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P21: Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Learn about the concepts of effective reasoning and critical thinking skills as taught to students.
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Curated OER

Kidshealth: Teaching Your Child Self Control

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In order for a child to be successful some degree of self control is necessary. This site looks at how children can develop self control and how an adult should react if a child is demonstrates a lack of control.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Country Mouse Makes a Decision! (Student Version)

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Use this site to teach your primary students how to identify the costs and benefits of making a decision. Animated link to the story, Country Mouse Makes a Decision, makes this an entertaining and educational economics lesson.
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Big Life Journal: How to Teach Problem Solving Skills to Kids (Ages 3 14)

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
How you teach problem-solving to kids depends on their age. Read on to learn key strategies for teaching problem-solving to kids, as well as some age-by-age ideas and activities.
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Share: 5 Problem Solving Activities for the Classroom

For Teachers K - 1st
Problem-solving skills are necessary for all areas of life, and classroom problem-solving activities can be a great way to get students prepped and ready to solve real problems in real-life scenarios. Here are five classroom...
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Kiddie Matters: Best Guide for Teaching Kids the Decision Making Process Steps

For Teachers K - 1st
Kids have to make a wide range of decisions on a daily basis. It can get overwhelming if kids aren't armed with the right tools to make good decisions. When children learn the decision-making processing steps, they make more responsible...