Portland Public Library

Opening minds, a parents' guide to teaching for thinking at home, Selma Wassermann

eng

Includes bibliographical references (page 87) and index

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Opening minds

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Selma Wassermann

a parents' guide to teaching for thinking at home

This is a resource book for parents who wish to play an active role in promoting their children's intelligent habits of mindWith the 2020 closing of schools, libraries, playgrounds, etc children have been forced to spend a lot of time at home.This has left parents trying to juggle their own schedules to provide educational opportunities for them so that they will not fall too far "behind". This book of resource materials for parents of elementary and middle school children is not intended to replace or be a substitute for the standard curriculum of the grades. It offers parents resources that promote and engage children's thinking across various curriculum areas - critical thinking tools that can serve children at whatever grade level and give them a leg up to deal with whatever they will face. This book is a valuable asset to parents and caregivers that will provide some much needed help and information

Introduction: Talking to parents -- Opening minds ; what's the big idea? -- Getting started -- Thinking operations : those higher-order-mental tasks that engage minds -- Preparing -- Thinking activities for pre- and emerging readers -- Thinking activities for middle grade students -- Endpaper

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