Foster your second grader's critical thinking skills and see confidence soar with this engaging full-color workbook!Children are naturally inquisitive from infancy, yet creative and problem-solving skills need to be nurtured as children grow. Like reading and math skills, critical thinking skills require practice.The variety of fun and creative activities in Skill Sharpeners: Critical Thinking will challenge your child to use higher-order thinking skills based on Bloom's Taxonomy.Every page provides a new and interesting activity that will help your child: - Think outside the box and use higher-order thinking skills through open-ended questions and challenges- Tap into his or her creativity with art projects and hands-on activities- Become a better learner by practicing critical thinking skills in cross-curricular activities (based on science, math, social studies, and language arts content)The 100+ activities are organized around these 2nd grade themes: - Animals: Alligators and Turtles; Bats and Bugs- My Body: Eyes, Teeth, and Hair; Hands and Feet- Things: Things We Use; Things We Like- Places: Oceans and Forests; DesertsGrade 2 activities include puzzles, word problems, riddles, and drawings that involve critical thinking skills such as: - Analyze- Solve- Justify- Categorize- Create, and more!Plus, each page lists the critical thinking skill(s) so that you know what your child is practicing.Includes answer key.Every Skill Sharpeners workbook now includes a free downloadable Teaching Guide! The Skill Sharpeners: Critical Thinking Teaching Guides include: - How to Use directions for teaching critical thinking skills- Sample pacing guide to complete lessons and activities- Teaching suggestions for learning to problem solve- Extension activities that include journals, behavioral verbs, and additional discussion topics