Teaching Thinking Skills with Fairy Tales and Fantasy Contributor(s): Polette, Nancy J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1591583209 ISBN-13: 9781591583202 Publisher: Libraries Unlimited OUR PRICE: $39.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2005 Annotation: This step-by-step introduction to teaching thinking skills will be useful to teachers, librarians, and staff development personnel. Each thinking skill is presented in a one-page reproducible format (easily adapted to a transparency or PowerPoint slide), followed by several self-contained activities teaching that skill using fairy tales and fantasy books as the basis. Over 30 skills are included, ranging from deductive reasoning to inferential and perceptual thinking. An ideal resource for gifted education teachers, this is the first book in this format to provide such a breadth of coverage. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Education | Educational Psychology - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - General |
Dewey: 370.152 |
LCCN: 2005016097 |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 8.4" W x 10.9" (0.90 lbs) 168 pages |
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Publisher Description: This step-by-step introduction to teaching thinking skills will be useful to teachers, librarians, and staff development personnel. Each thinking skill is presented in a one-page reproducible format (easily adapted to a transparency or PowerPoint slide), followed by several self-contained activities teaching that skill using fairy tales and fantasy books as the basis. Over 30 skills are included, ranging from deductive reasoning to inferential and perceptual thinking. An ideal resource for gifted education teachers, this is the first book in this format to provide such a breadth of coverage. |