The Critical Thinking Company Can You Find Me? K-1

This fun, colorful 112-page book of mind-building riddles introduces young minds to critical thinking and organized analysis. To solve the riddles, students practice:    ¢ Identifying Similarities and Differences    ¢ Forming/Following Sequences and Patterns    ¢ Classifying Objects and Groups    ¢ Identifying/Interpreting Analogies    ¢ LogicThe riddles also teach the following concepts found in most state and national standards:Math”counting, shape and number recognition, recognizing and completing patterns, spatial position, more/less/equal, ordinal numbers (first, third, etc.), part/whole measurementReading Readiness”letter recognition, rhyming words, letter-sound association, letter sequence, sight words, directionalityScience”animal attributes, weather/seasons, senses, body parts, plants/plant growth, force/motionSocial Studies”family, community helpers, health and safety, identifying locationsEach riddle requires identification of two or more clues to deduce the answer. Students either point to a picture or verbalize the answer. Activities may be enhanced by teaching additional information about the animals, objects, shapes, letters, and numbers used in the riddles. This book includes answers and a chart of the skills developed in each activity.