Primarily Thinking - Critical Thinking Exercises for Young Children, Grades 2-3

Primarily Thinking by Judy Leimbach

Educators and parents realize that children need more than instruction in reading, spelling, and arithmetic. They recognize the need for children at all grade levels to be actively engaged in learning how to think. Mere acquisition of knowledge is not enough if our schools or homeschools are to successfully prepare children for the future. 

Primarily Thinking is a foundation for building critical thinking skills that will serve students in all areas of the curriculum and in real-life situations. It offers practice in six essential thinking skills that will get students' brain cells jumping:

• Comparing and contrasting
• Classification
• Fact and opinion
• Cause and effect
• Patterns
• Sequencing

Each skill is presented in a series of interesting reproducible worksheets. At the end of each section, there are additional activities for the teacher or parent to use to provide further practice in applying thinking skills in all areas of the curriculum. Once children have mastered a basic understanding of these skills, they will be able to develop the skills on a more advanced level. As children get older, they should be able to apply these same skills with more complex and abstract situations, information, problems, and concepts. Given these skills, children will be more adequately prepared to deal with life situations in a logical, rational manner than if they have only been taught to digest information.

Book Details:

• Number of Pages: 64
• Book Size: 8-1/2" x 11"
• Book Type: Paperback
• Recommended Ages: 6-8 (Grades 2-3)
• ISBN 10: 1593630387
• ISBN 13: 978-1-59363-038-6

Why We Love It

Thinking skills are crucial to thoughtful living, and this book helps children develop thinking skills in a fun, meaningful way.