Hands On Thinking Skills

Grade Level: Preschool - 1st grade

Develops vocabulary, reading, reasoning, and analytical skills.

Hands-On Thinking develops spatial, verbal, motor, visual, and analytical thinking skills necessary for success in reading, writing, math, and science and is correlated as a resource for preparation for a variety of assessment tests like the NNAT (Naglieri), the OLSAT (Otis-Lennon), and the CogAT (Cognitive Abilities Test)**

Children have fun building manipulative relationships on each activity page using attribute blocks, pattern blocks, and interlocking cubes (sold separately - see below.) Each type of manipulative is used in the Hands on Thinking Skills activities. Activities and units are sequentially developed to keep your child's interest level high. Verbal analysis is encouraged to build vocabulary and maximize synthesis of verbal and nonverbal reasoning skills.

Table of Contents/Skills:

Identify Similarities and Differences

• Shapes: Match, Find, Divide, Complete

• Figures: Copy, Cover

Form/Follow Sequences and Patterns (Figural Series)

• Track

• Paths

• Copy/Complete Shapes and Figures

• Paper Folding

Classify Objects and Groups (Figural Classification)

• Object: Color, Shape, Size

• Groups: Shape, Color, Describe, Add, Form, Separate, Define, Common Elements/Property

Create / Interpret Analogies (Figural Analogies)

• Shape, Color, Size, Position, Pattern

   

Building Thinking Skills Hands-On Primary is correlated to the following assessments:

Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test (NNAT Multilevel)
Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT)
Otis-Lennon School Ability Test (OLSAT-8)
Woodcock-Johnson Tests (WJ III and WJ R)
Wide Range Achievement Test (WRAT) (WRAT-3)

Sample Pages (click on image for a larger view)

 

Requires extensive use of manipulatives.

Interlocking Cubes, Pattern Blocks, and Attribute Blocks are used in conjunction with the Hands-On Thinking Skills book. These hands-on manipulatives promote the development of visual-motor, verbal, and analytical thinking skills necessary for superior reading, math, and test success in all subjects.
 

                         

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