LEARNING TO THINK by Jacob Abbott (PDF ebook) – Today’s resource is this very well done question & answer book written by Jacob Abbott way back in 1856. Learning to Think is a classic participatory read-aloud lesson book which asks simple deductive questions based on accompanying illustrations of animals, people and scenes familiar to young children. This helps young students to reflect on what they observe and develop reasoning powers. Check it out and you’ll quickly see how it worked. Many of these lessons would still be quite applicable today, though some deal with items that would not be recognized by modern children. Still, this would be great for cuddling up on the couch and reading / discussing many of these chapters with little ones. Lots of fun stuff here. For approximately grades K-3.
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