50 Quick-Play Reasoning & Problem-Solving Games Paul F. Johnson, Karen Stontz

Description

Ages: 6-12
Grades: 1-7

Target a broad brush of reasoning skills with games that are easy to set up and play. Give your students fun, positive ways to practice problem-solving skills with others.

Fifty games in one big book gives you lots of teaching options:

• reinforce a variety of different skills
• games at two difficulty levels for each skill
• use the games for therapy, learning centers, and take-home activities
• goal-driven stimuli for two to three players
• many of the game boards can be customized with your own stimulus items

Teach 24 problem-solving skills:

• Patterning
• Identifying Facts & Opinions
• Comparing and Contrasting
• Stating Facts & Opinions
• Describing
• Absurdities
• Sequencing
• Analogies
• Categorizing
• Giving Reasons
• Categorical Exclusion
• Debating
• Identifying True/False Statements
• Cause & Effect
• Answering Wh- Questions
• Using Logic
• Asking Questions
• Identifying Problems
• Idioms
• Brainstorming Solutions
• Predicting
• Identifying Resources
• Drawing Conclusions
• Evaluating Solutions

Distribute the games as printed, or color and laminate them for future use. You will need different colored game tokens; dice; coins; crayons, markers, or colored pencils; paper; scissors; glue sticks; game chips; and a timer to play some of the games.

184 pages • 8.5 x 11 • softcover • ©2010