elementary activities dooriddles instruction

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Building Thinking Skills : Book 1 : Critical Thinking Skills for Reading, Writing, Math, and Science

6 reviews
Howard Black, Sandra Black

Critical Thinking Press, 1984

I love this book!!!
Sylvan Learning Center uses it, that should be enough of a testimony right there!

Dr. Dooriddles Associative Reasoning Activities: Book A-1

2 reviews
John Doolittle

Critical Thinking Press and Software, 1994

Great Skill Builder!
I used this twice a week for my elementary aged children. It was something that they eagerly looked forward to doing with me and the riddles always produced a lot of laughs (and a few groans). In a fun but challenging way, these exercises caused them to think "outside the box" for the answer. We are continuing on with the other books in this series because this one was so much fun. Highly ...

Infusing the Teaching of Critical and Creative Thinking into Content Instruction: A Lesson Design Handbook ...

1 review
Robert Swartz

Critical Thinking Press and Software, 1994

I have an extensive professional library.
I am always purchasing instructional books looking for the book that is going to change my life and solve all my problems. Infusing the Teaching of Critical and Creative Thinking Into Content Instruction is probably the closest I have ever come to that ideal, I use the book frequently and try to read from it on a regular basis.

Mind benders--B4: Deductive thinking skills (Deductive thinking skills)
Anita Harnadek

Critical Thinking Press & Software, 1989

Encourages students to comprehend and organize sets of clues, deduce logical conclusions, match up attributes, and apply the information to a matrix in order to solve the puzzle. Reading level: grade 3; ability level: grade 6-adult; 14 activities and answers included. Reproducible for single-classroom or single-home use.

Going to Excess
Aaron H. Shovers

Critical Thinking Press, 1994

Part philosophy and part psychology this work is divided into two parts: Book One, On Extremism, and Book Two, On Moderation. It also presents a unique system of personality evalution developed by Dr. Shovers.

Knowledge as design: A handbook for critical and creative discussion across the curriculum
David N Perkins

Critical Thinking Press & Software, 1994

This handbook and video illustrate a simple discussion strategy which promotes students' critical and creative thinking while deepening their understanding of any subject matter. This discussion strategy -- the design conversation -- can be applied across the curriculum at any point in the instruction process. The design conversation is a perfect, easy-to-implement beginning for teachers who have never taught critical thinking before as well as ...

Five in A Row (Mental Math)
Jerzy T. Cwirko-Godycki

Critical Thinking Press & Software, 1995

Windows & Mac compatible; 3.5" hard disk; practices addition, subtraction, multiplication & division