizza, SSSlurp! School Lunch,
Breakfast
Sports and Games: Play Ball! It's All About Speed Strikes and
Spares, Board Games, Extreme
Things I Use: Shoes and Socks, Spoons and Forks, Wheels, Remote Control,
Money, Water
In My World: Light and Dark, Collections, Sticks and Stones, Brothers
and Sisters, Windows and Doors, Read All About It! Screen Time, Pets,
Giggles,
Emotions, Choices, Homework
BTH-5328. $17.99
Critical and Creative Thinking Activities Grade 6
by Rachel
Lynette. Evan-Moor, 2009.
This title has the following themes:
Places:
I My Room, At the Dinner Table, Outer Space, In the Wilderness, Eating Out, At
the Movies, At the Mall, U.S. Landmarks, On the Bus,
Mythical Worlds
Nature in
Action: Rivers and Streams, Rough Weather, Sharks, Bats, Arachnids,
Predators and Prey, So Cute! Reptiles
History
and Beyond: Ancient Egypt, The Middle Ages, When in Rome, Pioneer Days, Into
the Future
Technology:
The Internet, Cellphones, From Here to There, Robots, Invention Convention
Things I
Use: Clocks and Calendars, my Clothes, Say Cheese! Numbers, Glue and Tape,
Video Games, Maps and Globes
In My World:
Tunes, Surprise! Supersize It! Friends, Holidays, Planet Earth, Nighttime, My
Birthday, Bells and Whistles, Now You're Cookin,'
Leaders and Followers
BTH-5329. $17.99
I also have books for grades 4, 5,
and 6+, and I will be listing them as soon as I have time. Feel free to include
them on purchase orders. They are the same price.
Critical
Thinking Workbooks by Steck-Vaughn. These consumable workbooks help improve
students' reading, thinking, and reasoning skills. They introduce and provide practice for
the six most important thinking skills within any content area. Age-appropriate activities
are provided for each grade. 96-128 pages, depending on grade level. Available for grades
1-6. Teacher editions are separate. Just for the record, it appears that the
content in these books is the same as in the reproducible books above except
that these books add one color to the pictures. Unless you especially want
consumable books with a separate teacher guide, you will find it more economical
to go with the reproducible Critical Thinking series above. Student editions are $15.26-D. Teacher Editions are
$14.85-D. Order by grade level.
 Design
Studio: Integrating Art and Thinking by Diane
Draze and Annelise Palouda. Dandy Lion Publications. This course in thinking
also teaches design principles. Students learn the following design techniques:
unity, repetition, color, balance, proportion, variety, movement, emphasis,
economy, and space. As students learn each principle, they are given unique
projects which allow an opportunity to hone both their thinking and artistic
skills. BTH-588. $10.76-D
 Detective Club: Provides six
mysteries that will challenge primary students. Solving the mysteries involves decoding
messages, sorting information, and thinking logically. For grades 2-4. Cat. #BTH-153.
$10.79-D
 More Adventures
of the Detective Club by Judy Leimbach and Sharon
Eckert. Prufrock Press, 2007. This sequel to Detective Club (also for
grades 2-4) opens with Shirley's Tests for New Members, a series of short
puzzles that quickly reviews the types of skills new members will need to be
ready to solve the four new mysteries in this book. There is a teacher guide for
Shirley's Tests and for each of the new mysteries and solutions can be found at
the back of the book. To solve the mysteries, students will need to use
inferential thinking, solve logic puzzles, sort information, solve word puzzles,
and decode messages. The cases in this book are longer and more
challenging than the mysteries in the first book. 64 pages. BTH-3848. $10.76-D
Famous Peo ple Puzzles:
Exercises in Inference and Research by Carolyn Powell. This book contains
scraps of imagined papers left by famous people. For grades 5-8. The students take these
fragments and exercise their deductive reasoning skills as they try to flesh out their
clues with research to find out who "wrote" the fragments. The subjects
represent different areas of the world, periods of history, sexes, and occupations. All
are individuals who have made their mark on the world. Each unit contains general
information for the instructor, the personal momentos to be duplicated and given to
students, a reproducible page for students to take notes on their research, a page where
students can write a biography of their famous person, and a reference log form. Subjects
covered are Louis Armstrong, Julius Caesar, Jacques Cousteau, Marie Curie, Arthur Conan
Doyle, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Benjamin Franklin, Mahatma Gandhi, Nathaniel
Hawthorne, Nelson Mandela, Edson Arantes do Nascinento (Pelé), Georgia O'Keeffe,
Sacagawea, William Shakespeare, and Harriet Tubman. 16 units and 61 pages in all.
