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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Critical Thinking Strategies

For Teachers K - 12th
Students explore critical thinking strategies. In this critical thinking lesson, students evaluate multiple choice answers. Students note similarities between incorrect answers and discover how to compare and contrast incorrect and...
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Lesson Plan
Yale University

Detective Fiction: Focus on Critical Thinking

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
Through the use of reading crime fiction, this lesson plan helps to refine critical thinking skills and problem solving strategies which are important for the development of 21st century skills.
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Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Critical Thinking: Why Is It So Hard to Teach?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learning critical thinking skills can only take a student so far. Critical thinking depends on knowing relevant content very well and thinking about it, repeatedly. Here are five strategies, consistent with the research, to help bring...
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Article
Other

Critical Thinking: Basic Questions & Answers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An interesting interview with Richard Paul discussing what critical thinking means. There are many insights as to what critical thinking involves and how it should be used in the classroom.
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Article
Other

Becoming a Critic of Your Thinking

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource presents an article that explains why it is important to be someone who is a good thinker. Provided are four strategies for critical thinking.
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Website
Other

The Critical Thinking Community: Index of Articles

For Students 9th - 10th
Listed here is a wealth of information and articles all pertaining to the idea of critical thinking. Much of the information here can be useful in understanding what critical thinking is and how to apply it to your classroom.
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Unit Plan
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Logic

For Students 6th - 8th
Understanding mathematical language in problem solving can be a difficult concept to grasp. Sharpen your logical reasoning skills at this test prep site that explains the terms: if, and, or, implies, and only if, as they relate to math....
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Handout
Other

Asa Education: Critical Thinking Skills in Education and Life

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
There are many links and resources on this site dealing with critical thinking. It includes everything from the characteristics of critical thinkers to the logic of critical thinking.
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Professional Doc
Other

Teaching Critical Thinking Skills

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
It is increasingly important to teach students how to develop their critical thinking abilities. This site lists some ideas and strategies that can help teach them to improve their critical thinking skills.
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Article
Other

How Can We Teach Critical Thinking?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
As teachers, we know how important it is to teach students how to think. This article provides some insight in how to teach critical thinking skills to our students.
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Handout
Other

Critical Thinking in Everyday Life: 9 Strategies

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource presents strategies to help improve your critical thinking skills, this site provides useful information for applying these skills to your everyday life.
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Article
Other

How to Improve Critical Thinking

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
It is important to be able to think in different ways. This site gives some ideas on how to improve your critical thinking skills.