Teaching, Learning and Encouraging
Mar. 23, 2009
The Critical Thinking Co.
Posted in Product Reviews for Homeschooling
 
Have you ever received a catalog from The Critical Thinking Company? Have you visited their website? My hubby and I have often drooled over their catalog, but we could never decide which child to get something for or pick just one item for us! TOS Crew to the rescue, and we get to review Mathematical Reasoning, Level A!
The Critical Thinking Co. has always offered brain teasers and logical thinking materials and now provides core curriculum. My younger girls, ages 3 and 6, were happy to get a book just for them! I worked on mathematical reasoning with both of the girls because the book begins with shape and color recognition and matching, yet there were areas that my first-grader hadn't covered in her other curriculum that was found in this Kindergarten book! The approach is different, yet thorough, helping the kids to really think through what they're doing, understand it, then apply it to other, more difficult problems.
This full-color text is bound, not perforated, and there are no name and date lines at the top. I like that! The book offers suggestions at the beginning, including that it's okay to skip ahead on a topic if the child is showing particular interest. And to enjoy learning with your child, keeping in mind his or her attention span. Simple, yet practical, advice!
They offered the Crew reviewers a 50% coupon on one item, so we purchased the Building Thinking Skills Software for both Level 1 (grades 2-3) and Level 2 (grades 4-5). We downloaded the sample for the 8- and 10-year-old to try, and I was sold on this software when my 10-year-old daughter said it was hard! There are so many "educational games" available, but this software is all about the education not entertainment, and I know my kids are working while they're playing.
I think that an investment in curriculum from The Critical Thinking Company would pay off with children who can understand concepts and think through problems better in the future. You can download software demos and print sample pages at their website for both critical thinking products and the core curriculum. Check it out!
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