Reproducible for classroom use. BTH-155. $10.79-D
 The Great
Chocolate Caper: A Mystery That Teaches Logic Skills, by Mary Ann Carr.
Reginald Van Feisty, the owner of a world famous chocolate factory, is about to produce
the most delicious chocolate bar ever. But before he can make even the first one, his
recipe is stolen. It is discovered that six suspects have motives for committing the
crime. Students learn logic skills to discover which one is guilty. The book contains nine
lessons, each teaching a different logic skill. Each lesson may take several 50-minute
class periods to complete. Worksheets for lessons are reproducible. For grades 5-8. Cat.
BTH-156, $10.79-D
 Hands-On Thinking Activities -- Centers Through the Year. Celebrate each season with 8-10 fun-filled, hands-on centers (36 in all)
that allow students to practice logic and critical/ creative thinking skills. The books
provide complete teacher directions for setting up the centers, ready-to-use color center
signs and display items, and reproducible student forms. 192 pages in full color.
Hands-On Thinking Activities, Grades 1-3.
BTH-920.
$17.99-D.
Hands-On Thinking Activities, Grades 3-6.
BTH-921.
$17.99-D.
Puzzle It! Logic Puzzles and Tricks:
50 Challenging Riddles, Brain Teasers, and Logic Problems by 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
 Lollipop
Logic: Critical Thinking Activities by Bonnie and Robby Risby . Dandy
Lion Publications. For grades K-2. Reproducible. 64 pages, including answers.
This book teaches seven different thinking skills: relationships, analogies,
sequences, deduction, inference, pattern decoding, and critical analysis. The
format is suitable for prereaders. This book uses pictures rather than words for
student response.
BTH-497. $10.76-D
 Mastermind Mathematics:
Logic, Strategies, and Proofs by Mathew Mitchell. Key Curriculum Press.
Mathematics teachers have long used the game MASTERMIND to teach logic and
deduction. Mathew Mitchell, an associate professor at the University of San
Francisco Department of Learning and Instruction, makes the connections between
game strategies and mathematics concepts such as problem-solving and proof
strategies. As students use this book and play MASTERMIND, apply strategies such
as establishing subgoals, making a chart, deductive reasoning, eliminating
possibilities, pattern searching, and proof by contradiction.
This book can be used full-time for a unit on
deductive reasoning lasting several weeks, or a teacher can use single
activities throughout the year as warm-ups or for enrichment. Math clubs can
also make good use of this book. 102 pages. Key-3196. $6.26-D
 Mystery
Disease by Mark A. Bohland. For grades 5-8. A serious illness is
sweeping through the small community of Jamestown. Why are all these people sick? Where
did they catch the disease? Student take the role of public health workers as they track
down the source of the illness. This problem-based unit combines science, social studies,
math, research, group collaboration, and communication as students work in teams to solve
he problem and present their findings. This unit should be very relevant to students who
are hearing about new diseases on the media quite frequently now. Student pages are
reproducible for classroom use. 88 pages. BTH-23. $11.66-D
 Mystery
Science: Case of the Missing Lunch by Connie Gatlin. For grades 3-5. As
students enter the classroom, they will notice something is amiss. As they view the area
cordoned off with tape, they will discover several lunch boxes, an empty thermos, a white
powder, cookie crumbs, and footprints. This is the beginning of a crime scene
investigation that requires experimentation and critical thinking to solve. Students will
use chemistry, observation, and analysis of the scientific data, and also personal
information about the four suspects to determine who stole the cookies and milk out of one
of the lunches. As they work on solving the mystery, students will find real-world
applications for science concepts.
