Primarily Logic, Grades 2-4

Judy Leimbach

ISBN 10: 1593631227 / ISBN 13: 9781593631222

Published by Prufrock Press, 2005

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Synopsis:

It's never too early to start building thinking skills―skills that will spill over into other areas of the curriculum and into real life. Primarily Logic consists of a series of units designed to introduce logical thinking to young students. It is an excellent, easy-to-use starting point for teaching well-established forms of logical thinking. Each skill is introduced with examples, and then worksheets give students an opportunity to practice the skill. Group lessons and worksheets provide practice in:

• finding relationships,
• analogies,
• thinking logically using “all” and “none” statements,
• syllogisms, and
• deductive reasoning using logic puzzles.

Logical thinking is both enjoyable and challenging for students as they build a sound foundation for further instruction in critical thinking. Suggestions for related activities are included in the Instructions for Teachers section.

For easier logic activities for younger students, try Lollipop Logic.

Grades 2-4

About the Author: Judy Leimbach received her master's degree in Instructional Strategies in Gifted Education from National-Louis University. She has 14 years of experience teaching in regular classrooms, kindergarten through fifth grade, and 14 years experience teaching gifted students in grades 1-5. In addition, she has spent 5 years supervising groups of student teachers at Wheaton College. When she first started teaching in a gifted program, there were few materials available for gifted students in primary grades, so Leimbach began writing her own and had several books published. Having previously taught in the regular classroom, she also was very aware of the need for high quality, easy-to-use materials for regular classroom teachers to use for their gifted students in both primary and intermediate grades. She began working with other teachers, including her daughter, a middle school math teacher, to develop materials to meet that need.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Primarily Logic, Grades 2-4
Publisher: Prufrock Press
Publication Date: 2005
Binding: Soft cover
Illustrator: Dean Crawford; Pat Crawford
Condition: Very Good