Analogies for Critical Thinking

May 18, 2011 - PRLog -- With pride, Teacher Created Resources announces the release of an all-new series of five books for Grades 1–6 called Analogies for Critical Thinking.

These books encourage students to approach analogies as puzzles. To solve them, students need to use cognitive processes and critical-thinking skills. They must comprehend the words and/or pictures, categorize them, understand the connection between them, and then find a similar connection between a different pair.  

As students complete these activities, they develop skills in reading comprehension; paying attention to detail; vocabulary development; synonym, antonym and homophone recognition; reasoning; and standardized test-taking. Students learn to work with both multiple-choice and write-out question formats; to analyze and fix incorrect analogies; and to write their own analogies in both question and sentence format.

Some analogies are presented within curriculum areas (such as science, math, or social studies). Others push students to think creatively, making imaginative connections between words.

The 64-page books sell for $9.99 and are available now.
Educators and parents can visit www.teachercreated.com to find out more about these and other Teacher Created Resources products.

TCR3165 Analogies for Critical Thinking, Grades 1–2, 64 pp., $9.99
TCR3166 Analogies for Critical Thinking, Grade 3, 64 pp., $9.99
TCR3167 Analogies for Critical Thinking, Grade 4, 64 pp., $9.99
TCR3168 Analogies for Critical Thinking, Grade 5, 64 pp., $9.99
TCR3169 Analogies for Critical Thinking, Grade 6, 64 pp., $9.99

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