Document-Based Questions for Reading Comprehension and Critical Thinking (Grade 4)
Document-Based Questions for Reading Comprehension and Critical Thinking uses high-interest grade-level nonfiction passages, related documents, and critical thinking assessment practice to help develop confident readers who can demonstrate their skills on standardized tests. In addition, they will build the comprehension skills necessary for a lifetime of learning. There are five topic areas with six or seven lessons in each. Each lesson consists of three pages: a reading passage, a related document, and an assessment practice page containing multiple choice, true/false - explain, and short-answer document-based questions.
Developing Thinking and Understanding in Young Children: An introduction for students
Invaluable for anyone looking to understand young children’s thinking, this essential textbook helpfully combines introductions to theories about thinking with observations from real-life practice.
Grades 9-12.The science is comprehensive, densely detailed, and up to date in these titles from the 21st Century Science series, which also discusses urgent sociopolitical and ethical issues that are in the news right now. New Thinking about Genetics focuses on the science of DNA, chromosomes, and genes, as well as on controversies about cloning and stem-cell research, with enthusiastic appreciation for recent human genome research and what it has revealed about our relationships to other living organisms.
Little Bear: Preschool Thinking Adventures /2006/ CD-ROM
Join Little Bear on a playful adventure through the woods on the way to a "Just Because" party. Little Bear Preschool Thinking Adventures gives kids a nurturing environment where they can learn through experience and discovery. The program is filled with learning adventures that will keep children engaged for hours. From picking vegetables with Mother Bear to conducting the cricket chorus, every activity builds important preschool skills. Kids can develop critical thinking skills and become an active participant in the imaginative world of Little Bear.