Contained in this book are a brief introduction, a story that
introduces the mystery, a map of the crime scene, a list of materials, directions for each
crime lab, statements made by the suspects, detailed instructions for the preparation and
set-up of each lab, a list of possible vocabulary or spelling words for the mystery, and
an explanation of what happened. There are step by step instructions for the teacher on
how to prepare and complete the activity. This can't be used as a time filler or be
haphazardly thrown together. It does require careful preparation, but it will be fun for
the students as a chance of pace in science and problem solving. Student materials are
reproducible for classroom use. 48 pages. BTH-425. $9.87-D
Now out of print. Supply limited to stock on hand. Check stock by clicking title
link.
 One-Hour
Mysteries, by Mary Ann Carr. Students become detectives and need to
learn logic skills to solve the five crimes in this book. These crimes can be included in
a unit on mysteries or be used independently for variety about every six weeks or so. Each
mystery requires about 1-3 hours to solve. These mysteries motivate students to learn
reading and thinking skills. For grades 4-8.
Cat#BTH-157, $10.76-D
 More
One-Hour Mysteries by Ann Carr. Dandy Lion. The sequel to the very
popular One-Hour Mysteries. Young detectives in grades 4-8 use clues and
logic to solve five intriguing mysteries involving a stolen will, a dog napping,
a forged memento, a stolen video game, and a hoax. These can be used for one-or
two day sessions, or as lead-ins for a literature unit on mysteries. They teach
deductive reasoning, inferencing, taking notes, organizing data, and analyzing
evidence. 64 pages
BTH-496. $10.76.
Blast off With Logic Series
A series of three reproducible books that develop logic skills in a sequential,
developmental fashion. Children enjoy solving these logic puzzles.
Click image to enlarge it.
Logic Countdown: For Grades 3-4.
BTH-524. $10.76-D
Logic Liftoff: For Grades 4-6. BTH-158. $10.76-D
Orbiting With Logic: For Grades 5-7. BTH-160. $10.76-D
 Logic Safari Series
These books are packed full of wonderful deductive logic puzzles that appeal to children.
These puzzles include the problem, the grid, and an eye-catching illustration. $8.06-D
each.
Book 1, grades 2-3, BTH-161;
Book 2, grades
3-4, BTH-162;
Book 3, grades 5-6, BTH-163
First Time Analogies: This is the
very first book in this series for teaching children how to solve analogies. It presents
pictorial and symbolic analogies so that even non-readers can develop creative and
analytical thinking skills. For grades K-2. Cat.#BTH-197. $9.86-D
 Analogies
for Beginners: Pictorial and verbal exercises introduce logical
thinking to young students, grades 1-3. BTH-26. $8.06-D
 Thinking Through Analogies: This challenging array
of investigations into the similarities
between two things builds vocabulary and critical thinking skills. For grades
3-6. BTH-166. $8.96-D
 Advancing
Through Analogies: When students are ready for more advanced
analogies, this book will help expand vocabulary and build flexibility and
analytical thinking. For grades 5-8. BTH-27.$8.06-D
Playing with Logic: Reproducible Activities for Grades 3-5 by Mark
Schoenfield and Jeannette Rosenblatt. Frank Schaffer / Fearon, 1985. This book
has puzzles in the following areas of logic and critical thinking:
Relationships, Sequencing, Inference, and Deduction. The last chapter consists
of group logic games. Answers are provided. 59 pages. BTH-5054. $8.99
One slightly damaged copy might
still be available for $8.29. BTH-5055.
Use this link to check availability and to order on line.
