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Tag: Thinking Skills

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Last-Minute Christmas Gift Idea: The Worst Jokes I Know

5 Dec 20227 Dec 2022
Children love jokes! If you are looking for a last-minute Christmas gift idea for the child — or child at heart — in your home try The Worst Jokes I…
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Ready to Apply Bloom’s Taxonomy?

25 Aug 202222 Aug 2022
Most of us realize that we want our children and students to be able to reap more from their education than basic facts. In fact, the only education a child…
Tools

10 Favorite Activities {2021–2022}

8 Aug 20221 Aug 2022
Ten reader-favorite educational activities from the archives: 1. Activity: Creative Writing with the Random Word Generator 2. Activity: Balancing a Checkbook 3. Activity: Preparing a 1040 Income Tax Form 4.…
How-To

What Type of Learner Do You Have

16 Sep 202030 Aug 2022
People learn things in different ways. Some learn by watching demonstrations. Some learn better with diagrams and charts. Still others learn best by getting in there and doing something. By…
The Finds

Editable Graphic Organizer Templates ~ Free

12 Aug 20206 Jul 2022
One common tool in a tutor's toolbox is the graphic organizer. What better way to help a student organize his thoughts or develop the big picture? And what would be…
Summer Fun

Summer Fun Activity: STEM Challenge Cards

29 Jul 202030 Jun 2022
Love these STEM challenge cards from the James Dyson Foundation! 22 experiments each in the fields of science and engineering make a perfect summer fun activity to keep 'em learning!…
How-To

5 Steps to Developing a Lifelong Learner

22 Jan 202021 Jan 2023
Hey, that's the point, right? We all want to be able to learn anything for ourselves. And we want to keep learning our entire lives. So, as educators, how do…
How-To

15 Ways to Improve Concentration

21 Aug 201925 Jul 2022
We have all seen it — we have all lived it! There are simply days when we have a very difficult time concentrating. Our children are no different. But when…
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Declutter Text

8 Oct 2018
There are all kinds of ways to remove the clutter around articles that you want to pass along to your students. You can "Send to Kindle," put your browser in…
How-To

3 Ways to Develop Critical Thinking Skills

13 Oct 201628 Jun 2022
In a chapter titled “Thinking Skills” in her book A Biblical Home Education, Ruth Beechick explains that we don’t need a “thinking” class. Instead we want our children to apply…
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Bloom’s & Critical Thinking {Update}

11 Feb 201522 Aug 2022
We have updated our entire Bloom's & Critical Thinking series.  The purpose of the series is to provide ideas on how to incorporate critical thinking skills across the curriculum --…
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Critical Conditioning

28 Oct 201428 Sep 2022
We all want our children to think critically about the ideas they encounter.  To help this along, we often add a "critical thinking" class to the other subjects we cover. …
How-To

5 Ways to Develop a Better Thinker

15 Jan 20147 Oct 2022
Modern education has a problem: it tends to teach children how to take tests, rather than how to think. Students who work a practice book before a test do in…
The Finds

College Prep Reading List {Free}

23 Sep 20131 Sep 2022
Whether your child ends up needing a college education to pursue his profession or not, you'll appreciate this free college prep recommended reading list from Dr. James Stobaugh at For…
Activities

Activity: Compare and Contrast

24 Apr 201328 Sep 2022
Being able to compare and contrast two or more things is a valuable skill. This type of analyzing serves us well not only as we learn, but in life as…
Activities

Activity: Using a Calendar

27 Feb 201315 Dec 2022
Ready to introduce your child to the calendar? Teaching our children to become aware of time is an ongoing and arduous task! Their sense of time is largely directed by…
How-To

Bloom’s & Critical Thinking: Creating

23 Jan 201322 Aug 2022
The Creating or Synthesis level (Bloom's Taxonomy) reflects an output. A student understands how something works and uses or incorporates that information in creating a new idea. We often see…
How-To

Bloom’s & Critical Thinking: Evaluating

9 Jan 201322 Aug 2022
The Evaluating or Evaluation level (Bloom's Taxonomy) reflects the ability to apply judgment, determine the value of something, or justify a position. A student understands how something works and is…
How-To

Bloom’s & Critical Thinking: Analyzing

28 Nov 20121 Nov 2022
The Analyzing or Analysis level (Bloom's Taxonomy) reflects the ability to break a whole into parts, to understand how the parts relate to one another or are organized; and additionally,…
How-To

Bloom’s & Critical Thinking: Applying

7 Nov 201222 Aug 2022
The Applying or Application level (Bloom's Taxonomy) reflects the ability to apply what has been learned, or to use the information learned in a new way. We often see this…
How-To

Bloom’s & Critical Thinking: Understanding

17 Oct 20121 Nov 2022
The Understanding or Comprehension level (Bloom's Taxonomy) encompasses the ability to take in information, understand it, and be able to restate the information in our own words. Many homeschool moms…
How-To

Bloom’s & Critical Thinking: Remembering

10 Oct 20121 Nov 2022
The Remembering or Knowledge level (Bloom's Taxonomy) involves bringing to mind the information to be recalled. That's it. Simple. Simple unless you have a difficult time remembering things, or the…
How-To

Incorporating Bloom’s Taxonomy & Critical Thinking

3 Oct 201222 Aug 2022
Want to know a quick way to evaluate how much your child is learning?  Where are they on the Bloom's Taxonomy chart? Can they recall, describe, or tell?Can they state…
The Library

Beacon Lights of History {Free eBooks}

16 Aug 201223 Jul 2022
The Beacon Lights of History is a 12-volume series written by John Lord in the late 1800s to early 1900s. If you are looking for a history spine written from…
How-To

14 Forms of Writing for the Older Student: Outlines

25 Apr 20126 Aug 2022
There is more to an outline than Roman numerals!  Think of it as an organizing tool — most of the work is done in the intellect instead of on the…
How-To

12 Practical Ways to Develop a Better Thinker

11 May 201130 Jul 2022
Fun and practical ways to develop a better thinker. Learn Latin. Build your vocabulary. Incorporate Bloom's taxonomy. Read. Practice active recreation. Use notebooking. Stay up on current events. Write. Memorize.…

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Four Great Americans ~ Free eBook

Four Great Americans ~ Free eBook

Four Great Americans contains biographies of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Daniel Webster, and Abraham Lincoln. Free.

6 Feb 202331 Jan 2023
100 Best Books for Children ~ Aikin

100 Best Books for Children ~ Aikin

Number 51 on The Hundred Best Books for Children list found in The Book-lover are stories from Evenings at Home by Aikin.

2 Feb 20235 Feb 2023
Presidents Day Update {Free Unit}

Presidents Day Update {Free Unit}

We have updated our Presidents Day Holiday Helps page, a free unit study, for 2023.

1 Feb 202328 Jan 2023
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    Interactive Number Chart {Free}
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    Lapbook Templates {Free}
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