 Primarily
Logic by Judy Leimbach. A Dandy Lion Publication. For grades 2-4. This
book consists of a series of units designed to introduce logical thinking. Each
skill is introduced with examples, and the reproducible worksheets give students
the opportunity to practice the following logical thinking skills; finding
relationships, analogies, all and no statements, syllogisms, if-then statements,
and dedcutitve reasoning. Eye-catching graphics add interest. 56 pages,
including answers. BTH-498. $10.76-D
 Primarily
Thinking by Judy Leimbach. A Dandy Lion Publication for grades 2-3. This
book introduces six essential thinking skills: comparison, cause and effect,
fact and opinion, patterns, classification, and sequences. The reproducible
worksheets will give students lots of practice in using these new skills. The
text is easy for young readers, and the pictures enhance the text and add
interest. 64 pages with answers. BTH-499. $10.76-D
Primary Analogies: Critical and Creative
Thinking, by Brunner, Schoenlank, Williams, and Wiss. EPS. Helps children
who are just learning to read do analogies. They learn to find similarities, categorize,
make comparisons, and use Venn diagrams. In picture to picture analogies, students choose
two pictures from a frame that have the same relationship as two others and connect them
with a line. As students begin to learn the alphabet, the analogies combine letters,
pictures and symbols, and progress to analogies using only words -- easy, phonetic words
they are likely to meet when they read. Order by catalog number and title.
Supply limited to stock on hand. Please inquire.
Available titles
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Title |
Price |
| N1-2283 |
Primary Analogies 1 (40 pp.) |
$5.50* |
| N1-2284 |
Key, Book 1 (32 pp) |
$5.25* |
| N1-2285 |
Primary Analogies 2 (48 pp.) |
$5.50* |
| N1-2286 |
Key, Book 2 (32 pp) |
$5.25* |
| N1-2287 |
Primary Analogies 3 (64 pp.) |
$6.25* |
| N1-2288 |
Key, Book 3 (40 pp) |
$5.25* |
The Private Eye School: More One-Hour Mysteries for the
Classrooom by Mary Ann Carr. Prufrock
Press, 2007. In this companion to her
best-selling books, One-Hour Mysteries and More One-Hour Mysteries,
Carr presents five exciting new mysteries for student detectives to tackle.
Students will sharpen their sleuthing skills after completing the course
designed for great detectives at the Private Eye School, before moving on
to tackle mysteries such as “The Vandal Strikes” and “The Great Electric Train
Robbery.” Along the way, students will learn to analyze bloodstains and lip
prints, while decoding messages and solving challenging puzzles. Each of these
mysteries requires students to think outside of the box, organize data, take
notes, make inferences, and use deductive reasoning skills. The mysteries
include a teacher’s guide and attractive reproducible pages for students to use
in their investigations. The Private Eye School also provides directions
for creating a classroom learning center, in which students write their own
mysteries, create logic puzzles, and sketch crime scenes. 112 pages. For grades
4-8. BTH-5330. $13.46-D
 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.
 A
Treasury of Critical Thinking Activities, Intermediate by Rosalind Curtis, Maiya
Edwards, and Fay Holbert. Teacher Created Resources, 160 pages. This book
targets these teaching strategies: Bloom's Taxonomy, creative thinking, research
skills, brainstorming skills, Rensulli's Enrichment Triad, Thinking Caps, and
Gardner's Multiple Intelligences. Each of these strategies has its own section,
which is divided into three subsections: Notes on the strategy's practical
applications in the classroom; a wide ranges of activities which cover the main
curriculum areas; and task cards and blackline masters to support the
activities. BTH-1722. $13.46-D
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
 You
Be the Judge: Lessons to Build Evaluative Thinking Skills
by Barbara Juskow. Help students master essential skills for
decision-making and evaluation. Complete lessons and reproducible worksheets
introduce students to three types of decision making:
- Criteria evaluations
measure against a set standard.
- Value judgments employ
moral training and personal values.
- Judicial decisions
require students to weigh facts before making an evaluation
Each
section contains several lessons on reproducible worksheets that introduce the
particular evaluative skill and give students opportunities to practice the
skill. In all of the lessons in this book, students are asked to become active
participants - to weigh, to consider, to debate, and to cast judgment. They will
learn how to decide on criteria, how to use criteria to judge the best ideas,
how values affect decisions, how use ethics to evaluate different situation, and
how to fairly apply rules and punishments. Use this book to build important
evaluative skills students will use throughout their lives. 64 pages. For grades
5-8. Cat. BTH-167. $10.76-D Out of Print. Supply limited to stock on hand. Click
title link to check availability.
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